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	Koto Ryu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koto Ryu is a school of koppojutsu (bone striking, or bone breaking).
		According to unverified Bujinkan sources, 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 Koto Ryu Koppojutsu.
		Sakagami Taro Kunishige is claimed to be the man responsible for organizing it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koto_Ryu (119 words)

	Warrior Philosophy
		Koto Ryu concentrates on striking - Gyokko Ryu on locks and throws.
		Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu is a distant branch of the Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu.
		Kukishinden ryu hanbojutso is the main weapon taught to students of ninjutsu in the world today and is the third school in Bujinkan.
	www.greenman.dk /simple/bujinkan/ryu.html (2334 words)

	Untitled Document
		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.
		Koto Ryu can be said to be a totally pragmatic art, offering survival plus confidence to those who would study it.
		During a battle in 1542 the student chosen to be next grandmaster of the Shinden Koto Ryu was slain in battle.
	www.ninjutsu.co.nz /KotoRyu.htm (1462 words)

	Gikan Ryu
		Koto Ryu, Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu, Shinden Fudo Ryu, Gikan Ryu, Gyokushin Ryu, Kukishin Ryu, Takagi Yoshin Ryu He was born 2'nd December 1931.
		Ishitani Matsutaro, already the Soke of Takagi Yoshin Ryu and Kukishin Ryu, was later repaid for his kindness by being taught the Gikan Ryu, becoming the 11th generation Soke.
		He learnt Gikan Ryu from Ishitani as well as Kukishinden-ryu and Hontai Takagi Yoshin-ryu) (not to be confused with Takagi Yoshin Ryu, which he learnt from Mizuta Tadefuza), for approximately two years between 1903-1905 until the death of Ishitani.
	www.geocities.com /remipulwer/Budo/GikanRyu/gikan-ryu.htm (1691 words)

	Ryuinfo.htm
		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.
		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.
		Shako Ken (claw hand) is one of the strikes that is used in Koto Ryu.
	www.bujinkanbc.com /Ryuinfo.htm (2237 words)

	Ninjutsu and Samurai Ryu Yamajutsu-Kai
		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.
		Koto Ryu is a system using Koppojutsu (bone smashing techniques) and Kyusho (pressure points) to defeat the enemy.
		Kumogakure Ryu was possibly developed in the 1600's by the Toda family as a school of thought.
	shell.world-net.co.nz /~jimgould/ryu.html (887 words)

	How to tune the koto
		Koto tuning is called "hirajoshi" meaning "tranquil tuning" of chords: D Eb G A Bb D, some other common traditional tunings are "gakujoshi," "honkumoijoshi," and "kokinjoshi." Hirajoshi, until the Edo period, was the primary tuning for koto used by Tsukushi-goto musicians derived from gaguku scales (7 tone scales with 5 basic pitches).
		The tunings of the 13 strings of the court koto were derived from the modes of the ryo and ritsu scales of the earlier periods.
		Koto tunings are based either on the older tradition preserved in part in the yo form or on the more "modern" in scale.
	pages.cthome.net /chegment/ktune.htm (726 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)

	Togakure Ryu
		They also controlled Gyokko Ryu and Koto Ryu, and from that time on, all those martial arts systems were then passed down together.
		The 32nd Soke of Togakure Ryu, Shinryuken Masamitsu Toda, was the sword instructor for the Tokugawa Shogunate in the mid 19th century.
		Kagakure Doshi was a shinobi, and the third soke of Hakuun Ryu, which was one of the original ninjutsu systems developed from the teachings of Ikai (Yi Gai, who brought the roots of koshijutsu from China).
	www.geocities.com /remipulwer/Budo/TogakureRyu.html (1188 words)

	Koto no Koto - About the Koto
		The koto is a string instrument that originated in China and came to Japan in the 7th-8th century.
		Koto scores use the Japanese characters for the numbers 1-10, and for to, i, and kin to indicate which string to hit.
		During the Heian period (794-1185) the koto was apparently played as a solo instrument in the court.
	koto.home.att.net /about.html (667 words)

