Kumogakure Ryu
The
taijutsu of Kumogakure Ryu is very similar to Togakure Ryu.The Kumogakure Ryu may have been created by
the Toda family (also of Togkakure Ryu) in the 1600's, as a ninjutsu school of
thought- centering it's techniques on the non-violent side of Ninpo.(The Togakure Ryu teaches that violence is to
be avoided).
The ninja of Kumogakure Ryu went into
combat wearing armored sleeves to protect themselves.Another interesting feature of the ryu was
the Demon Mask, sometimes worn by members of the system.Kikaku-ken (Demon Horn Fist, or head butt)
gives rise to another theory of the Demon Mask. One of the special weapons of
the style is the kamayari, or hooked spear.Used in combat against swordsmen, the hooks were used to parry and trap
the incoming blades.It was also used to
hook opponents from above.The
Kumogakure Ryu densho mentions a ninja named Sarutobi Sasuke, who used the
kamayari when leaping from tree to tree, hooking it onto the branches.
Another Kumogakure Ryu speciality
involved survival training, and being able to light fires under all conditions.
Iga Heinaizaemon had a son, Kami
Hattori Heitaro Koreyuki, who was the ancestor of Hattori Hanzo, the famous
ninja.
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Soke of
Kumogakure Ryu
Iga
Heinaizaemon no jo IenagaTenmon
Era(1532-1554)
Toda
Sagenta Nobufusa
Toda Gohei
Nobunaga
Toda
Noriyoshi
Toda
Seiryu NobutsunaKwanyei
Era(1624-1644)
Toda Fudo
NobuchikaManji
Era (1658-1681)
Toda
Kangoro Nobuyasu Tenna
Era(1681-1704)
Toda
Eisaburo Nobumasa Hoyei
Era(1704-1711)
Toda
Shingoro Masayoshi Gembun
Era(1736-1764)
Toda
Daigoro Chikahide Meiwa
Era(1764-1804)
Toda
Daisaburo ChikashigeBunkwa
Era (1804-1818)
Toda
Shinryuken Masamitsu b. 1824 - d.
1909
Takamatsu
Toshitsugu b. 1887 - d.
1972
Hatsumi
Masaakib. 1931 -