Fusen Ryu is possibly one of the youngest jujutsu school. Fusen Ryu jujutsu style goes back only to the end of Edo Period (Bakumatsu). The art is well known for it’s practicality and influence on modern day ground work and submission. Though a Koryu, Randori is still a common practice today. In 1900, Kodokan... more »
Hontai Yōshin-ryū is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded c.1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi. Some sources give Takagi’s middle name as Setsuemon, while others give it as Oriemon. This school was active during the Edo period, especially dominant in the Himeji-han and Ako-han. The present headmaster (sōke) is Inoue Kyoichi Munenori who... more »
On the 15th episode of Human Weapon television show, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff travel back to Japan to learn Ninjutsu. They learn different weapons that the ninja used, as well as tactics & warfare. Ninjutsu is one of the most mysterious, subversive, and deadly martial arts in the world. It is the martial... more »
Jikishin Ryu is an old style of japanese Jujutsu (Koryu). It was founded by Terada Kanemon Masashige in the mid 1600’s. Masashige was born in 1616, and he studied Tenjin Shinyo Ryu with his father and grandfather who were masters. There were already ground techniques in this art. Later he studied Kito Ryu, which focuses on... more »
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū is one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts, and an exemplar of koryū bujutsu. The Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū was founded by Iizasa Ienao, born 1387 in Iizasa village (present day Takomachi, Chiba Prefecture), who was living near Katori Shrine (Sawara City, Chiba Prefecture) at the time. The ryū... more »
Kenjutsu, meaning “the method, or technique, of the sword.” This is opposed to kendo, which means the way of the sword. Kenjutsu is the umbrella term for all traditional (koryū) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. It sometimes more generally describes any martial art that uses the Japanese... more »
Kitō-ryū is a traditional school (koryū) of the Japanese martial art of jujutsu. Its syllabus comprises atemi-waza (striking techniques), nage-waza (throwing techniques), kansetsu-waza (joint locking techniques) and shime-waza (choking techniques). Many of these techniques are performed while in full armor. Kitō Ryū is translated as “the school of the rise and fall.” It is... more »
Kote gaeshi is a rotational wristlock, and arguably the most common wristlock. It involves rotating the hand so that it becomes maximally supinated, often referred to as ‘externally rotating’ the wrist, and hence putting a joint lock on the wrist and radioulnar joint. This can be done by grabbing the opponent’s hand with one... more »
Takenouchi-ryū is one of the oldest jujutsu koryū in Japan. It was founded in 1532, the first year of Tenbun on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori, the lord of Ichinose Castle in Sakushū. Although it is famous for its jūjutsu, Takenouchi Ryū is actually a complete... more »
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū, literally meaning “Divine True Willow School”, can be classified as a traditional school (koryū) of Jujutsu. It was founded by Iso Mataemon Minamoto no Masatari in the 1830s. Once a very popular jujutsu system in Japan, among the famous students who studied the art were Kano Jigoro, whose modern art of Judo... more »