Shibukawa-ryū Jūjutsu
Shibukawa-ryū Jūjutsu is a classical martial tradition founded by Shibukawa Bangorō Yoshikata, with Sekiguchi-ryū roots and later regional branches.
Classical Martial Arts
Takenouchi-ryū
Takenouchi-ryū is a classical Japanese martial tradition founded in 1532, known for kogusoku, grappling, weapons, arresting methods, and rope restraint.
Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryū Jūjutsu
Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryū is an early-Edo jujutsu tradition combining grappling, kogusoku, iai, and swordsmanship through the active principle of jū.
Yōshin-ryū Jūjutsu
Yōshin-ryū is an influential family of early-Edo jujutsu lineages associated with flexible response, atemi, grappling, vital-point knowledge, and kappō.
Yagyū Shingan-ryū
Yagyū Shingan-ryū comprises related classical Japanese martial lineages preserving jujutsu, armoured grappling, body methods, sword, staff, and other weapons.
Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu
Kitō-ryū is a classical Japanese jujutsu tradition known for throwing principles, armour-based kata, and its important influence on Jigoro Kano and Kodokan Judo.
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū Jūjutsu
Tenjin Shin’yō-ryū is a late-Edo jujutsu tradition combining throws, joint controls, chokes, atemi, and revival methods, and was a major source studied by Jigoro Kano.
Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu is the martial tradition publicly transmitted by Takeda Sōkaku and a major technical source for Morihei Ueshiba’s Aikido.
Fusen-ryū Jūjutsu
Fusen-ryū is a late-Edo Japanese jujutsu tradition associated with Takeda Motsugai and Mataemon Tanabe, whose ground-fighting successes became part of early Judo history.
Jujutsu (Jiujitsu)
Jujutsu is a diverse family of Japanese close-combat traditions, not one universal syllabus and not simply another name for Aikido or Brazilian jiu-jitsu.