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*''Japanese'':無外流

*''Japanese'': 無外流 ''(Mugairyuu)''

*''Also called'':無外直伝剣法(Mugai Jikiden Kenpo), or 無外流居合兵道(Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo)

*''Also called: Mugai Jikiden Kenpo'' (無外直伝剣法), ''or Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo'' (無外流居合兵道)

* ''Type''; [[Iaijutsu]], [[Kenjutsu]]

* ''Type: [[Iaijutsu]], [[Kenjutsu]]''

* ''Founder'': [[Tsuji Sukeshige|Tsuji Gettan Mugai Sukeshige]] 辻月丹無外資茂

* ''Founder: [[Tsuji Sukeshige|Tsuji Gettan Mugai Sukeshige]]'' (辻月丹無外資茂)

* ''Era'': [[1695]]

* ''Era: [[1695]]''

==History==

==History==

Founder [[Tsuji Gettan Mugai Sukeshige]] (also Sukemochi) went to the capital when he was 13, where he learned [[Yamaguchi Ryu]] kenjutsu from Yamaguchi Bokushinsai and his student Itou Shougen<ref>伊藤将監</ref>.  At the age of 26 he received ''kaiden'' (full transmission) and opened dojo in the Kojimachi district of  [[Edo]].  In Edo, Sukeshige studied [[zazen]] under Zen master [[Sekitan Wajo]] at Kyukoji temple in Azabu.  He took the name 'Mugai Ryu' from a Zen poem:

Founder [[Tsuji Gettan Mugai Sukeshige]] (also Sukemochi) went to the capital when he was 13, where he learned [[Yamaguchi Ryu]] kenjutsu from Yamaguchi Bokushinsai and his student Itou Shougen<ref>伊藤将監</ref>.  At the age of 26 he received ''kaiden'' (full transmission) and opened dojo in the Kojimachi district of  [[Edo]].  In Edo, Sukeshige studied [[zazen]] under Zen master [[Sekitan Wajo]] at Kyukoji temple in Azabu.  He took the name 'Mugai Ryu' from a Zen poem:

一法実無外 : Ippo jitsu mugai (There is nothing but the one truth:)<BR>

一法実無外 : Ippo jitsu mugai (There is nothing but the one truth.)<BR>

乾坤得一貞 : Kenkon toku ittei (It is universal, constant.)<BR>

乾坤得一貞 : Kenkon toku ittei (It is universal, constant.)<BR>

吹毛方納蜜 : Suimo hono mitsu (The wind-blown feather truly obtains this secret;)<BR>

吹毛方納蜜 : Suimo hono mitsu (The wind-blown feather truly obtains this secret;)<BR>

The original name for his school was ''Mugai Jikiden Kenpou'' (The true transmission of the sword method of Mugai [nothing outside]).   

The original name for his school was ''Mugai Jikiden Kenpou'' (The true transmission of the sword method of Mugai [nothing outside]).   

He also learned [[Jikyo Ryu]] under Taga Jikyoken Morimasa.  Later, Takahashi Hachisuke Mitsusuke would receive transmission of Mugai Ryu from the fourth generation, Tsuji Sukeyuki<ref>''Bugei Ryuha Daijiten'' gives his name as Tsuji Tatsugoro Sukeyuki, although other sources[[http://www.iai.gr.jp/hp/english/lineage.html]] say Tsuji Kimata Sukeyuki</ref> and transmission of [[Jikyo Ryu]] from the fourth in that lineage, Yamamura Masahige.  Takahashi then started the Takahashi-ha, or Himeji lineage, of Mugai Ryu.

He also learned [[Jikyo Ryu]] under Taga Jikyoken Morimasa.  Later, Takahashi Hachisuke Mitsusuke would receive transmission of Mugai Ryu from the fourth generation, Tsuji Sukeyuki<ref>''Bugei Ryuha Daijiten'' gives his name as Tsuji Tatsugoro Sukeyuki, although other sources[[http://www.iai.gr.jp/hp/english/lineage.html]] say Tsuji Kimata Sukeyuki</ref> and transmission of Jikyo Ryu from the fourth in that lineage, Yamamura Masahige.  Takahashi then started the Takahashi-ha, or Himeji lineage, of Mugai Ryu.

Eventually the Edo lineage ended with Tsuji Sadatoku, but the Himeji line continued the tradition of Mugai Ryu, also incorporating Jikyo Ryu iai.

Eventually the Edo lineage ended with Tsuji Sadatoku, but the Himeji line continued the tradition of Mugai Ryu, also incorporating Jikyo Ryu iai.

*[[Saito Hajime]]

*[[Saito Hajime]]

==References==

==Notes==

==External Links==

==External Links==

*[http://www.iai.gr.jp/ Suimokai website] -- The website of the Suimokai, the organization for Mugai Ryu Meishi-ha.

*[http://www.iai.gr.jp/ Suimokai website] -- The website of the Suimokai, the organization for Mugai Ryu Meishi-ha.

==Footnotes==

==References==

[[Category:Bujutsu]]

[[Category:Bujutsu]]