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  Ryu (school) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryū (流) is synonymous with school of a Japanese martial art.
Many swordsmanship and martial arts techniques were passed down from the creators of the techniques to their offspring, and to any deshi (student) which wanted to learn the technique.
The largest schools had their own dōjōs and many students.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ryuha   (150 words)

  
 Kirisutokyoo-Ryu School of Christian Karate
Ryu is a word that means way, or style in regards to a style of martial art.
The main difference between Kirisutokyoo-Ryu and other styles is that while many martial art schools teach the eastern philosophies that have accompanied the martial arts throughout their histories, Kirisutokyoo-Ryu does not endorse Asian religious ideas, but provides a Christian environment for the student.
This School teaches the karate student how to incorporate his or her Christian values into his karate, just as a Christian Doctor should incorporate his Christian values into his practice, or a Christian Business man into his business deals.
www.webspawner.com /users/kirisutokyooryu   (593 words)

  
 BNDS - Bujinkan Ryu Ha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is one of the oldest Ninjutsu schools.
The roots of this school reach in China, where it is said, thet this principles were developed by princess or the castle guard.
This school is also belived, to have roots in China and is also said to be founded in the 12th century.
www.bujinkan-club.si /ryuha_e.htm   (1019 words)

  
 HISTORY OF KYUSHIN RYU SCHOOL OF JUJITSU - YAZO EGUCHI - JIM STACKPOOLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Credit for the foundation of the Kyushin Ryu school is given to Inugami Sakon Shogen Nagakatsu during the Eiroku period (1558-1569).
Kyushin Ryu Jujitsu schools have been established in various parts of the world, and the most well known school was established in London in the late 1940s.
Many schools, wishing to protect the secrets of their origins, slowly became suppressed as many foreigners entered Japan and sought out the secrets of the art.
www.kyushinryujujitsu.com /history.htm   (1099 words)

  
 SCHOOL
Sindo Ryu is one of the few modern karate schools in which the most important aspect is considered to be not technique but rather philosophy.
In the Sindo Ryu school the ability to avoid letting any situation lead to conflict or make the adversary back down without a fight is highly considered.
Despite this biased relation towards students of the Sindo Ryu school, who are treated like outsiders, and the non-objectivity of judges, there have never gone without taking prize-winning places.
www.okinawakarate.com /enmapsite/sindoryu/school.html   (403 words)

  
 Uehci Ryu Karate Academy - Collegeville, Pa
I got married, went to grad school, we had a son, moved away from the South Shore (of Massachusetts) and found ourselves in Central MA, south of Worcester.
We were driving by the Uechi Ryu Karate Academy and she MADE me turn into the parking lot.
It wasn’t until the end of seventh grade that the bullying was reduced to a level encountered by the average adolescent.
uechiryukarateacademy.com /biography.htm   (2666 words)

  
 YAGYU SHINKAGE RYU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At present, in the school Yagyu Shinkagé (not to be confused with the school Yagyu Shingan) there are secret transmissions reserved for senior practitioners, especially concerning the applications of certain technical principles to acquire the notion of "dynamic " distance during a battle (mai) and rythym (hyoshi).
Sékishusai was of the old school where « the honour of the clan » was all that it was important to preserve; while Mataémon considered that a good sword is a sword that stays in the furnace.
When he founded his martial school he felt he needed to show his appreciation to his employer (even though he detests profoundly having to use the name Yagyu), he puts in front of the name of his school the name of his employer.
members.shaw.ca /shugendo/yagyu.html   (8177 words)

  
 Ryu/Johnny/Daigo - www.ezboard.com
Ryu can use the energy in his body to form anything he wants or release it in waves, bursts, beams, balls or a countless variety of other ways.
Ryu has several emotional scars, which eventually caused the manifestation of Kaiser, his evil side.
This left Ryu dead for a while, but thanks to a portal connecting the other world and this world, he got his life back.
p209.ezboard.com /fanimehighschool96118frm56.showMessage?topicID=1342.topic   (2253 words)

