People of Koryu Bujutsu
Koryu Bujutsu: 38 documented people. Also: traditional founder (1), codifier (1), predecessor / teacher (2), grandmaster (2), master (4), notable figure (2), historian (1).
Founder (25)
Araki MuninsaiFounder: Araki-ryuFounder of the Araki-ryu school from around 1573, renowned for his torite technique; even the chronicle Honcho Bugei Shoden has no information on his origins or deeds.Asayama Ichidensai ShigetatsuFounder: Asayama Ichiden-ryuA Japanese jujutsu master, founder of the Asayama Ichiden-ryu school focused on atemi strikes, gyakute joint locks and fighting with a short wooden staff.Fukuno ShichiroemonFounder: Kito-ryuA former samurai who trained under a Chinese fighter named Chin Genpin and later founded his own Japanese school, Kito-ryu.Futagami MasaakiFounder: Sosuishi-ryu JujutsuA samurai from the Bungo-Taketa region who founded the Sosuishi-ryu jujutsu school in 1650; its lineage continues through the Shitama family to this day.Hayashizaki Jinsuke ShigenobuFounder: Shin Muso Hayashizaki-ryuJapanese swordsman born in 1542 according to Japanese dictionaries, by tradition the founder of the art of sword drawing iai, from whose school Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu derives.Hikita KagekaneFounder: Hikita Kage-ryu KenjutsuJapanese swordsman of the 16th century, one of the main pupils of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna and founder of the Hikita Kage-ryu school, focused on the sword and spear.Hozoin Kakuzenbo In'eiFounder: Hozoin-ryu SojutsuBuddhist monk of the Kofuku-ji temple in Nara who around 1560 founded the spear school Hozoin-ryu and developed the cross-bladed spear jumonji-yari.Iizasa IenaoFounder: Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryuJapanese spearman and swordsman in the service of the Chiba clan (c. 1387–1488), who founded the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu school at the Katori shrine, by tradition in 1447.Inugami NagakatsuFounder: Kyushin-ryu JujutsuSamurai from the Hikone area and guard of the imperial palace in Kyoto who in the Eiroku era (1558–1570) founded the Kyushin-ryu jujutsu school, focused on strikes and resuscitation.Iso MataemonFounder: Tenjin Shin'yo-ryuA Japanese jujutsu master (1787–1863) who around 1830 founded Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu by merging the Yoshin-ryu and Shin no Shinto-ryu schools.Komagawa Tarozaemon KuniyoshiFounder: Komagawa Kaishin-ryuStudent of Kamiizumi Nobutsuna and founder of the sword school Komagawa Kaishin-ryu, whose first tachi-kata, according to the school's tradition, arose from a fight with a wolf.Kondo KuranosukeFounder: Tennen Rishin-ryuJapanese swordsman from Totomi province who founded the Tennen Rishin-ryu school around 1789, from which Kondo Isami later emerged.Matsumoto Bizen-no-kamiFounder: Kashima Shin-ryuJapanese swordsman from the Kashima shrine (about 1467–1524), by tradition the founder of the shihanke line in Kashima Shin-ryu and of the school Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu.Matsuoka KatsunosukeFounder: Shindo Yoshin-ryu JujutsuA Japanese jujutsu master who founded the Shindo Yoshin-ryu school in 1864, from whose lineage came Hironori Otsuka, the founder of Wado-ryu karate.Mima YoichizaemonFounder: Suio-ryu Iai KenpoJapanese swordsman (1577–1665), by tradition founder of the Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo school (around 1600), whose name “water gull” refers to his vision of gulls on the water.Miyamoto MusashiFounder: Niten Ichi-ryuJapanese swordsman, founder of the two-sword style Niten Ichi-ryu and author of Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings), which he completed in 1645.Muso GonnosukeFounder: Shindo Muso-ryu JojutsuA Japanese swordsman from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, founder of the Shindo Muso-ryu jojutsu school centered on the jo staff; tradition links him with Miyamoto Musashi.Nakayama HakudoFounder: Muso Shinden-ryuJapanese swordmaster (1872–1958), founder of the iaido style Muso Shinden-ryu and holder of hanshi rank in