Although not directly related to Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術). Mochizuki Minoru (望月 稔) was a very interesting figure in 20th Century Japanese Martial Arts. He was a; 10th dan in Aikidō, 9th dan in Nihon Jūjutsu (IMAF), 8th dan in Iaidō (Musō Shinden-ryū - 夢想神伝流), 8th dan in Jūdō, 8th dan in Kobudō (Katori […]
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Nakamura Hansuke (中村半助) & Uehara Shōgo (上原庄吾) - Tōkyō Metropolitan Police Department Jūjutsu Shihan
In Meiji 15 (1882) the Metropolitan Police Department (Keishichō 警視廳) in Tōkyō, sent a letter to the famous Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu teacher Shimosaka Saizō (下坂才蔵) in Kushihara, Kurume and as a result Shimosaka recommended the following teachers to form the Metropolitan Police Department Jūjutsu Shihan (teachers) group: Hisatomi Tetsutarō (久富鉄太郎) of the Sekiguchi-ryū (関口流) Naka […]
Ryōi Shintō-ryū from the Shinkage-ryū (新陰流) ‘Tsuki no Sho’ (月之抄 - volume of the moon). Written by Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi (柳生 十兵衞 三厳) (circa 1642)
(Translated by Logan Weymouth) "Yawara no koto (和之事 the matter of harmony - Yawara was an older term for Jūjutsu)" It mentions "Konoichi-ryū Ryōi Shintō-ryū Yawara" (此一流良移心当流和 - this first class Ryōi Shintō-ryū Yawara) "This comes from the Mokuroku Catalog of Shichirōzaemon Takumi (Fukuno). This particular school is called Ryōi Shintō-ryū, Yawara. This employs the […]
'Seigō ryū Nawa Maki Densho: Binding Techniques of Seigō ryū' by Todd Schweinhart (2020)
Seigō ryū Yawara (制剛流和) was founded by Isogai Jirōemon, who was a student of Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) founder - Fukuno Shichirouemon Masakatsu (福野七郎右衛門正勝). As a student of Fukuno, Isogai also trained in Chinese Kenpō (拳法 – fist striking method) and Torite-no-jutsu (捕手の術 hard taking) with Chin Genpin (陳元贇). Koryū teacher and author - Todd Schweinhart […]
Seigō-ryū (制剛流)
The founder of Seigō ryū - Isogai Jirōemon was a student of Fukuno Shichirouemon Masakatsu (福野七郎右衛門正勝), who was the founder of Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流). As a student of Fukuno, Isogai also trained in Chinese Kenpō (拳法 – fist striking method) and Torite-no-jutsu (捕手の術 hard taking) from Chin Genpin (陳元贇). From the Seigō ryū (制剛流) page […]
Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu Hontai (起倒流柔術本体 - main substance / real form)
Further to my previous posts regarding the Kitō-ryū being a continuation of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) I recently obtained this document, which is the: Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu Hontai (起倒流柔術本体 - main substance / real form) It was written in Keiō (慶応) 2 (1867), during the last year of the Tokugawa Shogunate (徳川幕府) and just […]
The Bugei Ryūha Daijiten (武芸流派大事典) records the following advice in relation to Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu:
“The study and cultivation of culture and philosophy, and having a heart of ‘evil dispelling light’ is essential.” “One must have a flower’s heart and honesty, which should be as clean-cut and straight as a blade that cuts through a bamboo stalk.” “Allow your heart to grow the power to solve all of life’s problems.” […]
Classical Fighting Arts of Japan - A Complete Guide to Koryū Jūjutsu Chapter 6.2 ‘The Fukuno-ryū Lineage’ by Serge Mol (2001), p.124.
“Some people are aware of their physical strength and consider themselves strong. Others have no confidence in their own strength and feel that they are weak. However, physical strength and weakness are both important. Strength can be seen as one’s father and weakness is one’s mother. Sine both father and mother are important, so too […]
起倒流柔術捕方之大旨 KITŌ RYŪ JUJUTSU TORI KATA NO ŌMUNE - The Main Principles of the Capturing Methods of the Jujutsu of Kitō-ryū
起倒流柔術捕方之大旨KITŌ RYŪ JUJUTSU TORIKATA NO OOMUNEThe Main Principles of the Capturing Methods of the Jujutsu of Kitō-ryūTranslated by Logan (J.T.) Weymouth (2018). p.21 - Kitō Ryū Tōka Mondō No Naka Mekigaki 起倒流燈火問答の中抜書Excerpts From The Kitō-ryū Torch-Lamp That Illuminates Questions and Answers Generally with the arts of the sword and spear together, the practitioners insist on […]
Nakamura -vs- Yokoyama famous Police Dept. competition 1887
From the research paper: 'Ryōi Shintō Ryū Wajutsu' by Shinohara Shin’ichi. Publ. Tenri University (2005) (Translated from Japanese into English) "In a decisive match between the Kōdōkan and the Police Department in Meiji 20 (1887), Nakamura Hansuke (Ryōi Shintō Ryū) of the Police Department and Yokoyama Sakujirō of the Kōdōkan fought based on the rules […]
The Legacy of Chin Gempin by Wayne Muromoto
Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) founder Fukuno Shichirouemon Masakatsu (福野七郎右衛門正勝) studied ‘Torite no jutsu’ (捕手の術 – hand taking) & ‘Kenpō’ (拳法 – fist striking method) from Southern Shaolin Monastery (南少林 ‘Nan-Shaolin’) Chinese monk Chin Genpin (陳元贇). I would advise readers to follow this link to read Wayne Muromoto's article on Chin Gempin on the The Martial Arts […]
Nakamura Hansuke - 'Kami-shiho gatame' (上四方固 – upper four quarters hold).
