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	Koryu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koryu (古流 koryū) is a Japanese word that translates literally as "old school" or "old tradition".
		While arts post dating this event (gendai budo such as judo, kendo, iaido and aikido) are valued either as sports or arts for self-improvement, the koryu are the teachings of a feudal military culture.
		Koryu styles often contain both armed fighting with several different weapons and unarmed techniques.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koryu (117 words)

	Shudokan Martial Arts Association: Online Articles: Armstrong: Koryu Batto and Modern Iaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Another common misunderstanding among those who have not trained in a koryu in Japan, is that iaijutsu (combative sword-drawing) came from a situation where one was fighting with another weapon, such as a bow or spear, that when broken in the fracas, forced one to quickly draw his sword, and it became damaged.
		Koryu deshi, or disciples, do not wield a sword to look beautiful, or merely to be alone with their swords and their own minds.
		Such a group of so called koryu "instructors" will only present a very distorted view of the true koryu-- "fragile" living arts that are rarely understood even in their country of origin and which are taught on a limited basis, as a means of preserving a Japanese cultural asset.
	www.michionline.org /smaa/articles/armstrong_koryu.html (1449 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community Forums - The Future of things to come
		To uderstand and pay homage to a koryu is to be part of a long stem of family, this is not something which the Western world is ready to embrace just yet.
		It is true that their are several exponents of koryu around the Western world, but I do feel that it is a good thing that the Western representatives are only aloud to teach a very finite amount of the curriculum because this way the development of the ryuha can be monitored.
		There are a few koryu in Japan that have gone past their sell-by-date and have lost almost all of their combative meanings and some people's opinons are that they "deserve" to go extinct.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/printthread.php?t=1932 (3921 words)

	Koryu Bujutsu - Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan Vol I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She has studied a number of Japanese martial arts including aikido and several of the Koryu bujutsu or classical Japanese warrior traditions.
		The thoughts and reflections of an American instructor of the koryu on his study of a koryu and his western students.
		The value of these to the aikido student is the effect that the koryu have had on the technical and thought behind modern budo and aikido in particular.
	www.aikido-chch.co.nz /reviews/koryubujutsu.html (305 words)

	Judo Book Review - Koryu Bujutsu
		The stream of the koryu bujutsu, or classical martial traditions, flows down to us across more than four centuries, and provides a unique vehicle for both reflecting on the past and actualizing the present.
		Watching demonstrations of the koryu, talking with and listening to experienced practitioners and instructors, and reading and reflecting on the histories and lessons handed down from the past are a few of the more readily accessible approaches.
		In koryu, as in Japan in general, fl and white can often both be true simultaneously, giving rise to a rich variety of grays.
	www.bestjudo.com /brkoryubujutsu.shtml (3486 words)

	Untitled Document
		I have never read or heard a koryu exponent claiming the superiority of his or her ryu and the bulwark of this argument would be considerably strengthened if the critics would ever cite a specific instance of this attitude being expressed.
		"Koryu snobs believe their arts are the 'real thing' and modern budo forms are inferior in technique, spirit, and quality." Again, this common charge doesn't make much sense in light of the fact that, as was just noted, nearly all koryu exponents in the West are also practitioners of modern budo forms as well.
		Koryu adherents are not generally focused on the documentation of their ryu because those documents are taken as a matter of fact.
	www.e-budo.com /html/snobb.htm (4579 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community Forums - Koryu JJ is ineffective and gentle???
		The difference is that many people outside of koryu don't understand that some koryu jujutsu traditions do have randori, or that many are practised alongside judo so that a heavy randori element is involved in regular practice.
		Koryu jujutsu is gentle on the practicioner using the techniques, since economical, simple techniques are used, but not gentle on the person who is on the recieving end.
		A lot of koryu jujutsu ryuha still retain a rather combative and aggressive mindset which is not usually found with modern, generic self defence oriented jujutsu styles.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/printthread.php?t=8993 (3004 words)

	Shi-chan fanfiction: Lovelorn
		Koryu visited as much as possible but was training to be the best first class devil he could, so it wasn't often.
		Koryu disregarded her question and subconsciously pulled the angel against him to keep her warm.
		Once Kohaku was lying down in her bed and Koryu was about to leave her room, she whispered, "Are you going to be gone to the underworld in morning...
	www.angelfire.com /realm3/hecka/fanfic/lovelorn.html (874 words)

	Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koryu Bujutsu is the first new book on the arts of the Japanese samurai to appear in over twenty years.
		One common thread from the different writers seems to be that the koryu bujutsu represent a living history of Japanese culture, as well as embodying a historical form of teaching and finally representing lots of kick-arse martial ryu.
		Koryu bujutsu tells us that these ancient arts continue to effect the techniques learned in the dojo to this day.
	www.textkit.com /0_1890536040.html (945 words)

