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		Takamatsu Toshitsugu (edellinen Soke) aloitti Koto ryu:n harjoittelun jo yhdeksän vanhana ja Koto ryu -mestarina häntä pidettiin jo 13 -vuotiaana.
		Yhdessä Koto ryu ja Gyokko ryu täydentävät toisiaan muodostaen yhdessä loistavan taistelusysteemin joka kattaa lukuisat variaatiot.
		Jos katsomme menneisyyteen, voimme todeta että lukuisat kuuluisat ninjat opiskelivat sekä Koto - että Gyokko ryu:ta.
	www.finbujin.com /kouluKoto.htm (693 words)

	Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
		Sakagami Taro Kunishige was considered as the first Soke in Koto Ryu, but Bando Kotaro Minamoto Masahide, the one that was to be the 2nd Soke died in battle 1542.
		The difference as apposed to Gyokko Ryu was that Koto Ryu was only taught to the person that would become the next Soke.
		For example when it rains the Koto Ryu stylist will stand in Mangetsu No Kamae (similar to Hoko No Kamae with the blade in the left hand) and collect water in the hi of the blade and then throw the water at the enemies eyes before the sword slashes down.
	cjj2004.tripod.com /budoryu/id96.html (664 words)

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		Examples of these ancient Greek methods remain in the shinden koto ryu, Hissaku was known as Klimakismos (ladder trick) to the Greeks, and it is known that OmoteGyaku was used in bouts.
		During a battle in 1542 the student chosen to be next grandmaster of the Shinden Koto Ryu was slain in battle.
		Koto Ryu can be said to be a totally pragmatic art, offering survival plus confidence to those who would study it.
	www.ninjutsu.co.nz /KotoRyu.htm (1462 words)

	Koto Ryu
		Koto Ryu- A school of Koppojutsu[?] (Bone striking).
		The art was brought to Japan from Korea by Chan Buso in the 16th century, but it wasn't until two generations later that it formally became became Koto Ryu Koppojutsu; Sakagami Taro Kunishige, the man responsible for organising it.
		As with most other koryu, the densho (scrolls) are arranged in a particular order, and each Waza (Technique), Kata (Forms), etc are supposed to be learnt in the same order, mastering one before going on to the next one.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Koto_Ryu.html (86 words)

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		Koto Ryu had a unique and unorthodox method of kenjutsu, handling the sword in a way that gave the observer the impression that the swordsman was unskilled, changing the gripping method and stance at will.
		那裡是 ninja 的一個大的總數, 和若干 samurai, 誰被教育在這 Koto Ryu 的這方法.
		他們也有一個 kamae, 獨特的給這 Koto Ryu, 稱作的 ' Mangetsu 不 Kamae ', 那裡這劍被抓住之上這頭和這葉是慣於去回想日光到這對手的這眼.
	members.tripod.com /hipinose/Koto.htm (695 words)

	Koto
		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.
		Toda was a direct descendent of Tozawa Hakuunsai,one of the founders of the Gyokko 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.
	www.mizunagaredojo.com /koto.htm (649 words)

	fr Koto The Koto #29748 is a traditional...
		Koto are about 180cm long and have 13 strings that are strung tautly across 13 movable bridges along the length of the instrument.
		The koto was introduced to Japan in the 7th to 8th century from China (the Chinese inspiration was probably the gŭzhēng).
		Yatsuhashi Kengyo was a blind shamisen player who learnt koto from an "official" court player named Hosui, in defiance of the rules which then stated that koto could not be taught to blind people (or women, incidentally).
	www.geodatabase.de /Koto (391 words)

	About the Japanese Koto
		The shape of the koto is said to resemble that of the dragon (ryu), and the names of various parts of the koto correspond to various parts of the dragon.
		It was during the peaceful Edo period (1603-1867) that the koto developed from an exclusive court instrument into a uniquely Japanese instrument with a voice all its own, with its own indelible sound that has become an intricate part of Japanese art and culture.
		He is largely regarded as being responsible for keeping the koto vital and alive at a shaky turning point in Japanese culture, when traditional arts were being set aside and forgotten in a time of intense westernization.
	www.kotoworld.com /koto.html (1265 words)

