is a

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term for any kind of Japanese school of traditional arts. The term literally translates as "

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" (''ko''—old, '' ryū''—school) or "traditional school". It is sometimes also translated as "old style".

Martial Arts

It is often used as a synonymous

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for , ancient

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that predate the

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of 1868.Draeger, Donn F. (1974) ''Modern Bujutsu and Budo''. New York: Weatherhill. Page 57. Fumon Tanaka (2003) ''Samurai Fighting Arts: The Spirit and the Practice''.
Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. Page 22. In English, the International

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Society draws a distinction between ''Koryū'' and ''Kobudō'' martial arts based on their origin and the differences between their ranking of priorities concerning combat, morals, discipline, and/or aesthetic form.

''Ikebana'' (Flower-Arranging)

''Ko-ryū'' is one of the oldest and most traditional schools of ''

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''. 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 .http://www.shoohkai.jpn.org/flame.html

Sources

* Draeger, Donn F. ''Classical Bujitsu'' (Martial Arts and Ways of Japan). Weatherhill, 1973, 2007. * Hall, David A. ''Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts''. Kodansha USA, 2012. * Skoss, Diane, Editor. ''Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan''. Koryubooks, 1997. * Skoss, Diane, Editor. ''Sword and Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan'', Volume 2. Koryubooks, 1999. * Skoss, Diane, Editor. ''Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan'', Volume 3. Koryubooks, 2002.

References

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