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Gyokko Ryu- A school of Koshijutsu (Attacks to muscle and nerve points),
Shitojutsu (Using the thumb and fingers for striking), Kenjutsu, and
Bojutsu. Kuji was also taught.
During the Tang Dynasty, Cho Gyokko brought the school to Japan, coming
from China. It was handed down from generation to generation, Sakagami Taro
Kunishige organized the ryu and served as headmaster from 1532 thru to 1555.
The school is divided (Roughly) into three sections: Unarmed against
unarmed, unarmed against knife, and unarmed against sword.
Formal Techniques Of Gyokko Ryu; The Waza (Techniques), Kata (Forms), etc
are written in the densho (Scroll) in a particular order, which is the order
that they should be learnt, master one before moving on to the other. The
densho is organized according to the following levels:
- Ki Gata (The postures of Gyokko Ryu,
includes methods of moving within them)
- Torite Kihon Gata and Moto Gata
(These are the fundamental techniques that make up the system)
- Joryaku no Maki (Contains various
forms, each form contains principles that the practitioner needs to
understand)
- Churyaku no Maki (Contains more
forms, these are more advanced than Joryaku no Maki forms)
- Geryaku no Maki (Contains very advanced forms)
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