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The Togakure ryu is a
Ninpo/Ninjutsu
ryuha that was founded at least 900 years ago by Daisuke Nishina
(Togakure), who had learnt
shugendo practices as well as
hakuun ryu
ninjutsu from
Kagakure Doshi.
The school contained Yon-po Hiden (Four Secrets): Senban
Shuriken (Four pointed throwing star), Shuko to (Jap. and) Ashiko
(Spiked bands worn on hands {Shuko} and sometimes feet {Ashiko}, for
climbing), Shinodake (A tube used as a snorkel or blowgun) and Kyoketsu
Shoge (A peculiar blade attached to cord which is in turn attached to a
heavy ring)
Of course it also contained Taijutsu etc.
Formal Techniques of
Togakure ryu
- Ninpo Taijutsu
- Kurai Dori (The postures of Togakure ryu, unarmed or with shuko)
- example, Hachimonji no kamae (Yes, hachimonji not ichimonji): A
posture that has the
Ninja prepared to throw blinding powder.
- Ukemi Gata (Methods of using the shuko)
- example, Ittoh dori: This is a method of catching a sword with
the shuko.
- Shinobi Gaeshi (Includes methods of moving undetected, and methods
of escaping in the case of discovery)
- example, Shige gaeshi: While lying on top of a van (Could be any
horizantal surface that is raised above the ground) the
Ninja is spotted, he throws blinding powder and maybe
shuriken, then rolls (In a particular way) to the side opposite
the enemy and runs off or finds a better hiding place.
- Santo Tonko no Kata (Vanishing forms, makes use of blinding
powder, shuriken etc; these are also used in the case of discovery but
this time the opponent attacks)
- example, 'Happo kiri gakure gata': The
Ninja is surrounded by swordsmen, the
Ninja throws
Shuriken at the front attackers and blinding powder to the rear,
then when surrounded by "fog" he/she vanishes (Runs off).
- Ninja Bikenjutsu (Methods of using the
Ninja sword, which was shorter than the
Katana)
- Kurai Dori (Sword 'postures', there are also five methods of
attaching the sword to the body.)
- example, Totoku hyoshi: A posture for deflecting projectiles
- Iaijutsu (Sword drawing)
- example, Katate nuki: Drawing the sword with one hand in a
particular way.
- Biken Kata (Sword forms, the
Ninja method of using the sword is unusual.)
- example, Itto ryu dan: The sword is thrown at the enemy/enemies,
the
Ninja would either retrieve the sword or just run off, depending
on whether the enemy was dead or not, they might even steal the
enemy's weapons (As most
Ninja were poor, the sword they had in the first place was
probably stolen).
- Sakkijutsu (Training to develop the ability to sense intentions;
this isn't an entire sub-discipline however, it was developed by
training in the other disciplines.)
The Kyoketsu Shoge had no formal techniques.
The Togakure ryu is taught only in
Bujinkan,
Genbukan, and
Jinenkan; but those schools contain Samurai arts that they tend to
focus on.
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