	PT: Why Koryu? Kim Taylor
		Koryu, for those who aren't concerned with the esoterica of the Japanese weapon arts, means "old school" and is usually defined as those arts formed before the Meiji resoration, pre 1868.
		Learning a koryu means learning from a very small set of potential instructors, a tiny bit at a time (unless you actually live near one of the instructors in which case it makes sense to study it).
		In the rarely seen and practiced koryu you may be able to say "I practice that and you don't" but in the more "common" arts you get to say "I'm learning, and will likely keep learning for the rest of my life".
	ejmas.com /pt/ptart_taylor_0802.htm (1089 words)

	You want koryu? Come to Japan!
		First of all, in the modern world, the koryu are cultural artifacts, perhaps no longer useful for their original purposes, but worth preserving as part of the heritage of Japan.
		People are, in some cases, forming their impressions of koryu based on what is essentially a lie.
		She is the editor of Koryu Bujutsu and Sword & Spirit, the first two volumes of the "Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan" series.
	www.aikidojournal.com /article.php?articleID=19 (1233 words)

	Ryukyu Karate Academy - Koryu Uchinadi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koryu Uchinadi Heiho-jutsu means "The strategic tactics as practiced in old-school Okinawan martial arts." A completely systematized study, Koryu Uchinadi is a modern reinterpretation of those original fighting practices used during Okinawa's old Ryukyu Kingdom.
		The ancient form of "Te", or more commonly known as karate, is very helpful for ones' health (most karate masters live into their 90's) along with increasing self-confidence, overall fitness and reduction of stress.
		The Pioneer of Koryu Uchinadi is Hanshi Patrick McCarthy, who is a world renowned researcher, lecturer and author (i.e.
	www.koryu-uchinadi.us (191 words)

	Martial Arts Definitions and Terminology (1)
		Koryu ("Old Tradition") are martial arts schools that are older than 1868.
		The number of distinct koryu schools have decreased since Japan's modern era (1868), due to Westernization, the consolidation of martial endeavors into the modern -do schools, and sheer neglect.
		While koryu budo once numbered in the thousands, they now number in the low hundreds, if at all that much.
	www.furyu.com /onlinearticles/Defs1.html (802 words)

	Koryu Books and Resources
		Koryu, (literally, "old style") martial arts is relatively rare in the West, but it is making inroads as more and more students study in Japan and return to their homes with valid teaching licenses.
		Readers should be advised that the theories and philosophies of this ryu are not necessarily held by all koryu schools (each school holds to different methodologies, theories and approaches), but it does serve as an excellent intro to the general mindset and background of koryu bujutsu.
		This is the second imprint of Diane Skoss' Koryu Books publishing company, and like the first, it's a great collection of short, pithy articles with excellent, tight editing.
	www.furyu.com /budores/koryubks.html (1859 words)

	Book Reviews and Recommended Reading
		As there are many koryu bugei ryuha with similar names that are written with different characters, the inclusion of the kanji improved the clarity of the text and were a welcomed addition.
		Although he briefly describes many koryu systems, I also would liked to have seen more pictures on the different schools described in the text by their leading exponents.
		As a general overview of all the koryu jujutsu systems in English, the book is not bad, but limited in its scope.
	www.hoplology.com /reviews.asp?offset=3 (789 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koryu: Naturally it was me! But that wind when you were sweeping had nothing to do with me! It was just your scatterbrained self!
		Koryu: Hey, I wanna know too, ok? Kokuyo: It's got absolutely nothing to do with you...
		I have referred to them as "RH." When they speak to Koryu, Ruri and Hari are usually using the second person plural pronoun "Ihr." This corresponds to the Elizabethan "you" as oppposed to the diminutive "thou" (or the difference between vous and tu in French) and indicates that they hold him in high regard.
	www.west.net /~hikaru/cmlcwtt/wish1.txt (3497 words)

	Anime Daisukii!!
		During his brought up in the Kinzan temple, Koryu was often named as ‘Kawamono’ (river thing) or ‘demon’ by the other monks who were jealous of him because of his status as Komyo Sanzo’s personal student at his young age.
		Still, Koryu made friends with a monk named Shuei, who was also a skilled talisman master.
		As a token of their friendship, Koryu gave Shuei his bead necklace (the only possession that was with him when Komyo Sanzo found him).
	ensui2000.tripod.com /saiyuki2.htm (2763 words)

	AikiWeb Aikido Forums - Koryu no kata info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I'm told that the 'other' Koryu katas (1,2,5 and 6) are very rarely, if ever, taught at honbu dojo these days, but that all of the principles in these katas are covered elsewhere in the Shodokan syllabus.
		As far as I know, the Koryu katas are also practiced in the USA by the Fugakukai and the Jiyushinkai, so maybe there is a book or a video available from those guys.
		As a thought for consideration when studying the Koryu No Kata; some traditional Aikido stylists would hold that all this (the base principles and movements and the major variations) is contained within their larger system.
	www.aikiweb.com /forums/printthread.php?t=1297&pp=40 (5453 words)