	Ninjutsu and Samurai Ryu Yamajutsu-Kai
		The founder of Togakure Ryu was Daisuke Nishina.
		Koto Ryu is a system using Koppojutsu (bone smashing techniques) and Kyusho (pressure points) to defeat the enemy.
		Koto Ryu also used a very unusual sword fighting method with a stance called Mangetsu no Kamae where the sword is held above the head and the blade used to reflect sunlight into the opponents eyes.
	mobilemouse.co.nz /ninjutsu/ryu.html (887 words)

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		The ryu was passed down from generation to generation and was repeated until it was given to Sakagami Taro Kunishige.
		What specializes the Koto Ryu techniques is that distance is created by moving along with the attack, then moving forward with a strike and then move quickly out to a safe distance again.
		Koto Ryu is one of the very few Ryu that sometimes changes the grip of the sword by holding it with the left hand near the tsuka.
	www.bujinkanbc.com /Ryuinfo.htm (2237 words)

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		It should be noted that the Koto ryu has its own system of attacking the various weak points of the body and the study of how to match the proper body weapon to the point of what is being attacked is a rather wide area of study.
		While it is true that the techniques that were to become Koto ryu were brought to Japan from China, there is ample evidence that the teachings and techniques that were named "Koto ryu" at a much later date actually originated in ancient India where it was called "karanai".
		That is that the later Gikan ryu koppojutsu was a direct outgrowth of the teachings of Gyokko ryu and Koto ryu.
	www.ashidome.com /uo/1195-p.htm (2181 words)

	Ninjutsu and Samurai Ryu Yamajutsu-Kai
		The founder of Togakure Ryu was Daisuke Nishina.
		Takamatu's grandfather, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, was the 24th soke of Shinden Fudo Ryu and a master of Bikenshin Ryu as well as a sword instructor to the Tokugawa Shogunate.
		Gyokushin Ryu is very similar to Gyokko Ryu and it is thought that its founder, Sasaki Goerman Teruyoshi, was from the Gyokko Ryu.
	www.mobilemouse.co.nz /ninjutsu/ryu.html (887 words)

	Koto no Koto - About the Koto
		The Japanese koto is a large instrument, about six feet long, consisting of a hollow body made from Paulownia wood (kiri).
		Many koto players were blind (koto playing was, for a time, an occupation reserved for blind people), and so writing down scores made no sense.
		After Yatsuhashi Kengyo, the koto was open not only to blind male professional musicians, but also became of interest to female members of well-to-do families.
	www.kotonokoto.org /about.html (667 words)

	Warrior Philosophy
		Kukishinden ryu hanbojutso is the main weapon taught to students of ninjutsu in the world today and is the third school in Bujinkan.
		Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu is a distant branch of the Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu.
		A friendship was then formed, and Ishitani was taught the Gikan Ryu and when he attained the required skill level, Uryu presented him with the Menkyo Kaiden, and he became the next Soke of the Gikan Ryu, adding this lineage to two others that he was already the Soke of.
	www.greenman.dk /content/simple/bujinkan/ryu.html (2334 words)

	Bujinkan Gadsden Dojo - Authentic Training in Budo Taijutsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Another speciality of this ryu is the use of the Demon mask, which was sometimes worn by the members of this ryu to frighten samurai or peasants.
		The Koto Ryu has a unique form of swordsmanship, the secret being that the Koto Ryu members would change the footwork and the hand positions of the sword, at will to give the illusion of being novice swordsmen.
		This ryu was utilized by bodyguards and policemen of its time, and is known for its daishosabaki gata and muto dori techniques.
	www.freewebs.com /drizzt777/thenineryu.htm (1062 words)

	Humdrum **koto representation
		The Japanese koto is a thirteen-string harp-like instrument related to the modern Chinese zheng (which usually has 21 strings) as well as to the Korean kayagum (with 12 strings).
		The thirteen strings on the koto are numbered starting with string 1 furthest from the performer and going to string 13 which is the closest to the performer.
		D4 To indicate the tuning used in the koto data, a tandem interpretation is used to indicate the pitch of each string in the standard kern format.
	koto.sapp.org /kotospec (4379 words)

