Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū

Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū
(天神真楊流)
Ko-ryū
Foundation
FounderIso Mataemon Ryūkansai Minamoto no Masatari
Date founded1830s
Period foundedLate Edo period
(1603–1867)
Current information
Current headmasterKubota Toshihiro and Shibata Koichi
Arts taught
ArtDescription
JūjutsuHybrid art
KappōResuscitation techniques.
Ancestor schools
Shin no Shintō-ryū • Yōshin-ryū
Descendant schools
Ito-ha Shin'yō-ryū • AikidoBartitsuJudoShindō Yōshin-ryū • Tenjin Shinyo Goshin-ryu, Kokusai Okazaki-ha Shin Tenshin Shin'yo-ryu Aiki-jūjutsu

Tenjin Shinyo-ryu (天神真楊流, Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū), meaning "Divine True Willow School", can be classified as a traditional school (koryū) of jūjutsu. It was founded by Iso Mataemon Ryūkansai Minamoto no Masatari (磯又右衛門柳関斎源正足) in the 1830s. Its syllabus comprises atemi-waza (striking techniques), nage-waza (throwing techniques), torae-waza (immobilization methods), and shime-waza (choking techniques). Once a very popular jujutsu system in Japan, among the famous students who studied the art were Kanō Jigorō and Morihei Ueshiba. Kanō founded the modern art of judo, and Ueshiba founded aikido.