Hontai Yōshin-ryū

Hontai Yōshin-ryū (本體楊心流) is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded from the original teachings of Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu, c. 1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi.^[1] Some sources give Takagi's middle name as Setsuemon,^[1] while others give it as Oriemon.^[2]

Hontai Yōshin-ryū (本體楊心流)
Ko-ryū
Foundation
Founder	Minaki Saburoji
Date founded	c. 1900
Period founded	Early Edo period
Current information
Current headmaster	Inoue Koyichi Munenori
Arts taught
Art	Description
Jujutsu	Hybrid art
Bōjutsu	Staff art
Hanbōjutsu	Short staff art
Iaijutsu	Sword drawing art
Kenjutsu	Sword fighting art
Ancestor schools
Takenouchi-ryū
Descendant schools
Moto-ha Yōshin-ryū, Shingetsu Muso Yanagi-ryū, Kukishin-ryū

This school was active during the Edo period, especially dominant in the Himeji-han and Ako-han. The present headmaster (sōke) is Inoue Kyoichi Munenori who succeeded his father Inoue Tsuyoshi Munetoshi. The handover occurred on 16 January 2005.^[2]

Arts practiced

The system teaches unarmed grappling arts and various weapon arts including bōjutsu, hanbōjutsu, iaijutsu, and kenjutsu.^[1]

Modern practice

Although there are a limited number of official Hontai Yōshin-ryū schools across the world, many westerners have benefited from study at the headquarters in Japan. Therefore, the school's influence on the development of modern jujutsu is significant. The Hontai Yōshin-ryū stays true to its values and traditions and does not advocate commercialization.^{[citation needed]}

Lineage

The order of Hontai Yōshin-ryū succession is as follows

1. Takagi Shigetoshi (born c. 1635, date of death unknown)
2. Takagi Umanosuke Shigesada
3. Takagi Gennoshin Hideshige
4. Okuni Kihei Shigenobu
5. Okuni Hachikuro Nobutoshi
6. Okuni Tarodaibu Tadanobu
7. Okuni Kihyoe Yoshisada
8. Okuni Yozaemon Yoshisada
9. Nakayama Jinnai Sadahide
10. Okuni Buuemon Hidenobu
11. Nakayama Kizaemon Sadataka
12. Okuni Kenji Hideshige
13. Yagi Ikugoro Hisayoshi
14. Ishiya Takeo Masatsugu
15. Ishiya Matsutaro Masaharu
16. Kakuno Happeita Masayoshi (died c. 1939)
17. Minaki Saburo Masanori (born c. 1906, date of death unknown)
18. Inoue Tsuyoshi Munetoshi (born c. 1925)
19. Inoue Kyoichi Munenori (born c. 1949)