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".

Martial Arts

It is often used as a synonymous

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