	History & Tradition
		The 2nd Soke of the Ryu, Shima Kosanta Minamoto No Kanesada was a Samurai retainer having the rank of Kosho, for one of the most powerful Samurai generals Kiso Yoshinaka, who was a general in the Minamoto army.
		This states clearly that Koto Ryu was developed for the battlefield or out doors in general, and not inside a house or narrowed places.
		The Koto Ryu stylist should be looking right between the attackers eyebrows, so that the attacker cannot read the intentions through his eyes.
	home.comcast.net /~bujinmilpitas/index_files/history.htm (2814 words)

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		Akimoto Kanai Moriyoshi oli Sougyoko Kan Ritsushin, Gyokko Ryun 12:nnen Soken ja Koto Ryun kolmannen Soken, oppilas.
		Toinen Koppojutsu-koulukunta, nimeltään Hontai Gyokushin Ryu, voidaan jäljittää Sougyoko Kan Ritsushiin, Gyokko Ryun 12:een Sokeen ja Koto Ryun kolmanteen Sokeen.
		Nämä olivat Tanaka Fumon (Minakin den Kukishin Ryu Bojutsu), Matsudo, ja Inoue Munetoshi Tsuyoshi (Hontai Yoshin Ryu).
	www.finbujin.com /kouluGikan.htm (522 words)

	Bujinkan Dojo Adelaide/History
		This ryu is a battlefield style whose specialty is the use of many different weapons including spears, swords, hanbos, etc. Many of the weapon techniques (hanbo, bo, yari, naginata, etc) in Bujinkan come from this school.
		The third of the ninja ryus, it uses similar taijutsu as Togakure Ryu, and is also known for double blocks and strikes This ryu originated with Heinaizaemon Ienaga Iga in the mid 1500.
		Not much is known of this ryu except that it is an Iga ninja school and concentrated more on the espionage side of ninjutsu, rather than the fighting side.
	www.bujinkanadelaide.org.au /history.htm (657 words)

	Ninjutsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As the name implies the fingers needed to be extremely strong and thus in previous times training in this school would have involved a daily routine of plunging the fingers and toes into sand, as the fingers got stronger this would be replaced by gravel and eventually big stones were employed.
		There is a very strong link between the techniques of the Koto Ryu, and some Chinese systems still taught today, which came from the Shaolin Temple.
		The school does not use mechanical weapons but instead its main weapons are the fist, the edge of the hand, the hand claw, the elbow and the toes.
	www.maths.tcd.ie /~priceg/ninja6.html (578 words)

	What Is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu :: New York :: Bujinkan Tohoku Dojo
		Takamatsu Sensei was the Soke of nine ryu, or lineages, of which he taught to Hatsumi Sensei over the course of 15 years.
		It is the culmination of these nine ryu that Hatsumi Sensei uses as the basis for the Bujinkan.
		Three of the nine ryu are of ninjutsu decent (Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokushin Ryu), making the history of the Bujinkan slightly more difficult to understand without proper historical interpretation by an authentic teacher.
	www.nybujinkan.com /what_is_budo_taijutsu.php (376 words)

	Nine Ryu page
		The ninjutsu ryu of the Togakure family was not formalised until three generations after Daisuke Togakure began to develop it.
		Most important to our training today is the Togakure ryu ninpo taijutsu, or unarmed methods of moving the body with subtle rather than forceful movements which controls the actions of the attacker and allows the ninja to win whilst expending minimum energy and exposure to the least amount of danger.
		All of these methods are said to have been developed in the mountains of Kumano by shugenja warrior monks who first of all developed the use of their shakujo ringed staff to defend themselves.
	www.ninjutsu.org.uk /nineryu.htm (1108 words)

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		In Koto Ryu, the front arm is like a spear.
		Gyokko Ryu technique are quick, close in and circling.
		Koto Ryu techniques are long and powerful with angle movements.
	www.kihon.com /dojo/more10.txt (1070 words)