	Bujinkan - Nine Schools of the Bujinkan
		Koto Ryu and Gyokko Ryu complement one another and are the foundations for taijutsu in the Bujinkan.
		The ryu do not exist separate of the whole, but together to form a stronger curriculum.
		Each individual ryu contributes certain aspects into the "melting pot" of training, thus forming the Bujinkan.
	www.bujinkan.co.za /H4b.html (423 words)

	Ninjutsu
		The Koto Ryu teaches when actually fighting, the defender should draw the opponent towards him with a smooth flowing motion.
		Basic training within the Koto Ryu involves learning how a body moves, striking, breakfalling and the student studies the vital targets on his opponent's body.
		If translated the name koto ryu can mean "to knock down the tiger with the tips of the fingers".
	www.maths.tcd.ie /~priceg/ninja6.html (578 words)

	Ninjutsu - Ura & Omote November 1995
		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.
		Koto ryu) and this was followed even later by a system of koppojutsu based on the earlier systems.
		That is that the later Gikan ryu koppojutsu was a direct outgrowth of the teachings of Gyokko ryu and Koto ryu.
	www.ninjutsu.co.uk /uraomote/95/november.html (17714 words)

	Ninjutsu
		He found the Koto Ryu to be "fun", but he had little interest in the Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu training.
		Koto Ryu training involved hitting small pebbles with the finger tips.
		Grandfather Toda was also a senior instructor in Bikenshin Ryu Kenjutsu, a school that taught the Tokugawa shoguns and he taught at a military academy in Nakano.
	www.ninjutsu.com /osensei-takamatsu.shtml (1607 words)

	gyokkoryuinfo
		Momochi Sandayu (15th Soke) a prominent Iga Ryu Ninja, was active during the Tembun era, and became the first member of the Momochi family to be Soke of the Gyokko Ryu (and Koto Ryu), he is now known in Japan as one of the greatest Ninja of all time.
		As in koto ryu, the system consists mainly of strikes and joint locks, but lacks any real throws.
		Toda was also a master in the Bikenshin Ryu and was the sword instructor for the Tokugawa Shogunate in the mid 19th century.
	www.bujinkanhungary.com /gyokkoryuinfo.html (1227 words)

	KOTO RYU KOPPOJUTSU
		Koto Ryu Koppojutsu (Koto Ryu means "Knocking Down Tiger" and Koppojutsu means destroying the bone structure of the attacker) has a not so definite origin.
		Because of the hard character of Koto Ryu techniques one must train to harden the body.
		The art was developed around 1542 and that is all that is known for sure.
	www.geocities.com /andural69@sbcglobal.net/Files/Japanese/KotoRyuKoppojutsu.html (434 words)

	Humdrum **koto representation
		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.
		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).
	koto.sapp.org /kotospec (4379 words)

	more10.txt
		A strong Gyokko Ryu Ichimonji or Koto Ryu Seigan is impossible to attack against.
		Koto Ryu techniques are long and powerful with angle movements.
		Kukishin Ryu Yoroi Kumi Uchi (grappling in armor).
	www.kihon.com /dojo/more10.txt (1070 words)

	Games Web Page
		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.
		The ninjutsu ryu of the Togakure family was not formalised until three generations after Daisuke Togakure began to develop it.
		It was realised that the Kukishinden Ryu was superior in the stick fighting arts, but that the unarmed combat techniques of the Takagi Toshin Ryu was in its own turn superior.
	shadowwarrior.iwarp.com /custom2.html (1098 words)

	Bujinkan Croatia
		Koto Ryu is based on punchies an kicks, and it uses shirt distancies with fast and directed strikes - koppo - by which one breakes opponent's bones.
		Soke of Gyokko Ryu Sogyokkan Ritsushi was also the Soke of Koto Ryu, but the schools were taught separately, and also the Densho (secret scripts) were given separately.
		Koto Ryu came also from China, over Korea to Japan, by an Chinese warrior by the name of Chan Busho.
	www.bujinkan.hr /index-en.php?page=bujin&id=4 (1019 words)

	HOME
		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.
		Some of these ryu date back nearly 1,000 years, and can be traced through 34 generations of Grandmasters.
	bujinkan-koteki-club.com (468 words)

