I'm an author of novels (as well as nonfiction); one of my upcoming fiction projects, set in today's America, will include a fifty-something Japanese woman who has koryu training. In the interests of not stepping on any toes, I'd like to find a name of a real but extinct ryuha which taught jujutsu and also the use of dokko and other easily concealed tenouchi weapons. If anyone can recommend a source for this information I would be very grateful!

I’m not entirely sure what he used it for as I know he didn’t take it with him when training in Japan, but I intend to use it for solo kata.

I'm a martial artist in the pacific northwest, in Seattle or nearby areas for work quite a bit. I was looking around and noticed that someone was teaching Kashima shinden Jiki Shinkage-ryu at a place I've seen called Lonin, which is a very neat kind of club where various HEMA or generally weapon-based arts practice. I'm an MMA guy, so a lot of what I do typically is pretty...unlike your average koryu in intention and pedagogy, but I've always been interested in more weapon-centric stuff and I'm fascinated by Koryu as, well, actual living lineages that stretch back to times when these weapons were more commonly used. They just seem neat!

It's an invite-only class, I don't know what their schedule is like, and I'm a business owner who travels a decent amount and am already beating myself up physically on the regular, so not exactly a sure thing - BUT I'm at least intrigued, and it'd be nice to know if there's anything major I should keep in mind if I decide to give it a shot & anything that a person should/might be interested to know about the school beyond the surface-level wikipedia type stuff. I'd also be interested to know what people's personal experiences DOING it have been like.

My limited understanding of Jikishinkage-Ryu is that it was one of the more commonly practiced schools at one time, that it is somewhat "related" to a few other Koryu such as Shinkage-ryu and Kage-ryu, that its "official" name has kind of changed over the years. But that's mostly all I know - things you can easily look up.

like the excessive use of spinning motion techniques for katana and complex katana guard work ?

how similar are they? and in term of diversity in schools and methods for teaching which one get the cake? I know koryu still alive and well today same for hema too, but like which one more or less rely on fragmented documents or finding authentic manuals to teach them?

I find it weird that the technique have a documented evidence in classical jujutsu books yet somehow cant find it anywhere else outside of japan back then, do medieval Europe or other parts of the world documented these kind of techniques so that they have manual that illustrate them? and not just Kano basami either but triangle choke and knee bar also have a well established Japanese books etc

剣とかを使わず体術系の、一人で形を練習するのがメインな武道しらない？そこで柳生心眼流兵法というものを見つけたんだけど、動きがあまり理想的にみえなくえさ。柳生心眼流兵法の魅力を教えてくれるとかでも嬉しい！

i know years ago there was a guy showcasing katori shinto ryu in ljubljana, is there any of it still left?

​I am researching Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo and its historical background. ​Are there any known controversies, historical distortions, or disputed lineage claims regarding its transmission from the founder down to the current Soke? ​I am particularly interested in how well-documented its history is and whether there are any split lineages or authenticity issues surrounding the ryuha. I would appreciate any insights from the koryu community.

So I currently train shinto muso ryu but im also curious about training aikido. While I plan to talk to my senpais and sensei, I'm also interested in the communities opinion on training 2 different arts as the same time.

Found a branch of this school in Jakarta of all places, was interested in visiting them when I go back home for a month or so.

Could more knowledgable people share their knowledge on this school and topic?

Not a kenjutsu guy, olympic fencer instead, but love reading about various martial arts and history. I saw a video of Mizoguchi-ha Itto-ryu and found it to be very interesting. Personally, out of all the kenjutsu videos I've seen, Mizoguchi-ha is my favourite with Ono-ha being second. Something about the flow and deflection of Mizoguchi-ha is very satisfying to see.

That being said, I can't find any information online about Mizoguchi-ha other than a short section on Wikipedia, in contrast to the abundance on Ono-ha. Since it's still a school of Itto-ryu, I'm assuming that kiriotoshi is still a thing, but from the demos I've seen, I can't see any similarities to the other Itto-ryu schools. Could anyone share anything about Mizoguchi-ha Itto-ryu?

