Kukishinden Ryu

• Type: Bojutsu, Kenjutsu, Shurikenjutsu, Juttejutsu, Kusari-gama-jutsu, Daken taijutsu, Koppôjutsu, Suirenjutsu
• Founder: Yakushimaru Kurando Takamasa
• Era: circa 1300

Also known as Kukishinden-ryû happôbiken, this ryuha was founded during the Nanboku-cho(1336-1392), when Takamasa was a guard for Emperor Go-Daigo . The school was then perpetuated in a pirate family from Ise, the Kuki, reputed for their uncommon skills.

Sources

• Watatani Kiyoshi & Yamada Chushi, ed. Bugei Ryûha Daijiten Tokyo copy Shuppan, 1969.
• Kacem Zoughari, Ninpô: l'ombre de la lumière, 2003