Kuki shinden Ryu (Nine demons school)
Happo Hikenjutsu
Weapons
sword, spear, halberd, bo, hanbo,
jutte, tessen kusuri-kama
taijutsu
heiho
military strategy
Started as a battlefield art, techniques brought back by masters who survived to teach
The Bojutsu was devised in battle when the commander's spear broke and he used the staff to defeat the remaining enemy with the kuji kiri 9 cuts method
the Bo of Takagi yoshin ryu is taken from kukishinden
the taijutsu of kukishinden is based on takagi yoshin ryu
Bojutsu in the ryu holds elements of spear and halberd and is used in a deceptive manner
it is similar to other Jo schools of Japan, and differs from the Bojutsu of Okinawa, which is part of Karate and Kempo
shorter sticks include hanbo and tanbo - although there is a part of taijutsu that uses them as close range weapons, similar to a karate weapon
Kenjutsu in this ryu has a signature upward slash at angle 12
it also uses long and short swords, swords in pairs, throwing knife, and bo shuriken
Naginata - halberd - the ryu owes it's creation to the battlefield halberd and the broken halberd that started it's bojutsu
Hanbo - a similar origin in that a warrior's spear was cut in half so he used the half staff. Further developments of the hanbo come from the movements of the sword. It also has a section based on taijutsu kempo.
Spear - sojutsu - yari - a difficult weapon to use as it relies on distance and timing. Similar to the Wing Chun pole.