  
 Bujinkan Croatia
Momochi family handed the school down to the Toda family, so Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu gave it to his grandson Toshitsugu Takamatsu, and he gave it to his student Masaaki Hatsumi, who is the 28.-th Soke.
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 is based on punchies an kicks, and it uses shirt distancies with fast and directed strikes - koppo - by which one breakes opponent's bones.
www.bujinkan.hr /index-en.php?page=bujin&id=4   (1024 words)

  
 okinawa karate
The "Sindo Ryu" - "way of truth" school the most secretive and by far the most violent Karate society was the highest achievement of this Karate style.
The Moscow "Sindo Ryu" school, spreading and advancing the Okinawa Te style, is led by Sensei Valeri Maystrovoy (6th Dan in Okinawa Te and Kobudo).
He is also President of the International Federation of Okinawa Karate in Russia, member of the Counsel of Directors of the World-wide Okinawa Te Federation and Head Instructor for the European region.
www.okinawakarate.com /enmapsite   (568 words)

  
 Learn About the Shinjinbukan Shorin Ryu Karate School in Cooper City
The empty hand system of self-defense known today as Shorin Ryu Karate is one of the oldest and most authentic forms of karate being taught throughout the world today.
Shorin Ryu kata has provided the pattern for 80% of all karate-do kata - Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, Tae Kwon Do, etc., all built their kata systems from Shorin Ryu kata.
Shorin Ryu kata are based on both long range and close-in fighting techniques.
www.shorin-ryu-karate.com /about.htm   (184 words)

  
 Anshin School of Karate
Anshin School of Karate is dedicated to the promotion of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu karate in Canada under the direction of Master Takayoshi Nagamine, Ryu-Kyu Kobudo Hozon Shin Ko Kai under Sensei Yoshiko Dometrich and Kyusho-jitsu under Sensei George A. Dillman.
Anshin School of Karate is one of only 2 schools in Canada to be a member of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu karate under Master Nagamine Takayoshi.
Steve Trombley is the owner and chief instructor at Anshin School of Karate.
www.anshindojo.com   (603 words)

  
 Schools and Instruction (on SportsFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Transported After School Karate program is an original and copyrighted program developed and perfected by Shihan Jim King.
Schools in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Ross teaching Shukokai karate.
A school of Shukokai Karate practiced in Caernarfon, Gwynnedd, North Wales.
www.sportsfizz.com /Martial_Arts/Karate/Shito_Ryu/Schools_and_Instruction   (659 words)

  
 History of the Matsubayashi-Ryu School and It's Divisions
As a matter of courtesy, any Matsubayashi-Ryu stylist or school wishing to train in Okinawa at Nagamine Sensei's dojo should first write the dojo and request permission.
At the present time there are number of schools which teach Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do in one form or another.
As a general rule, all five of the major Matsubayashi-Ryu associations teach the same 18 katas, although minor stylistic changes me be apparent from school to school.
www.okinawan-shorinryu.com /history.html   (949 words)

  
 Kronos: 1940-present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This association with school, rules, and supervised competition effectively killed "joy wrestling’s" sense of play, and by the 1980s, there were barely 1,000 members in Iceland’s fourteen wrestling clubs.
Following independence, she became the chief instructor at her father's silat school in West Java, and was subsequently a leader of the movement to introduce silat into the Indonesian schools.
A stated purpose of all three schools was to teach women that it was not only permissible, but also desirable, to assert themselves during physical confrontations.
ejmas.com /kronos/NewHist1940.htm   (20275 words)

