Buki-Jutsu | Shinshinryu

Kuniba Ho Shinshin Ryu Bo / Jo Jutsu

The stick arts as taught through the Shinshin Ryu comes from the teachings of the late Shogo Kuniba, Soke as taught to the late Albert C. Church, Jr., Soke as Kaicho of the Seishinkan Sogo Budo Renmei. These teachings are historically traced back through Kuniba Sensei to the well known Okinawan Kobudo teacher, Taira Shinken, Shodai-Kaicho as well as Kosha Shojin, Shihan.
After receiving these teachings from Kuniba Sensei, Church Sensei began combining these teachings with the staff (Ch Gun / Bang) teachings he learned from his teacher, Si Tai-Sijo Kim Chi Wang. Church Sensei taught these teachings to his inheritor elect(s), the late Harold Martin, Soke and Tai-Sijo Thomas Brandon.
Today, these teachings are being carried on through the Shinshin Ryu in Kihon (basics) training, as passed from the Seishinkan Sogo Budo Renmei, as well as drills/forms to teach the various applications of these stick arts.

Mugai Ho Shinshin Ryu Iaijutsu

The sword art of Mugai Ho Shinshin Ryu is based on the sword art of Kuniba Ha Mugai Ryu. This art was taught to Albert Church Jr., Soke, Shorinji Tetsu-Kempo / Kamishin Ryu, while living in Japan in the 60's.

Mugai Ryu was founded by Tsuji Gettan Sukemochi in 1693. At the young age of 26, he

received his Menkyo Kaiden (full transmission) in Yamaguchi Ryu Kenjutsu and created his

Mugai Ryu style.

Over the next 300 years the Mugai Ryu splintered with several known Mugai Ryuha. The

most common line of Mugai Ryu was passed down through the Takahashi line. In the early

1900's the 12th generation Soke (head-family) Kyutaro Takahashi chose Nakagawa sensei as his lineage inheritor. It was Nakagawa sensei that tried to bring together the factions of Mugai Ryu into one line, this proved unsuccessful.

Nakagawa eventually chose Ishii Gogetsu as his lineage successor. Later Ishii Gogetsu broke from Nakagawa sensei and continued teaching his line of Mugai Ryu. It is a point of contention as to

what happened to the Nakagawa lineage, some show a Mugai Kai of four separate inheritors

others to Shiokawa sensei.

In 1952, Shogo Kuniba, Soke, Motobu Ha Shito Ryu, began training in Mugai

Ryu Iaido under Ishii Gogetsu, Soke. Over the next 15 years, Kuniba sensei

continued developing this art under the organization of the Seishinkai/Seishinkan.

Church sensei learned this art during this time.

Over the next 10 years, Church sensei continued developing the art under the

organization of the Nippon Kobudo Rengokai into his personal style of Kamishin Ryu

Iaijutsu. These teachings include Kuniba Ryu Kata (Seiza no bu (kneeling) and Tachiwaza no

bu (standing)), bokken training (katana no kata) and in advanced training, Tameshigiri (test

cutting).

From 1970-1975, Thomas Brandon, Shihan was the primary Kamishin Ryu (Shin-Mugai Ryu)

Iaido/Jutsu instructor and taught many students these sword arts, most notably, Brandon Shihan was the first Iaido instructor of the well known sword master, Guy power, Renshi-Rokudan, Nakamura Ryu Batto Do / Toyama Ryu Iaido. Power Sensei also became the US Representative for the International Iai-Batto Do Federation.

It is an honor to have Brandon Hanshi here with me at the Shinshin Ryu Hombu Dojo passing on these Shin-Mugai teachings and testing/reviewing the next generation of sword students.

(Shin) Mugai Ho Shinshin Ryu Iaijutsu is considered by the head-family to be a modern martial way

(Gendai Budo) based on the traditional Japanese sword art of Kuniba Ha Mugai Ryu. The use of the term

"jutsu" instead of "do" in the art of Iai is not intended to imply the art is necessarily a "battle"

defensive art but that it is not as concerned with philosophical improvements of the practitioner

usually associated with "do" arts.