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is a traditional school of
jujutsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...
founded by Motsugai Takeda. It contains an extensive system of martial arts, including unarmed fighting (''
jujutsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...
''), staff (''
bōjutsu () is the martial art of stick fighting using a bō, which is the Japanese word for staff. Staffs have been in use for thousands of years in Asian martial arts like Silambam. Some techniques involve slashing, swinging, and stabbing with the ...
''), short staff ('' jojutsu''), sword (''
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''), sword drawing (''
iaijutsu is a combative quick-draw sword technique. This art of drawing the Japanese sword, katana, is one of the Japanese ''ko-ryū'' martial art disciplines in the education of the classical warrior (samurai, bushi).Gordon Warner, Warner, Gordon and D ...
''), glaive (''
naginatajutsu is the Japanese martial art of wielding the . The naginata is a weapon resembling the European glaive and the Chinese Guandao, guan dao. Most naginatajutsu practiced today is in a modernized form, a ''gendai budō'', in which competitions also ...
''), scythe (''nagikamajutsu''), scythe and chain ('' kusarigamajutsu''), and jitte ('' jittejutsu''). While young compared to other koryu jujutsu, Fusen-ryū is well known in martial arts circles due to one of its masters, Mataemon Tanabe, and its rivalry with the
Kodokan The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology Literally, ''kō'' ...
school. Posterior Fusen-ryū practitioners would be Tanabe's students Taro Miyake and Yukio Tani. Also, according to popular belief, Doshin So, the founder of
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, was trained in Fusen-ryū jujutsu. Although its jujutsu style is popularly believed to be highly specialized in ''newaza'' or groundfighting, as Tanabe himself was masterfully skilled at it, it actually focused rather on ''gyaku-waza'' or stand-up grappling, specially wrist locks. Tanabe described his ground strategy as created from his personal experience in jujutsu contests. The Fusen-ryū school featured a complete curriculum of ''atemi-waza'' (striking techniques), ''nage-waza'' (throwing techniques), and ''shime-waza'' (choking techniques).不遷流柔術
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History

The founder of Fusen-ryū was Motsugai Takeda, also known by the name of Fusen.Fumon Tanaka, Atsumi Nakashima, Serge Mol. ''Classical Fighting Arts of Japan: A Complete Guide to Koryu Jujutsu'' He was a part of the
Takeda family The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Taked ...
, and after becoming a monk started training Namba Ippo-ryū jujutsu with Takahasi Inobei Mitsumasa. After receiving his
menkyo kaiden is a Japanese term meaning "license." It refers to the license to teach used by practitioners of various Japanese classical arts and martial arts certifying some license within the school or ryū. The ''menkyo'' system dates back to the 8th ce ...
, he travelled around many parts of Japan in a form of musha shugyo, learning in the schools of Yoshin-ryū,
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,
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, Kito-ryū and Shibukawa-ryū, as well as the armed styles of
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, Hōzōin-ryū, Otsubo-ryū and Yamada-ryū. By adopting the strong points of each style, he created his Fusen-ryū curriculum. After being appointed priest of the Saihoji temple in
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in 1830, he built a dojo in the nearby grounds and started teaching his style. Many martial artists heard his reputation and came to challenge him, but nobody could beat him. It was said Motsugai's students reached the number of 3000. Motsugai died in 1867, after which his school moved its influence field to
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. The school rose to fame again in 1891, when its headmaster Mataemon Tanabe defeated the Kodokan judoka
Takisaburo Tobari was a Japanese jujutsu and judo practitioner. He was one of the earliest members of Kodokan Judo Institute, Kodokan. Biography Born in 1865, Tobari graduated as a jujutsuka of the Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū school in Edo, later known as Tokyo. He tra ...
in a challenge match. At the time, most jujutsu schools in Tokyo were losing place to the growing Kodokan, and the victory was shocking not only for coming from one of them, but also for how easily it happened thanks to Tanabe's personal advantage at ''newaza''. The victory was followed by many others, and Tanabe capitalized on them to promote himself and his style by claiming his wins demonstrated the superiority of Fusen-ryū over judo and not any skill on his part.外編2−古流と講道館流
/ref> He taught his art at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai and at Yataro Handa's Daito-ryū dojo, which went to specialize in ''newaza'', and also shared his knowledge with judokas Yuji Hirooka and Soji Kimotsuki. Despite this, the Fusen-ryū school itself never grew to significant levels (although its lineage survives in Bob, Clarke's WJJF Jiu Jitsu syllabus), with Tanabe remaining as its only renowned exponent. Eventually his son Teruo and his most known apprentices, Taro Miyake and Yukio Tani, became members of the Kodokan. A number of practitioners of Fusen Ryu, including Yukio Tani left Fusen Ryu to become practitioners of Judo. As Jigaro Kano merged techniques from Fusen Ryu, their ability to win against Judoka was neutralized. This was seen with Hajime Isogai forcing a draw against Mataemon Tanabe.


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External links


Fusen Ryū official website
official website of Fusen-ryu in Japanese language {{DEFAULTSORT:Takenouchi-ryu Ko-ryū bujutsu Jujutsu Japanese martial arts