  
 Schools and Instruction (on SportsFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
School and headquarters for the International Okinawa Goju ryu Karate Do Federation in Sweden.
Shihan George Barounis's Goju Ryu school with location, class times and contact telephone numbers for dojos in Australia and New Zealand.
The USA sister school of Seigokan All Japan Karate Do providing classes in the San Francisco bay area for more than 20 years.
www.sportsfizz.com /Martial_Arts/Karate/Goju_Ryu/Schools_and_Instruction   (1582 words)

  
 karate school   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Since 1997, The Karate School has been providing instruction in Tang Soo Do and the martial arts in the Atascosita, TX area.
Chilwell Olympia Karate School teaches and promotes traditional shotokan karate -do, and is led by world renowned Master Shiro Asano 9th Dan, Chief...
Karate school for children and adults, includes free trial, class schedule, dojo, and library.
www.blackbeltsecrets.com /self-defense/karate-school   (944 words)

  
 Doshu and Daito-ryu School Speak Their Minds! (1)
The following text is the first part of a series presenting the viewpoints of Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba and the Hokkaido-based Daitokan School of Daito-ryu Aiki Budo regarding key historical points in the lives of Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda and the development of Aikido.
He sent Matsuko, the eldest daughter, back to Tanabe because of her schooling.
Since there was no one to accompany her, they asked a person who was returning to Tanabe to take care of her.
www.aikidojournal.com /article.php?articleID=145   (1848 words)

  
 Shinden Fudo Ryu - school of Dakentaijutsu and Jujutsu
The school also teaches Ono (A very large axe), O-tsuchi (A very large hammer), and O-dachi (A huge sword).
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.
The Shinden Fudo Ryu is divided into two sub-disciplines, each one is taught separately; not evryone will learn both.
japan-101.com /culture/shinden_fudo_ryu.htm   (182 words)

  
 School News
The 9th Kyu level of the white belt rank is, in the Naga Ryu school, awarded (never tested for) to the white belt who demonstrates good attendance and exceptional skill and commitment.
At just 10 years of age, Marcus has a natural ability to quickly learn even the most demanding techniques and now has the distinct honor of being the first white belt ever to be awarded the 9th Kyu rank in the Naga Ryu school.
The awesome Naga Ryu lunchbox (right) is finely crafted with an all steel body for years of heavy duty use.
dojonaga.tripod.com /id6.html   (772 words)

  
 GoJu-Te Ryu Human Development Center | Our school's philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Karate is taught as a matter of privilege only to those who are willing to embrace its spirit of humanity and the principle of self-development.
Miyagi believed that karate ought to be taught only to students that would embrace karate's most fundamental principles as a way of life and not to those that simply could afford to pay for lessons.
Karate was founded on the principle that one has the right to defend himself from an unjust attack.
www.gojute.com /dev_center/philosophy.asp   (300 words)

  
 Mirago : Sports: Martial Arts: Karate: Goju Ryu: Schools and Instruction
Miyagi Kan Goju Ryu Karate - Shihan George Barounis's Goju Ryu school with location, class times and contact telephone numbers for dojos in Australia and New Zealand.
Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Jutsu Kenkyukai - Luis Morales school in the Bronx, New York, teaching traditional Jundokan Okinawan style with kyusho jutsu, tuite jutsu, concepts and theory.
Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate - Yondan Mark Dwyer school of traditional Okinawan style provides regular classes for men, women and children in Westchester County in Chappaqua, New York.
www.miragorobot.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Sports/Martial_Arts/Karate/Goju_Ryu/Schools_and_Instruction   (1411 words)

  
 Guchoku Karate School teaching Okinawan Matsubayashi-ryu karate and weapons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It's a style of "te" that focuses on balanced stances and natural breathing patterns to afford concentration of timing, tension and relaxation for maximum speed and power.
Upon Kyan"s death Eizo Shimabukuro was left in charge of the Shobayashi-Ryu school.
After the death of Nabe Matsumura, Hohan Soken inherited the Matsumura Shorin-Ryu style and in 1945 changed the name to Matsumura Orthodox Shorin-Ryu.
guchoku.com /shorinryu.php   (242 words)

