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Hoshino Tenchi

Sensei / Master

Japanese samurai master of traditional Koryu Jujutsu and teacher of Shitenno-ryu.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth18. století
Date of Death19. století
Era19th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleMaster of Shitenno-ryu Jujutsu
Active Yearsca 1830–1880

Biography

Hoshino Tenchi preserved Shitenno-ryu Jujutsu in 19th-century Japan, maintaining classical samurai joint manipulation and restraint techniques.

Associated Martial Arts

Koryu BujutsuMaster→

An umbrella term for the Japanese combat schools founded before 1868. It is not a style but the dividing line between the old schools and modern ways such as judo or kendo.