I just received an update from Diane Skoss:

I'm very gratified to know it has been missed... I think we are within a week of having things back and running. And there are plans afoot to do something interesting with the site in future.

And I hope to finally have the reprint of Koryu Bujutsu available in a month or so.

So, all is not lost, and we should be back online soon.

Good news, everyone.

I’m deeply interested in koryū, but there are no schools near me and my family doesn’t support it at the moment.
While I can’t train with a teacher yet, what can I study now to prepare myself for the future?
Are there any books, historical resources, terminology, or habits you would recommend

So i wanted to look at some articles written on koryu.com and it seems you now have to login to access the website ? Is this new, did something happen ? Am i just getting a bug ?

Hi!

This is what we call a Venn diagram.

After 18 years of practicing Aikido and exploring other Japanese budo—including Karate and Bujinkan Ninjutsu—I'm launching a project to map the entire world of Japanese martial arts and help newcomers find their way through this vast maze of disciplines, sports, traditions, and folklore.

Here's the link if you'd like to leave comments or suggest improvements:
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Hi guys,

as the title suggests am I looking for a Dojo teaching Tendo Ryu. The closest I found where in France, Sweden and Estonia. Does anyone know if there is any possibility for me to learn the style? I will be in Japan October/November this year, are there any japanese Dojo I could visit? Also is the DVD on Budo Videos worth it?

Thank you in advance.

I've been doing a lot of research regarding the various koryu styles and where to learn them in Toronto. I have a couple specific styles in mind, but my options in Toronto are quite limited, and since I am a university student relying on public transport, they're even further limited (Kangetsu, for example, I've heard good things about, but it's over an hour away from my dorm by public transport, plus it's 21+ and I'm only 18). I recently came across a website for a dojo in west Toronto called Keisatsu Dojo, under the name Toronto West Jujutsu (the first result on google for Keisatsu Dojo is an LLC located in New York, but given that it's a corporate conflict-management company, I'm assuming it's unrelated). But I'm skeptical about its legitimacy for a number of reasons.

For one, there is essentially no information on their website about them. No costs, no class schedule, hell, it doesn't even list an address, at least that I can find. All it has is a basic "About" section, a couple videos of Darren Smith (not the sensei, Ryan Bodrug) doing Jujutsu, and a gmail address on the "Contact" page. Plus, the style they supposedly teach, Yanamaka-ha Shindo-ryu, I can't find just about any information for online. Something like TSYR (the style taught by Kangetsu in Mississauga) has a detailed Wikipedia page (well, a page for Shindo Yoshin-Ryu, which lists TSYR as a branch) and a website listing all its official dojos, but Yamanaka-ha Shindo-ryu doesn't come up with any results on Wikipedia, except for a 4-sentence article on Shindo-ryu that does not mention Yamanaka-ha Shindo-ryu. I can find almost no information or demonstration of the style, except for several Instagram/Facebook Reels that seem very unofficial and don't inspire much confidence in me. According to Keisatsu, Yanamaka-ha Shindo-ryu is governed by the Yudansha Kobujutsu Karate-Do Federation, which seems to primarily focus on Okinawan Karate-do, though it does hold standards and certifications for Shindo-ryu Jujutsu. Ryan Bodrug, the sensei at Keisatsu, who claims to be a 7th-degree black belt in Yanamaka-ha Shindo-ryu, and to hold the title of Kyoshi, does not appear on the YKKF's Yudansha certification list at all, in any art, at any dan, or with any title.

Does anyone have any information about this dojo? Is it legitimate? Is Yanamaka-ha Shindo-ryu authentic (it obviously wasn't actually practised given that it was founded in 1972, according to Keisatsu's website, but rather I'm asking if it has any degree of historical accuracy/authenticity)?

Thanks!