kendo, iaido and jodo, teacher of Mochizuki Minoru.Negishi ShoreiFounder: Negishi-ryu Shurikenjutsu19th-century Japanese swordsman and founder of Negishi-ryu Shurikenjutsu, who enlarged the shuriken and became famous for throwing with both hands.Oishi SusumuFounder: Oishi Shinkage-ryu KenjutsuJapanese swordsman (1798–1863), a retainer of the Tachibana clan and founder of the Oishi Shinkage-ryu school, known for thrusting techniques with a shinai up to 1.6 m long.Ono TadaakiFounder: Ono-ha Itto-ryuJapanese swordsman (died 1628), successor of Ito Ittosai and founder of the Ono-ha Itto-ryu school, sword instructor to the second and third Tokugawa shoguns.Sekiguchi Yarokuemon UjimuneFounder: Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryuJapanese warrior of the Imagawa clan (c. 1598–1670), founder of the Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryu school, from 1639 jujutsu teacher to Tokugawa Yorinobu in Kishu.Sokaku TakedaFounder: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsuJapanese master from the Aizu domain, founder of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu and teacher of Morihei Ueshiba, Choi Yong-sool, and Ryuho Okuyama.Tsukahara BokudenFounder: Kashima Shinto-ryuA Japanese swordsman (c. 1489–1571), founder of the Kashima Shinto-ryu school, whose students included shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Kamiizumi Nobutsuna.Yagyu MunetoshiFounder: Yagyu Shinkage-ryuJapanese swordsman (c. 1527–1606) called Sekishusai, founder of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school and creator of the muto-dori technique, fighting unarmed against an armed opponent.
Araki MuninsaiTraditional founder (1)
Codifier (1)
Predecessor / teacher (2)
Kamiizumi NobutsunaPredecessor / teacher: Yagyu Shinkage-ryu16th-century Japanese swordsman, founder of the Shinkage-ryu school and inventor of the fukuro-shinai practice sword, teacher of both Yagyu Munetoshi and Hozoin In'ei.Nen Ami JionPredecessor / teacher: Maniwa Nen-ryuJapanese Zen monk and swordsman of the 14th century, born Soma Shiro Yoshimoto, who founded the Nen-ryu school in 1368, the predecessor of Maniwa Nen-ryu.
Grandmaster (2)
Tokimune TakedaGrandmaster: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsuThird son of Sokaku Takeda, head of the Daito-ryu school from 1943, who founded the Daitokan dojo in Abashiri, taught Daito-ryu aikibudo and introduced dan grades to the school.Yagyu MunenoriGrandmaster: Yagyu Shinkage-ryuJapanese swordsman and daimyo (1571–1646), son of Yagyu Munetoshi, sword teacher to two shoguns, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu and author of Heiho Kadensho.
Master (4)
Fukuda HachinosukeMaster: Tenjin Shin'yo-ryuA bonesetter and teacher of Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu jujutsu under whom Kano Jigoro trained, and whose widow, after his death, bequeathed the school's scrolls to Kano.Risuke OtakeMaster: Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryuShihan of the Japanese school Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu from Narita, holder of its highest grade, gokui kaiden, since 1967, and author of books on this tradition.Tsutsumi HozanA Japanese master of the jitte weapon and founder of the Tsutsumi Hozan-ryu school, who according to the sources taught Hirata Shokan, the grandfather of Miyamoto Musashi.Yoshio SuginoMaster: Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryuJapanese master of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu (1904–1998), judoka and aikido teacher, sword instructor for the Kurosawa film Seven Samurai.
Notable figure (2)
Morihei UeshibaNotable figure: Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsuFounder of aikido, a student of Takeda Sokaku in Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu, who in 1927 opened the Kobukan dojo in Tokyo, later the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.Yamamoto TsunetomoScribe in the service of lord Nabeshima Mitsushige and later a Zen priest, whose thoughts were recorded by Tashiro Tsuramoto and published in 1716 as Hagakure.