Koryū

Koryū (Japanese古 流, dt "old flow, old school" ) is the Japanese term for " classic " Bujutsu disciplines.

Under Koryu Bujutsu - Budo, Kobudo is meant specifically the traditional Japanese martial arts that arose prior to the Meiji Restoration. There are primarily military -oriented arts weapons that are completely under the idea of survival in combat. In contrast, the modern martial arts are ( Gendai budō or shin- budō ) as Judo, Kendo, Karate - dō or Aikido typically operated as a sport or for personal development ( Thurs). The Koryu schools are generally systems that use different weapons and partly also include the unarmed self-defense and other jutsu.

Essence of Koryu schools

The tradition of a Koryu school is defined by the set of kata. Under a Kata refers to a well-defined exercise, is shown in an attack and its defense ( or a series of attacks and their defenses). In addition to technical skills in the fight - with the weapon or unarmed - convey the kata, the tactics, principles, and the "philosophy " of the respective school.

The incoming students praised by a Keppan ( written contract; literally " blood oath " ), to be loyal to the school and not to reveal their secrets. The progress in education was the student confirmed by handing out certificates ( "Licenses "), which authorized him to give himself teaching, and the individual Kata aufführten which he could teach. The highest teaching license, which confirms the complete acquisition of school tradition is, (literally initiation license) called Menkyo Kaiden. In addition to these traditional teaching licenses some koryu schools have also adopted the modern system of Kyū and Dan examinations.

Supreme authority of the school is the Soke ( head of the house ), which this authority has been transferred from its predecessor in person and may not necessarily be the same person as the technical director ( Shihan ). Only the Soke has the right to make changes or enhancements to the Kata or the teaching program of the school, or even to give the school a different name.

" Koryu Budo " therefore does not mean that the traditional kata are passed unchanged. The term " old school " expresses that the conductor can trace his authority in an unbroken series of direct tradition down to the founder of the school and that the essential teaching of the school has been preserved in this tradition.

This direct tradition is demonstrated by the pedigree of the school, which returns to the teaching authority of the current soke over the generations of his predecessors to the founder of the school, and at a branch of the schools still further to the original founder of the tradition and thus legitimized.

Some better known Koryu schools

  • Araki -ryu
  • Asayama - ichiden -ryu
  • Chujo -ryu
  • Chokugen -ryu
  • Daiwa Ryu Jujutsu
  • Fukuno -ryu
  • Fusing -ryu
  • Hoki- ryu
  • Hokushin Itto - ryu
  • Hontai Yoshin -ryu
  • Hozoin -ryu Sojutsu
  • Niten Ichi- ryu Hyoho
  • Jigen -ryu Kenjutsu Hyoho
  • Kashima Shinryu
  • Kashima Shinto -ryu
  • Kito -ryu
  • Mugai -ryu
  • Muso Jikiden Eishin -ryu
  • Muso Shinden -ryu
  • Onoha Itto -ryu
  • Owari Kan -ryu Sojutsu
  • Shinmuso Hayashizaki -ryu
  • Shin -no- Shindo -ryu
  • Shinto Muso -ryu
  • Takenouchi -ryu
  • Tendo -ryu
  • Tenjin Shinyo - ryu
  • Tennen Rishin -ryu
  • Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto -ryu
  • Toda -ryu
  • Yagyū Shinkage - ryū
  • Yoshin -ryu
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