Koto Ryu Koppojutsu

虎倒流骨法術

 

Type of Ryu:             Koppojutsu, karate

Date founded:           ca. 1532

Originator:               Sakagami Taro Kunishige

Weapons:                 Metsubushi, shuriken, kakushibuki

 

REKISHI

It is thought that the Koto Ryu came from China via Korea, brought by Chan Busho, a Chinese warrior, in the form similar to koshijutsu.  Yet it would be many hundreds of years before the style was shaped into Koto Ryu koppojutsu.  The exact origin of the style is not known, but the techniques of this Ryu were organized and formulated into a proper Ryuha by Sakagami Taro Kunishige in 1532.  He was also a Soke of Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu. 

 

Koto Ryu Lineage


Sakagami, Taro Kunishige -Tembun era (1532)
Sakagami, (Bando) Minamoto Masahide -Tembun era (1532)
Sogyokkan, Ritsushi -Tembun era (1532)
Toda, Sakyo Ishinsai -Tembun era (1532)
Momochi, Sandayu I -Tembun era (1532)  (died 1581)
Momochi, Sandayu II  -Tensho era (1573)
Momochi, Tanba Yasumitsu -Bunroku era (1595)
Momochi, Taro Saemon -Genna era (1615)
Toda, Seiryu Nobutsuna    -Kwanyei era (1624)
Toda, Fudo Nobuchika   -Manji era (1658)
Toda, Kangoro Nobuyasu   -Tenna era (1681)
Toda, Eisaburo Nobumasa   -Hoyei era (1704)
Toda, Shingoro Masayoshi  -Shotoku era (1711)
Toda, Daigoro Masayoshi  -Gembun  era(1736)
Toda, Daisaburo Chikashige  -Bunkwa era (1804)
Toda, Shinryuken Masamitsu (Kobe)  1824-1908
Takamatsu, Toshitsugu Uoh (Nara) Taisho (1909) 1887-1972
Hatsumi, Masaaki (Noda)   Showa (1968) 1931-

All of the above history is according to Hatsumi Masaaki.

This Ryu is comprised of:

Koppojutsu:

Shoden, chuden, Okuden, Hekito no kata, Kaiden no kata

Teppan Nage and Shurikenjutsu

 

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