Fred27
06-13-2007, 10:42 AM
I'm interested to know if there are any sources (online, book) or individuals here with knowledge about the original Isshin-ryu tradition as taught outside the SMR in times distant. I've done the regular searches here and there but unfortunetly the most common mentioning of Isshin-ryu is either the SMR Isshin-ryu or the Isshin-ryu karate system.
I'm familiar with the story of how the Isshin-ryu came to be represented in the Shinto Muso-ryu, namely that Shiraishi Hanjiro got a Menkyo Kaiden from Isshin-ryu exponent Morikata Heisaku, but other than that I know next to nothing of the art outside SMR, before and after Shiraishi Hanjiro got his Menkyo. I also learned that the original system had a few other weapons and skills besides the kusarigama which is also a source of interest for me.
I'm familiar with the story of how the Isshin-ryu came to be represented in the Shinto Muso-ryu, namely that Shiraishi Hanjiro got a Menkyo Kaiden from Isshin-ryu exponent Morikata Heisaku, but other than that I know next to nothing of the art outside SMR, before and after Shiraishi Hanjiro got his Menkyo. I also learned that the original system had a few other weapons and skills besides the kusarigama which is also a source of interest for me.