  
 Doshu & Daito-ryu School Speak Their Minds! (2)
The following text is the second part of a series presenting the viewpoints of Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba and the Hokkaido-based Daitokan School of Daito-ryu Aiki Budo regarding key historical points in the lives of Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda and the development of Aikido.
P67: "In his youth Morihei learned of the Aioi ryu (probably an offshoot of the Sekiguchi Ryu) from the stories told about his grandfather, a famous exponent of the art.
Sokaku, who initially called his system the Yamato Ryu, decided to change it to Daito Ryu and had formal documents drawn up tracing the lineage back to Yoshimitsu.
www.aikidojournal.com /article.php?articleID=147   (1830 words)

  
 Wado Ryu School Directory
BUSHIDO SCHOOL OF KARATE, 1802 N.W. Broad Street, Murfreesboro, Tn 37129, Mr.
BUSHIDO SCHOOL OF KARATE, 608 Gallatin Road, Madison, Tn 37115, Ph: (615) 860-1142, Mr.
BUSHIDO SCHOOL OF KARATE, 90 McCord Street, Unit 2302, Hickman Air Force Base, Hawail 96853, Ph: (808) 421-1459, Mr.
www.wado-ryu-karate.com /School_Directory.html   (625 words)

  
 Jujutsu School
is essentially a gendai (modern) school of jujutsu, it is practiced in a...
Chillicothe YMCA Ohio Jujutsu School (Judo, Jujutsu, Karate)...
For many years, the Earth School was closed to the general public, focussing solely on furthering...
www.martialartsresources.com /6/stephen-oliver's-martial-arts-resources276.html   (661 words)

  
 History Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He has not only invaded their privacy, he admits to badgering a witness (lawyers and judges think women are fair game to use as a guinea pig); it is verbal and emotional abuse and should never be allowed.
Graves was of the school, numerous in his time and even today to a lesser extent, that thought, "Heaven forbid an orgasm, but a murder is perfectly acceptable."
If you want an overview of major economic schools of thought (rather than basic economic concepts) at a readable but informative level, this is your book.
www.e-book-store.com /History/History_73.html   (8687 words)

  
 Shoshin Ryu - Truthful Heart School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This site contains information about Shoshin Ryu, the location of each of our dojo and the times their classes meet, and much more.
Shoshin Ryu is dedicated to the unencumbered study of the martial arts.
We teach our students how not to hurt others, how not to be hurt by others, and how to be responsible for their own happiness and harmony.
www.shoshinryu.org   (143 words)

  
 Ali-Baba.com » Sports » Martial Arts » Karate » Shorin Ryu » Schools and Instruction
Campus Seiyo Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo - A new style of Shorin Ryu Karate, based on Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts, located in Laramie, Wyoming.
Jackson's Shorin ryu Karate and Kobudo - We teach traditional Shorin ryu (Matsumura) Karate and Kobudo in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Karate Academy Shorin Ryu Karate - Training materials for students of Shorin Ryu Karate.
www.carburateur.com /Sports/Martial_Arts/Karate/Shorin_Ryu/Schools_and_Instruction   (1364 words)

  
 Welcome to the Isshin-ryu School of Karate
He has been a teacher at Hackettstown High School since 1970 and is a certified athletic trainer.
The Isshin-ryu School of Karate in Hackettstown, NJ is proud to host the 2007 IWKA Tournament.
Copyright © 2000 - 2005 Isshinryu School of Karate, Last modified: July 07, 2005
www.isshin-ryu.com   (307 words)

  
 Karate Do - Sensei Tanzadeh Shitoryu Karatedo Cyber Academy!
Kenwa Mabuni was a student of both grandmasters, and out of respect for his teachers named his style of Karate "Shito ryu".
Kenwa Mabuni was born on the island of Okinawa in 1889.
These men, Itosu and Higaonna, were the highest authorities of karate at that time, and were the founders of two schools of Okinawan Karate, Shorin-Ryu and Shorei-Ryu.
www.shitokai.com   (389 words)

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