Takenouchi-ryu -Sōdenke Lineage -
Origination
The Takenouchi-ryu, which was founded by Takenouchi Nakatsukasadayu Hisamori in 1532, was the culmination of three generations.
Genealogy
The Takeuchi-ryu, which is passed down from child to child of the Takenouchi family, has established the Soke family and the Sodenke family from the ninth generation onwards in order to prevent the disconnection of the technique and bloodline of the Isshi Soden.
Technique
Takeuchi-ryu is a comprehensive martial art that consists of jujutsu forms such as koshinomawari-kogusoku and hade, swordsmanship forms such as kenpo-saide, and stick-based forms, and the number of forms is as many as 365 articles.
Outline
This school was created by Takenouchi Nakatsukasadayu Hisamori, Lord of Ichinose of Haga castle in the province of Mimasaka(present-day Okayama) during the Sengoku era, when the armored confrontations used to take place everyday.
In 1532,when Hisamori was praying at Atago Temple, an old man appeared to him and showed him a series of techniques; and by breaking in front of him a 72cm long bokuto into two, he told him 'The long arm is useless. The half is enough. This is the kogusoku.' This is how the koshinomawari-kogusoku started as a fighting technique(kumiuchi)
After their training trips, Hitachinosuke-Hisakatsu and Kaganosuke-Hisayoshi, son and grandson of Hisamori, established a school that gathers more than 500 movements of koshinomawari-kogusoku, kenpo-taijutsu, kenjutsu, bojutsu, hobakujutsu, etc.
The Takenouchiryu-school is considered to be the source of jujutsu. Its reputation was so important that people use to say 'one must not wave the stick in mimasaka', meaning one would by assaulted by the bare hands of his own disciples.
Nowadays, the department of Okayama has classified the surroundings of central dojo as an important historical site, being the birth place of Takenouchi-ryu. The method is passed over from generation to generation in the Takenouchi family until the present day.