Talk:Kotō-ryū
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These seems like bull. Why?
1. Groups who teach ninjutsu always will try to attach legitimacy. 2. Bone breaking is not important to ninjutsu, quiet movement and assasination are. 3. Sakagami Taro Kunishige has 2 first names. Japanese do not have middle names. 4. Japanese names for techniques are usually named after areas or styles. The two kanji for tiger and knockover donot make sense. 5. There is NO reference to the creators name on Japanese Google. Even using the kanji name claimed by the "school's" websites.
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- I went in and tweaked the article, based upon some notes I received from Manaka Unsui, founder of the Jinenkan. I can address some of these concerns that you have.
- 1. Legitimacy is a concern for most martial arts organizations, especially those claiming hundreds of years of orgaization. The "ninjutsu" groups aren't unique in this. However, how this question is asked, this seems like a percieved bias. Th history, as has been covered by sources within the three X-Kan organizations, is the same information that Mr. Takamatsu provided to his other students concerning these styles.
- 2. The techniques aren't "bone-breaking", per se, but more using larger bones in your own body against smaller ones of your opponent's. An example would be applying pressure from your fingers against the metacarpals to help loosen a grip.
- 3. That is correct, there are no middle names; however, previously, many adopted professional or martial names or these could be a posthumous name. As far as western usage is concerned, I am not sure how to address the issue but this is how I've seen the names referenced from sources within Japan.
- 4. Most Japanese styles, perticularly koryu, take their names either from the founder or from the area from which they come. This is true 99% of the time. It just so happens that Koto Ryu is one of those few, much like Maniwa Nen Ryu, Mugai Ryu, Kage Ryu, and Hyoho Ninten Ichi Ryu that does not follow this convention.
- 5. This is true; however, I am wondering how many other hits Google or a similar search engine would hit for other old Japanese koryu who perhaps did not contain "famous" founders. Drew "Suiko" 12:42 UTC 08 October 2006.
