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General overview of grades
This ladder is not yet attributed to a specific organisation. Federations differ in belt colours and time requirements.
Kukishin-ryu (Nine Divine Gods School), an ancestral koryu tradition founded in 14th-century Japan by Ryushin Yakushimaru, is a primary weapons school preserved in Bujinkan and Genbukan. Its 5-license structure (Shoden to Menkyo Kaiden) evaluates 6-foot Bojutsu staff, Naginata halberd, Bikenjutsu sword, and chain weapons.