Ko-ryū

Ko-ryū (Japanese: 古流, "old school") is a Japanese term for any kind of Japanese school of traditional arts. The term literally translates as "old school" (ko—old, ryū—school) or "traditional school". It is sometimes also translated as "old style".

For the professional sumo wrestler, see Kōryū Tadaharu. For the Kōryū-class midget submarine, see Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine. For the fictional ship Koryu, see Sky Girls.
Various Miyako Ko-ryū ikebana arrangements shown at the Meguro Gajoen (November 2017)

It is often used as a synonymous shorthand for Ko-budō (古武道), ancient Japanese martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration of 1868.[1][2][3] In English, the International Hoplology Society makes a distinction for martial arts between Koryū and Kobudō concerned the origin and the difference between the ranking of priorities concerning combat, morals, discipline and/or aesthetic form.[4] Ko-ryū is one of the oldest and most traditional schools of Ikebana. From it, various other schools have formed that carry its name, such as the Nihon Ko-ryū, Katsura Ko-ryū, Miyako Ko-ryū, Ko-ryū Shōshōkai, and Ko-ryū Shōōkai (古流松應会).[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Sources
  • Draeger, Donn F. Classical Bujitsu (Martial Arts and Ways of Japan). Weatherhill, 1973, 2007. ISBN 978-0834802339
  • Hall, David A. Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. Kodansha USA, 2012. ISBN 978-1568364100
  • Skoss, Diane, Editor. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. Koryubooks, 1997. ISBN 978-1890536046
  • Skoss, Diane, Editor. Sword and Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 2. Koryubooks, 1999. ISBN 978-1890536053
  • Skoss, Diane, Editor. Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 3. Koryubooks, 2002. ISBN 978-1890536060

References
  1. Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu and Budo. New York: Weatherhill. Page 57. ISBN 0-8348-0351-8
  2. Fumon Tanaka (2003) Samurai Fighting Arts: The Spirit and the Practice. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. Page 22. ISBN 4-7700-2898-9
  3. Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo. All Japan Kendo Federation. Tokyo. Japan. 2000. Page 52.
  4. Armstrong, Hunter B. (1995) The Koryu Bujutsu Experience in Koryu Bujutsu - Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. Page 19-20. ISBN 1-890536-04-0
  5. http://www.nihonkoryu.org/en/
  6. https://art-no-niwa.jp/en/info.html
  7. https://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/exhibition_archive_pages/ikebana/ikebana_koryu.aspx
  8. http://www.ikebana.ne.jp/
  9. http://miyakokoryu.jp/
  10. http://www.shoohkai.jpn.org/flame.html
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