	DAVID MARTIN'S BUJINKAN KI-AI! MOKO!
		Koto Ryu training involved strong conditioning of the hands and feet, especially the fingers and toes.
		He was fond of Koto Ryu but had little interest in Togakure Ryu.
		He was of Samurai rank and Soke of Shindenfudo Ryu and a direct descendent of Tozawa Hakuunsai, the original founder of Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu.
	www.angelfire.com /ga3/bujinkan/moko.html (1674 words)

	Ura & Omote Article Archives
		He was never registered in Koto ryu, and his name is only mentioned in some of the lists of Gyokko ryu grandmasters.
		Even though Gyokko ryu can not claim to be a ninjutsu school, due to the lack of philosophy among other things, there is one saying that has followed the school: "Bushigokoro wo motte totoshi no nasu", which means "The heart of a warrior is precious and essential".
		A frequently used body weapon in Gyokko ryu are the fingers and the fingertips.
	www.ashidome.com /uo/1095-o.htm (1272 words)

	Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
		Koto Ryu Koppojutsu was founded in the mid 1500's by Sakagami Taro Kunishige.
		Koto Ryu techniques are straighter in, use shorter distancing and focus more on striking.
		Most known for the Koppojutsu (bone breaking techniques), and unusual Biken (sword) style of fighting.
	www.pittsburghbujinkan.com /pbd_091.htm (42 words)

	Ninjutsu History
		The most common belief is that the Ryu was created by a Chinese Princess who used quick body movements to attack targets.There is a saying in the Gyokko Ryu that should be mentioned.
		Another speciality of the Ryu is the Demon mask, which was sometimes worn by the members of this Ryu.
		Originally these Ryu were taught seperately however over the course of time, they ended up being taught to one man. That man was the previous grandmaster, Takamatsu Toshitsugu.
	www.ninjutsu.co.nz /NinjutsuHistory2.htm (1011 words)

	Bujinkan Macon Dojo
		Three of these Ryu were ninja clans, some were Samurai, but at the heart of all, the essence was Ninpo, the higher order of Ninjutsu.
		Budo Taijutsu is made up of nine families, or ryu:
		Today’s warriors can still learn not only the unarmed self-defense, weapons training, stealth training, and water training, but also a higher attainment of enlightenment and a confidence born from personal power.
	members.cox.net /ninpo1 (504 words)

	Jujutsu
		The Taijutsu techniques are from the Koto-Ryu, Gyokko-Ryu, Kuki-shinden Ryu, and Takagi-Yoshin Ryu family lineages of classical Bujutsu that are incorporated into the tradition.
		Techniques taught are from the "old methods" of samurai combat.Some of these Ryu are 900 years old.
		While striking and kicking may provide a student with the fast techniques needed to neutralize an attacker and get away, grappling and throwing skills will give the student needed skills if they are grabbed, choked, or otherwize prevented from movement.
	closequartercombat.tripod.com /id3.html (252 words)

	Credentials
		An accomplished koto player, Linda Caplan holds the prestigious rank of Shihan (Master) from Japan's Ikuta-ryu Chikushi Koto School.
		In addition to her love of koto, Miss Caplan has a strong affinity for the music of the three-stringed shamisen.
		Miss Caplan studied with and received her koto licences from Madame Miyoko Chikushi, second Grandmaster of the Chikushi Koto School in Fukuoka, Japan.
	www.lindacaplan.com /koto/credentials.html (517 words)

	Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu
		Where somebody got Asayama Ichiden ryu is most likely from a Genbukan video, Tanemura for shodan requires those 24 kata.
		As far as I know no kata from Gikan ryu have been taught.
		(I seen you listed some material from Gikan ryu, the 24 kata listed are not from the Gikan ryu, somebody started teaching that set as Gikan ryu, it is really Asayama Ichiden ryu.
	bespin.org:8125 /Ryu/gikan_ryu_koppojustu.htm (104 words)

	Ninja Dynasty - Koto Ryu Koppojutsu Video
		Seventeen actual Koto ryu forms (wazas) and variations.
		Learn how to properly strike targets and about conditioning your fists (atemi no tantren), Details of Koto Ryu Postures: Ichimonji Seigan, Migi-Ichimonji, Hira Ichimonji, Hoko, Bobi no Kamae.
		Hatsumi also demonstrates how these wazas can be performed with a Rokushaku Bo (6ft Staff).
	www.ninjadynasty.com /vn1.shtml (80 words)

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