List of koryū schools of martial arts
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This is a list of schools of martial arts that are considered koryū (lit. "traditional schools", or "old schools"). These are schools of martial arts that originated in Japan, and were founded prior 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords (Haitōrei) came into effect after the Meiji Restoration.[1]
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[edit] Alphabetical listing
[edit] Comprehensive systems
[edit] Grappling/close-quarters ryu (armoured, unarmoured)
- Araki-ryū
- Gyokko-ryū
- Hontai Yōshin-ryū
- Kiraku-ryū jujutsu
- Kitō-ryū
- Kotto-ryū Koppojutsu
- Kukishin-ryū
- Sekiguchi-ryū
- Shindo Yoshin-ryū
- Sosuishi-ryū
- Takeda-ryū
- Takenouchi-ryū
- Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
- Yagyū Shingan-ryū
- Yōshin-ryū - Founded by Akiyama Yoshitoki
- Yōshin-ryū (Yōshin Koryū) - Founded by Miura Yōshin
[edit] Gunnery ryu (hojutsu)
- Seki-ryū Hojutsu
[edit] Sword-drawing ryu (Batto, iai)
- Araki-ryū
- Hoki-ryū
- Mugai-ryū
- Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū
- Musō Shinden-ryū
- Shinmusō Hayashizaki-ryū
- Shojitsu Kenri Kataichi-ryū
- Suio-ryū Iai Kenpo
- Tamiya-ryū
- Yagyū Seigo-ryū
[edit] Sword-fighting ryu (kenjutsu, tojutsu)
- Asayama Ichiden-ryū
- Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū
- Ittō-ryū
- Kage-ryū
- Kage-ryū (Aizu)
- Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū
- Kashima Shintō-ryū
- Kurama-ryū
- Maniwa Nen-ryū
- Nen-ryū
- Tennen Rishin-ryū
- Shingyotō-ryū
- Shinkage-ryū
- Suihasu-ryū
- Yagyū Shinkage-ryū
- Yoshioka-ryū
[edit] Spear/polearm-fighting ryu (sojutsu, naginatajutsu)
- Higo Ko-ryū
- Hōzōin-ryū
- Owari Kan-ryū
- Tendō-ryū
- Toda ha Buko-ryū
[edit] Stick/Staff ryu (jo, bo)
[edit] Various weaponry
- Isshin-ryū - Not to be confused with Isshin-ryū karate
- Ogasawara-ryū Kyubajutsu - Mounted archery
