Originally Posted by
Hurtzdontit
Does this mean that there are many lines of Bokuden ryu?
Kaminaga Shigemi claims Hontai takagi yoshin ryu as well as others that Tanemura sensei does, does this mean that Ueno sensei licenced several people as soke?
Thanks
There is Bokuden-ryû jûjutsu and Bokuden-ryû kenjutsu, I believe they are related. The jûjutsu has lost some of its material including some on weapons according to the Ueno-den booklet or Serge Mol's book. Ueno taught this style also to Satô Kinbei who in turn taught it to Tanemura. Kaminaga to Kai is the main line. Hatsumi also learned this style from Ueno. I'm sure Ueno taught it to others also.
Hope this helps
Eric Weil
"Kuji first, Taijutsu last"