Mugai Ryu Europe

The official Mugai Ryu European representative with over 20 Dojo across Europe.

Mugai Ryu Europe

Curriculum

the Curriculum of Mugai Ryu Meishi Ha consists of the following areas:

Iaidō 居合道 (drawing the sword and cutting in one fluent motion)

Kenjutsu/kumitachi 剣術/組太刀 (partnered techniques, trained with wooden swords)

Tameshigiri 試し切り (cutting exercise with a sharp blade)

Iaido

The Iaido Kata of Mugai Ryu are rooted in Jikyo Ryu Iaijutsu, wich was learned by Tsuji Gettan Sukemochi and all successive generations of Mugai Ryu practitioners. In the Himeji line of Mugai Ryu, Jikyo Ryu was fully incorporated into the curriculum of Mugai Ryu by its sixth Soke, Takahashi Hachisuke Mitsusuke, and finally reformed into the contemporary four sets of five Iaido Kata by Nakagawa Shiryō Shinichi (11th Soke of Mugai Ryu).

Goyou 五用 (Zagi)
  1. Shin 真
  2. Ren 連
  3. Sa 左
  4. Yuu 右
  5. Sha 捨
Goka 五箇 (Zagi)
  1. Suigetsu 水月
  2. Inchuuyou 陰中陽
  3. Youchuuin 陽中陰
  4. Hibiki Gaeshi 響き返し
  5. Hazumi 破図味
Goou 五応 (Tachiwaza)
  1. Munazukushi 胸尽くし
  2. Enyou 円要
  3. Ryouguruma 両車
  4. Nookuri 野送り
  5. Gyokkou 玉光
Hashirigakari 走り懸り
  1. Maegoshi 前腰
  2. Musougaeshi 夢想返し
  3. Mawarigakari 回り懸かり
  4. Miginoteki 右の敵
  5. Shihou 四方

Kenjutsu/Kumitachi

The Kenjutsu Kata of Mugai Ryu Meishi Ha include, besides the traditional Mugai Ryu Kenjutsu Kata, of techniques, wich were added curriculum over the course of the years. The limited number of the original Kenjutsu techniques, comprising the essence and root of Mugai Ryu, are reflecting Tsuji Gettans philosophy of simple effectivity and closeness to Zen.

Mugai-Ryū Kenjutsu 無外流剣術
  1. Shishiouken 獅子王剣
  2. Honshatou 翻車刀
  3. Shinmyouken 神妙剣
  4. Suigetsukannou 水月感応
  5. Gyokurenfudan 玉簾不断
Iai No Kata 居合の形
  1. Hokuto 北斗
  2. Taihaku 太白
  3. Inazuma 稲妻
  4. Kasumi 霞
  5. Ryuusei 流星
  6. Kiritome 切留
  7. Tsukitome 突留
  8. Ukenagashi 受流し
  9. Kiriage 切上
  10. Kuraizume 位詰
Shinto-Ryū Kenjutsu Shitsu 四通
  1. Ukenagashi 受流
  2. Inchuu 咽中
  3. Myukedome 三受留
  4. Tsukidashi 突出
Shinto-Ryū Kenjutsu Hatsu 八通
  1. Aissun 相寸
  2. Aissun Gyaku 相寸逆
  3. Ju 鷲
  4. Sarin 左輪
  5. Chibarai 乳拂
  6. Ukekaishi 受返
  7. Nitouai 二刀合
  8. Surikomi 擦込

Tameshigiri

Tameshigiri is the cutting exercise with the sharp Katana (Shinken). Herewith, the effectiveness of the techniques, as well as the mindset of the practitioner is taken to the test. Mugai Ryu Meishi Ha stipulates the ability to truly cut in every technique.