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Schools That Once Contained Kusarigama




The following is hack-translated from a Japanese source by me, so it is not be reliable and is probably not comprehensive.


流派 Ryuha

専門流派 Specialty schools
• 心鏡流 Shinkyo Ryu?
• 一心流（神道夢想流杖術に付属）Isshin Ryu (part of Shindo Muso Ryu)
• 山田流鎖鎌術（不遷流柔術に付属）Yamada Ryu? (part of Fusen Ryu)
• 二刀神影流（大正時代に創始）Nito Shinkage Ryu (founded Taisho period)
• 卜伝流（柳剛流剣術に併伝、伊勢の系統）Bokuden Ryu (Ryugo Ryu)
• 金輪流 Kanawa Ryu

流派内の武器術にあるもの Schools which include the weapon
• 正木流 Masaki Ryu
• 荒木流 Araki Ryu
• 竹内流 Takenouchi Ryu
• 渋川流 Shibukawa Ryu
• 渋川一流 Shibukawa Ichi Ryu
• 楊心流（薙刀術）Yoshin Ryu (Naginata Jutsu)
• 天道流 Tendo Ryu
• 戸田派武甲流薙刀術 Toda Ha Buko Ryu
• 駒川改心流 Komagawa Kaishin Ryu?
• 柳生心眼流 Yagyu Shingan Ryu
• 直猶心流（直心影流薙刀術に併伝）Jikishin Ryu (Jikishinkage Ryu Naginata)
• 気楽流 Kiraku Ryu
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