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| | Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin-ha |
 | | The Heki school of archery was founded (circa 1483) by Heki Danjo Masatsugu and was the first organized school of combat style archery, as such it is a military as opposed to a ceremonial style, and was practiced by such legendary samurai as: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. |
 | | The Bishu Chikurin branch of Heki Ryu, developed by a Buddhist monk named Chikurinbu Josei, is now practiced around the world under its current headmaster Shibata Kanjuro XX, onyumishi (master bow maker) for the emperor, and founder of Zenko International. |
 | | Although developed from the classical battlefield systems of archery, the primary goal of kyudo is not to strike the target but simply to shoot. |
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