	Koto Ryû Koppojutsu “Tiger Knocking Down School”- Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - Ko Shin Dojo teaching Koto Ryû Koppojutsu
		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.
		Koto Ryu had a unique and unorthodox method of kenjutsu, handling the sword in a way that gave the observer the impression that the swordsman was unskilled, changing the gripping method and stance at will.
		They also have a kamae, unique to the Koto Ryu, called 'Mangetsu no Kamae', in which the sword is held above the head and the blade is used to reflect sunlight into the eyes of the opponent.
	www.budotaijutsu.co.uk /budo_taijutsu/koto_ryu_koppojutsu.html (569 words)

	Japan Digest \| koto Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The koto is constructed of two pieces: a hollowed-out top piece, which often has an intricate pattern carved on the underside for a better tone quality, and a flat bottom piece.
		Koto strings are strung very tightly, and when the bridges are removed to store or transport the koto, the strings lay flat along the surface of the instrument.
		The oldest koto piece known today is Rokudan no Shirabe (1) (usually known simply as Rokudan), but it is not typical of koto pieces prior to the 20th century because it is for solo koto with no vocal part.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/Digests/koto.html (1918 words)

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		Three of the ryu are based on the fighting arts and philosophy of Japan’s legendary Ninja Warriors, while some originated with the Samurai Class.
		The basis of these ryu is known as Budo Taijutsu or “whole body movement.” This concept goes well beyond the idea of simple physical movement.
		In the Takagiyoshin and Shindenfudo Ryus the body rests on the heels and the toes are bent.
	orgs.jmu.edu /bujinkanbudotaijutsu/bujinkan.htm (1150 words)

	Bujinkan Anaguma Dojo
		Techniques are done assuming the combatants are wearing armor, and the movements reflect this The techniques in Kukishinden ryu are said to have come from China and the land beyond China and is also said to be founded in the 12th century.
		Summary: This ryu is scarcely seen by members of the Bujinkan, but its techniques tend to be very direct and hard.
		Summary: The third of the ninja ryus, it uses similar taijutsu as Togakure Ryu, and is also known for double blocks and strikes.
	www.bujinkananagumadojo.com /about_bujinkan.htm (1145 words)

	Kutaki no Mura - Forum - Ryu-ha Specific - Togakure Ryu,Gyokko Ryu, Koto Ryu
		Both the Koto and Togakure ryu are derivatives of the older Gyokko ryu, I think.
		But, Gyokko Ryu and Koto Ryu are connected in that they have fundamental skills and advanced Kata which are needed in order to develope the skills needed for Togakure Ryu.
		The taijutsu for All Togakure ryu and the Bujinkan system in general is that of Gyokko Ryu.
	www.kutaki.org /modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=1828&forum=6&type= (604 words)

	Takamatsu Toshitsugu- a biography
		Above the door of the Dojo was a plague that read "Shindenfudo Ryu Jutaijutsu", Toda also taught Shinden Koto Ryu Karate (later changed to Koto Ryu Koppojutsu), Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu, Kumogakure Ryu Ninjutsu, Gyokushin Ryu Ninjutsu, and the Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu.
		After the Shindenfudo Ryu Toda taught him solely the Koto Ryu and the Togakure Ryu The Koto Ryu training involved hitting small pebbles with the fingertips.
		He found the Koto Ryu to be "fun", but he had little interest in the Togakure Ryu's Ninjutsu training.
	www.geocities.com /bnyd/page2.html (861 words)

	Benevolent Heart Dojo NY
		Incorporated within the Bujinkan system are nine ancient martial ryus or traditions which have been passed down from generation to generation for as long as 1000 years.
		Although three of these ryus are ninjutsu styles, the other six are traditional koryu (ancient martial ways) or samurai schools.
		The third of the ninja ryus, it uses similar taijutsu as Togakure Ryu, and is also known for double blocks and strikes This ryu originated with Einaizaemon Ienaga Iga in the mid 1500s.
	www.bujinkannyc.org /martial/faq.html (3035 words)

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