Takenouchi-ryū

Takenouchi-ryū
(竹内流)
Ko-ryū
Foundation
FounderTakenouchi Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori
Date founded1532
Period foundedlate Muromachi period
(1336–1573)
Current information
Current headmasterTakenouchi Toichiro Hisamune
Arts taught
ArtDescription
JujutsuHybrid art, unarmed or with minor weapons
BōjutsuStaff art
KenjutsuSword art
IaijutsuSword drawing art
NaginatajutsuGlaive art
TessenjutsuIron fan art
HojōjutsuRope-tying and restraining art
SakkatsuhōResuscitation methods
Ancestor schools
Tegoi, Sumo
Descendant schools
Takenouchi Santo-ryū
Bitchū Den Takenouchi-ryū
Takenouchi Hogan-ryū
Araki-ryū
Donteki-ryū
Futagami-ryū
Sōsuishi-ryū
Takagi-ryū
Hontai Yōshin-ryū
Tagaki Yoshin-ryū
Motoha Yōshin-ryū
Shingetsu Muso Yanagi-ryū
Kukishin-ryū
Rikishin-ryū
Fusen-ryū
Judo
Jishukan Ryu

Hinoshita Torite Kaisan Takenouchi-ryū (日下 捕手 開山 竹内流) is one of the oldest jujutsu koryū in Japan. It was founded in 1532, the first year of Tenbun, on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month by Takenouchi Chūnagon Daijō Nakatsukasadaiyū Hisamori, the lord of Ichinose Castle in Sakushū. Although it is famous for its jūjutsu, Takenouchi Ryū is actually a complete martial art, including armed grappling (yoroi kumiuchi), staff (bōjutsu), sword (kenjutsu), sword drawing (iaijutsu), glaive (naginatajutsu), iron fan (tessenjutsu), restraining rope (hojōjutsu), and resuscitation techniques (sakkatsuhō). Its jūjutsu techniques have been influential in the founding of many other schools in Japan. Takenouchi Ryū is still actively transmitted today by members of the Takenouchi family, as well as by other groups both within and outside Japan.

Together with the Yōshin-ryū (楊心流) and the Ryōi Shintō-ryū, the Takenouchi-ryū (竹内流) was one of the three largest, most important and influential Jūjutsu schools of the Edo period (江戸時代 Edo jidai 1603 - 1868) before the rise of Judo.