Shin Muso Hayashizaki Ryu was a [[battojutsu]] style founded by [[Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu |Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto no Shigenobu]] in the late 1500s. According to legend, his father was murdered while Shigenobu was still young. Swearing revenge, he took to either the Shinmei or Hiyoshi [[Shinto]] [[jinja]] where he prayed and meditated for many days. After an extended period of prayer and meditation he was struck with a divine dream wherein he was imparted with the techniques of battojutsu. | Shin Muso Hayashizaki Ryu was a [[battojutsu]] style founded by [[Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu |Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto no Shigenobu]] in the late 1500s. According to legend, his father was murdered while Shigenobu was still young. Swearing revenge, he took to either the Shinmei or Hiyoshi [[Shinto]] [[jinja]] where he prayed and meditated for many days. After an extended period of prayer and meditation he was struck with a divine dream wherein he was imparted with the techniques of battojutsu. |