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Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
The Koto Ryu, along with the Gyokko Ryu, is one of the two main schools taught within the Bujinkan today. It is said that the two schools complement each other, and that if you know these two schools you will be able to do any technique. Koto is translated as ‘Tiger knocking down school’ and is said to have come from Cho Gyokko. Cho (Yo) Gyokko was from the region of Sukai and was famous for his skill in Kensu Jutsu (a method of using the fist, fingers and head as weapons). Known to own a shop and had a son called Kaibu. Wasn’t a very popular person and many held a grudge against him. Was known to have killed many persons by fighting with them. Was ambushed in a local temple by the priests, he killed fourteen of them and it is said that when the Abbot tried to cut his head off with a sword the blade bounced off. There is a story of when he fought a lion, killing it will one fist. From then on he was known as Koto-oh , or , Tiger battling king. It is from this incident that the Koto Ryu is said to have gotten it’s name. The techniques that were to become the basis of the Koto Ryu were said to have been to Japan from China by a warrior named Chan/Cho Bussho. Chan Bussho was an ex-patriot of China who was a wandering Buddhist monk. The Koto Ryu was formally organised by Sakagami Taro Kunishige in 1542. He had a son by the name of Bando Kotaro Minamoto Masahide who was killed in a battle in the same year. The school then passed on to Sougyoku Kan Ritsushi (Sakugami Kotaro Masashige) of Gyokko Ryu.
The fifth Soke of the Koto Ryu was Sandayu Momochi I , the famous Ninja, it was then passed down in the Momochi family until the Kwanyei era when it was passed to Toda Seiryu Nobutsuna. Toda Seiryu Nobutsuna became the Soke of five schools, which were subsequently handed down within the Toda family.
24th Soke Togakure Ryu 18th Soke Gyokko Ryu 9th Soke Koto Ryu 11th Soke of Gyokkushin Ryu 5th Soke of Kumogakure Ryu
Taught Togakure ryu by Tobari Tenza, Gyokko Ryu and Koto Ryu by Momochi Taro Saemon. It is not recorded who the 10th Soke of Gyokushin was. He passed the schools onto Toda Fudo Nobuchika. Toda Nobumasa 12th Soke of Koto Ryu. Was the father in law of Ohkuni Izuno Mori Shigenhiro the 19th Soke of Kukishinden Ryu. Is said to have taught him Gyokushin Ryu, Gyokko Ryu and Togakure Ryu. Ohkuni was a personal bodyguard to some of the emperors and in the 1850’s was a guardsman in the sacred palace.
Toda Daisaburo Chikashige, the15th Soke of Koto Ryu .Was the father of Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu (one of Takamatsu’s teachers) was said to be skilled in Shoten no Jutsu (‘Running to the Heavens’) and was able to run up the 2m high pillar in the local temple flipping off and catching on to one of the ceiling beams.
Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu ,Grandfather (although some sources say Uncle) of Takamatsu Toshitsugu Uoh. Born 1824 and died in 1909 (some say 1908) .Was of the Samurai rank and originally from the Iga province. Toda was a direct descendent of Tozawa Hakuunsai ,one of the founders of the Gyokko Ryu.
32nd Soke Togakure ryu 26th Soke Gyokko Ryu 16th Soke Koto Ryu 19th Soke Gyokushin Ryu 12th Soke Kumogakure Ryu 24th Soke of Shinden Fudo
Takamatsu Toshitsugu Uoh, teacher of Hatsumi sensei. Was Soke of the following schools. Said to have preferred the Koto Ryu training to that of the Togakure Ryu. Because of the Atemi no Tanren teaching of Koto Ryu was said to have been able to strip bark off trees .When he was twenty two years old Takamatsu received Menkyo Kaiden in Togakure Ryu ,Koto Ryu, Gyokko Ryu, Gyokkushin ryu and Kumogakure Ryu from Toda sensei.
33rd Soke Togakure Ryu 27th Soke Gyokko Ryu 25th Soke Kukishinden Ryu 17th Soke Koto Ryu 25th Soke Shinden Fudo Ryu 16th Soke Takagi Yoshin Ryu 13th Soke Gikan Ryu 20th Soke Gyokushin Ryu 13th Soke Kumogakure Ryu
The Koto Ryu is now being taught by Masaaki Hatsumi sensei as part of the Bujinkan. |
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