Again further to my previous post (of 21st May 2020), regarding the Nakamura Hansuke's matches against the Takeuchi Santō-ryū (竹内三統流). In 1881, when Nakamura fought Yano Koji and pinned him using 'kami-shiho gatame' (上四方固 – upper four quarters hold). Yano cheated by biting Nakamura’s in the chest. One of Nakamura's later oppenent's Yokoyama Sanjiro, (who […]
Takeuchi Santō-ryū (竹内三統流) - 'Kiri Otoshi' (切 落 - cutting down)
Further to my previous post (of 21st May 2020), regarding the Nakamura Hansuke's matches against the Takeuchi Santō-ryū (竹内三統流). Here are a series of pictures showing the 6th technique of the Sente (専手 - Initial Techniques) called 'Kiri Otoshi' (切 落 - cutting down / lopping off) of the Takeuchi Santō-ryū Kogusoku Koshimawari (竹内三統流 小具足腰廻) […]
Old footage of Kanō Jigorō demonstrating Ō-goshi technique, which is also found in Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu
Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎), who was the founder of Kōdōkan Jūdō (講道館 柔道) had previously trained in Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū Jūjutsu(天神真楊流柔術) and Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu (起倒流柔術), which was a derivative of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術). The 'Shin-tō wa mokuroku jo' (神当和目録序) document from the Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) Nagahama (長浜) line, describes this technique as Ō-goshi (大腰 - […]
Meiji era Ryōi Shintō-ryū champion - Nakamura Hansuke's matches against the Takeuchi Santō-ryū
Meiji era Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) Jūjutsu champion, Nakamura Hansuke (中村半助) was born on 16th November 1846, in Kushihara Town, Kurume domain (now Fukuoka Prefecture) on the Southern Island of Kyushu, JapanFrom a young age, Nakamura learned Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu at the Shimosaka Saizō dōjō (下坂才蔵の道場) in Kushihara.During his career, Nakamura fought several matches against the […]
'Kenpō Illustrated Instructor's Manual' is Eric Shahan's follow up to 'The Police Officer's Essential Illustrated Guide - Kenpō'
The original book 'The Police Officer's Essential Illustrated Guide - Kenpō' was written by Hisatomi Tetsutarō. Prior to the Meiji Restoration (1868), Nakamura & Uehara Shōgo (上原庄吾) of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流), Hisatomi Tetsutarō (の久富鉄太郎) of the Sekiguchi-ryū (関口流), (Shibukawa-ryū 渋川流), and Naka Danzo (仲段蔵) of the Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryū (関口新々流) were known as the Shiten'nō […]
‘Kitō Yushin Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai’ (起倒雄心柔術秘傳圖解) and Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術). Part 3.
Comparing the techniques from: ‘Kitō Yūshin: Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai' (起倒雄心:柔術秘傳圖解) ‘The Illustrated Secrets of Kitō heroic-spirit Jujutsu’ by Yokono Shinji (1894) with those of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術).
‘Kitō Yushin Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai’ (起倒雄心柔術秘傳圖解) and Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術). Part 2.
Comparing the techniques from: ‘Kitō Yūshin: Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai' (起倒雄心:柔術秘傳圖解) ‘The Illustrated Secrets of Kitō heroic-spirit Jujutsu’ by Yokono Shinji (1894) with those of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術).
‘Kitō Yushin Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai’ (起倒雄心柔術秘傳圖解) and Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術). Part 1.
Comparing the techniques from: ‘Kitō Yūshin: Jūjutsu Hiden Zukai' (起倒雄心:柔術秘傳圖解) ‘The Illustrated Secrets of Kitō heroic-spirit Jujutsu’ by Yokono Shinji (1894) with those of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術).
Peter King - Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Oldham 2019
27th & 28th April 2019, a two day Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Oldham, Greater Manchester taught by Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden. Sadly, due to the coronavirus crisis, we have not been able to conduct a follow-up course in 2020.