Jojutsu: Shinto Muso-ryu, Shintaido, Shinto Muso-ryu, History of Shinto Muso-ryu, Muso Gonnosuke, Shinto Muso-ryu Jo Kata, Zen Nihon kendo renmei Jodo, Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu, Isshin-ryu kusarigamajutsu, Ittatsu-ryu, Kasumi Shinto-ryu Kenjutsu

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Chapters: Shinto Muso-ryu, Shintaido, Shinto Muso-ryu, History of Shinto Muso-ryu, Muso Gonnosuke, Shinto Muso-ryu Jo Kata, Zen Nihon kendo renmei Jodo, Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu, Isshin-ryu kusarigamajutsu, Ittatsu-ryu, Kasumi Shinto-ryu Kenjutsu, Uchida Ryu Tanjojutsu, Ryohei Uchida, Uchida Ryogoro, All Japan Kendo Federation. Excerpt: Shinto Muso-ryu, or Shindo Muso-ryu ), most commonly known by its practice of jodo, is a traditional school (koryu) of the Japanese martial art of jojutsu, or the art of wielding the short staff (jo). The technical purpose of the art is to learn how to defeat a swordsman in combat using the jo, with an emphasis on proper combative distance, timing and concentration. The system includes teachings of other weapon systems which are contained in Shinto Muso-ryu as auxiliary arts (Fuzoku ryuha). The school is sometimes abbreviated as SMR. The art was founded by the samurai Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿, fl. c.1605, dates of birth and death unknown) in the early Edo period (1603¿1868) and, according to legend, first put to use in a duel with Miyamoto Musashi (¿¿ ¿¿, 1584¿1645). The original art created by Muso Gonnosuke has evolved and been added upon ever since its inception and up to modern times. The art was successfully brought outside of its original domain in Fukuoka and outside of Japan itself in the 19th and 20th century. The spreading of Shinto Muso-ryu beyond Japan was largely the effort of Takaji Shimizu, 1896¿1978), considered the 25th headmaster. With the assistance of his own students and the cooperation of the kendo community, Shimizu spread Shinto Muso-ryu worldwide. Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi, founder of Shinto Muso-ryu (Image from the Buko Hyakunin Isshu)According to its own history, Shinto Muso-ryu was founded in the Keicho era (1594¿1614) by Muso Gonnosuke, a samurai with considerable martial arts experience. His experiences, which would climax in his two duels with the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, led him to create a set of techniques for the jo. These techniques constituted the core of his new school which he named Shinto Muso-ryu. Gonnosuke used his training in kenjutsu, naginatajutsu, sojutsu and bojutsu, which he acquired in part from Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu and Kashima Jikishinkage-ryu, to develop a new way of handling the jo