Ryū (school)
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Ryū (流, mainly used as a suffix, meaning style, type, form, manner, system, school, itself is commonly used as a suffix.
In English, the word is frequently used to refer to schools of
In the martial arts
Japanese martial arts are often classified and codified into ryūha. Usually a given style will have its own curriculum, ranks and licensure system. These may be based on the parent style or a combination of sources that form the background of the system.
The name of a style may have particular meaning or may simply be a location.
High-level practitioners of an established style may splinter off and form their own derivative styles based on their own experience or interpretation. Sometimes this is encouraged by the parent style, sometimes it represents an ideological schism between senior members of the style. Sometimes, it is done simply for 'marketing' reasons or to adjust a system to modern times.
There is no universal licensing or ranking system across all ryūha. A high-ranking person or
References
- ^ "Japanese meaning of 流, りゅう, ryū". Nihongo Master (in English and Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "流派, りゅうは, ryūha definition". Nihongo Master (in English and Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Meaning of 流派 in japanese". RōmajiDesu (in English and Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Word search - Ryū definitions and meanings". Nihongo Master (in English and Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
Further reading
- The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 0-8048-2037-6
- Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, Kenkyusha Limited, Tokyo 1991, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6
External links
- Article about Koryu - North American Bugei Society at the Wayback Machine (archived July 8, 2011)
- "What is a 'Ryu'?" by Wayne Muromoto