ryuha

alternative ryūha

1. A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.

   The actual color of the belt may differ from ryuha to ryuha or dojo to dojo

   2009, Daniel C. Pauley, “YONKYU”, in Pauley’s Guide – A Dictionary of Japanese Martial Arts and Culture, Dolores, Colo.: Anaguma Seizan Publications, →ISBN, page 200

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   In like manner, kata are the “works” of a ryuha’s current and past masters, the living embodiment of the school’s teachings.

   1995, Karl F. Friday, “Kabala in Motion: Kata & Pattern Practice in the Traditional Bugei”, in Harald Kleinschmidt, editor, Warfare in Japan (The International Library of Essays on Military History), Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, published 2016, →ISBN, part III (Aesthetics and Ethics of War), page 204

   Half-sword techniques appear in some Japanese schools as well. Although most kenjutsu ryuha tend to avoid these methods, a few schools seem to specialize in them.

   1997, Matthew Galas, “Kindred Spirits: The Art of the Sword in Germany and Japan”, in Michael A. DeMarco, editor, Medieval Warrior Cultures of Europe and Japan: Body, Mind, Sword, Santa Fe, N.M.: Via Media Publishing Company, published 2015, →ISBN

   Synonyms: ryu