is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded from the original teachings of Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu,ōshinryū c. 1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi. Some sources give Takagi's middle name as Setsuemon, while others give it as Oriemon.
This school was active during the Edo period, especially dominant in the Himeji-han and Ako-han. The present headmaster (sōke) is Inoue Kyoichi Munenori who succeeded his father Inoue Tsuyoshi Munetoshi. The handover occurred on 16 January 2005.
Arts practiced
The system teaches unarmed grappling arts and various weapon arts including bōjutsu, hanbōjutsu, iaijutsu, and kenjutsu.
Modern practice
Although there are a limited number of official Hontai Yōshin-ryū schools across the world, many westerners have benefited from study at the headquarters in Japan. Therefore, the school's influence on the development of modern jujutsu is significant. The Hontai Yōshin-ryū stays true to its values and traditions and does not advocate commercialization.
Lineage
The order of Hontai Yōshin-ryū succession is as follows
Takagi Shigetoshi (born c. 1635, date of death unknown) Takagi Umanosuke Shigesada Takagi Gennoshin Hideshige Okuni Kihei Shigenobu Okuni Hachikuro Nobutoshi Okuni Tarodaibu Tadanobu Okuni Kihyoe Yoshisada Okuni Yozaemon Yoshisada Nakayama Jinnai Sadahide Okuni Buuemon Hidenobu Nakayama Kizaemon Sadataka Okuni Kenji Hideshige Yagi Ikugoro Hisayoshi Ishiya Takeo Masatsugu Ishiya Matsutaro Masaharu Kakuno Happeita Masayoshi (died c. 1939) Minaki Saburo Masanori (born c. 1906, date of death unknown) Inoue Tsuyoshi Munetoshi (born c. 1925) Inoue Kyoichi Munenori (born c. 1949)