Shinden Fudo Ryu Daken Taijutsu

神伝不動流打拳体術

 

Type of Ryu:               Dakentaijutsu and Jutaijutsu

Date founded:              ca. 1118

Originator:                 Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru

Weapons:                    Kenjutsu

 

REKISHI

The founder of this school, Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru, learned Chinese Kempo (boxing).  Today, some of this is still noticeable within the techniques.  The second soke, Minamoto Hachiman Tamenari, is credited as being the official founder.  At some point in his life he fled to Iga.  This was possibly a result of being on the losing side at the end of a battle.  Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, the 24th soke, was a samurai, and a master in the Bikenshin Ryu. He was also a sword instructor to the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was Takamatsu Sensei's grandfather, and operated a dojo that had a plaque above the door which read: "Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu". This was the first style that Takamatsu sensei learned from Toda Sensei beginning at the age of 9.

 

Shinden Fudo Ryu Lineage

Ikai
Hogenbo, Tesshin
Sakabe, Tendo
Izumo, Kanja Yoshiteru (Kumano)   -Yeikyu  era (1113)
Minamoto, Hachiman Tamenari   -Genyei  era (1118)
Minamoto, Hachiro Tameyoshi   - Hogen era (1156)
Mizuhara, Kuro Yoshinari   -Genkyu era (1204)
Mugaibo, Shinnen  -Tempuku era (1233)
Ohkuni, Zenhachiro Yoshinobu    -Bunyie era (1264)
Hata, Saburo Sasukeyasu
Kotani, Yuhachiro Nobuchika    -Geboko era (1321 or 1331)
Kaneko, Jinsuke Yoshikiyo    -Shohei era (1346)
Tajima, Genkoro Nariyoshi    -Genchu era (1384)
Kammon, Kokanja Yoshikane    -Shocho era  (1428)
Kimura, Hozen   -Kwancho era (1460)
Ibuki, Yoshihaha    -Bummei era (1469)
Otsuka, Hakushi Nyudo Tadamori    -Yeisho era (1504)
Otsuka, Daikuro Tadahide    -Taiyei era (1522)
Abe, Muga     -Tensho era (1573)
Koga, Taro Kyokokaku    -Tensho era (1573)
Katayama, Hokinokami Mori Hisayasu     -Bunroku era (1592)
Shindo, Unsai   - Kwanyei era (1624-1644)
Odagiri, Tohyoe Yoshihiso    - Kwanyei era (1624-1644)
Iida, Jubee Tameyoshi     -Meiwa era (1764)
Mori, Genroku Masahide     -Bunkwa era (1804)
Toyota, Jubei Mitsuyoshi      -Keiyo era (1865)
Toda, Shinryuken Masamitsu (Kobe)   -Meiji era   (1824 - 1909)
Takamatsu, Toshitsugu (Nara)     -Taisho era  (1909) (b.1888 - d.1972)
Hatsumi, Masaaki (Noda)    - Showa era  (1968)   b.1931 - )

All history is according to Hatsumi Masaaki of the Bujinkan.

This Ryu is comprised of:

Dakentaijutsu:
Ten no Kata, Chi no Kata, Shizen Shigoku no Kata (Jin no Kata), Kaiden gata Jutaijutsu:
Shoden, Chuden, Okuden, Kaiden

 

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