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About Koryu Martial Arts –

We provide: Research, Information, Training in Koryu Martial Arts

Koryu martial arts are the martial arts of “traditional schools”, or “old schools” martial arts. These are schools of martial arts that originated in Japan, and were founded prior to 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords (Haitōrei) came into effect after the Meiji Restoration. Shibata-ryu Kojutsu is a Ryuha that researches, trains in and instructs the koryu martial arts.

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About:  Shibata-ryu has 450 years of history with members that have Samurai and Ninjutsu training and service.

The current Shibata-ryu Kojutsu Ryuha has the following Koryu divisions of training:

  1. Musashi Kempo
  2. Musashi Jujutsu
  3. Musashi Ninjutsu
  4. Musashi Kojutsu (all inclusive)

Ranking Members:

  1. Kenryu Hayek- Iemoto Shibata-ryu Kojutsu 
  2. Ulises Villa Huesca – Menkyo Kaiden – Shibata-ryu Ninjutsu
  3. Henry Iwoaka – Menkyo Kaiden – Aikite-jujutsu / Shibata-ryu Jujutsu
  4. Rene Petrovic – Menkyo Kaiden – Koryu Jujutsu / Shibata-ryu Jujutsu
  5. John Johnson – Menkyo Shihan – Musashi Ninjutsu
  6. Matthew Hayek – Menkyo Shihan – 6th Dan – Ryukyute Motobu Kempo / Musashi Kempo
  7. Brett Mayfield – Godan Shihan – 5th Dan – Shibata-ryu Kojutsu
  8. Jason Lincoln – Sandan 3rd Dan – Shibata-ryu Kojutsu 

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    Iemoto certification in Kojutsu granted by Kiyomi Shibata of the Musashi Ninja Clan (Iemoto (家元, lit. ’family foundation’) is a Japanese term used to refer to the founder or current Grand Master of a certain school of traditional Japanese art. It is used synonymously with the term sōke (宗家) when it refers to the family or house that the iemoto is head of and represents the Kojutsu Ryuha.