	IAIDO-L Archives -- March 1998 (#33)
		He said that the modern way, koryu included, is not the old Japanese way.
		According to him, modern schools of budo, including koryu, have one goal in mind..to train people...LOTS of people, in the traditions of an art.
		Koryu less so in this than the large budo associations, but still the case.
	listserv.uoguelph.ca /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9803&L=iaido-l&D=0&P=3367 (580 words)

	Japanese Navy Ship Types--Type D (Koryu type) Midget Submarines
		Designated "Type D" and nicknamed "Koryu", the new design was somewhat larger than the earlier types, featured a more powerful diesel engine and had improved operating endurance.
		The "Koryu" also had a five-man crew, two more than in the Type C, but the same armament of two 45cm (17.7") diameter torpedoes.
		Midbody of an incomplete "Koryu" in the assembly factory at Kure Naval Base, Japan, 19 October 1945.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/japan/japtp-ss/mdg-d.htm (541 words)

	FightingArts.com - Book Review - Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 3
		Contrast this with the koryu bujutsu, which are, broadly defined, the martial arts of pre-Meiji Restoration-era Japan.
		Rather than the hierarchies of the “gendai budo,”; including governing bodies, the koryu are passed down in ryu, semi-feudal “family” traditions, and their pedagogical method is completely different.
		What lies ahead for the koryu bujutsu in a world grown increasingly impersonal and mechanized, where “martial arts,” to many Japanese, means high-school Phys Ed.
	www.fightingarts.com /content03/review_keiko_shokon.shtml (499 words)

	Musa (2001)
		An envoy of Koryu diplomats and escorting soldiers fail in their mission to meet with the Ming Emperor and are sent into exile.
		In addition to the physical conflict between Koryu and Mongol, the film depicts a number of other interpersonal struggles between allies that enriches the characters and endears them to the viewer.
		The Koryu themselves are divided by a rigid class system as evidenced by a clear distinction between a dominate and more educated caste led by an inexperienced general (Joo Jin-Mo) and the lesser led by a seasoned fighter (Ahn Sung-Ki).
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/musa.htm (2417 words)

	Jigoku Dojo - Classical Japanese Military Arts&Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Just what constitutes a koryu is debatable, however most researchers take the stance that the koryu are traditions that originated prior to 1876 and the haitorei act.
		Generally speaking the koryu were not pedestrian in nature; they were devised by warriors for warriors for actual usage in battle.
		Hatsumi states that he teaches the koryu as they were originally taught during the sengoku jidai (warring states period) - as dynamic, creative, adaptable, and alive military arts.
	www.jigokudojo.com /faqs.htm (1988 words)

	JAPANESE KITE COLLECTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Nagoya Koryu shows an excellent flight feature in a strong wind such as 5m/s to 15m/s and have a hummer with high pitched sound.
		Although the height of the kite usually does not exceed more than 60 cm, the flight stability in the strong wind is very excellent.
		Mr.Masaaki Satoh is an outstanding kite builder of Nagoya koryu.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~et3m-tkkw/koryu.html (153 words)

	What is a Legitimate Koryu Anyway?
		I know it's nice to have a hobby folks but I read a lot of silliness on the net about which supposed koryu group is "legit" and who's not.
		I explained some aspects of "koryu" practice in and out of Japan to my students a while ago like this: Think of "koryu" as a club that practices a strange old style of Japanese budo.
		Perhaps, but a koryu is usually a club...
	ejmas.com /tin/2004tin/tinart_taylor_1104.html (1399 words)

	Iaido - Japanese Traditional Budo
		Hoki ryu - one of the oldest Koryu
		Iaido is one of the Japanese traditional Budo concerned with drawing the blade and cutting in the same motion.
		Hoki ryu is one of the most oldest koryus.
	www.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp /~baba/iaido (1836 words)

	Okinawan Koryu Karate
		Although the kata of Shindokai koryu karate can be used in actual fighting situations, the ultimate secret teaching of this school is to not make enemies.
		He is also very busy as a computer programmer, and teaches Okinawan koryu karate on the side.
		Formerly Zaha's school was known as Goju-ryu Shindokai, but in order to preserve Okinawan koryu karate he rechristened it Shindo-ryu Karate-do Shindokai in 1983.
	www.aikidojournal.com /article.php?articleID=11 (2855 words)

	E-Budo.com - Koryu Renmei FYI
		Proposal To Form Koryu Bujutsu/Budo Renmei, mailed out to interested and concerned stakeholders in 2002 (in Oz!), I am currently in the process of facilitating the formation and incorporation (under Australian law) of an Australian koryu organisation, the AKBF web-site is at: http://au.geocities.com/koryunet (recently updated).
		These so called martial arts industry organisations are seeking to govern, control, accredit (read: license) and regulate all martial arts and self-defense (including koryu...of which they do not differentiate from the pop martial arts) groups within Australia.
		I am currently seeking ideas, hints, concepts, horror-stories (ie: real life stories of gov't interferance in Japanese budo in your country, state etc), articles or essays to be shared with us in support of the establishment, development and future progress of the AKBF as a service organisation for all koryu budo/bujutsu groups in Australia.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=10845 (277 words)

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