Hi All,
Does anybody know why Shimizu Sensei the headmaster of the Shindo Muso Ryu didn’t appoint a successor? I am interested in the reasons why 25 generations of succession ended.
If this has been dealt with I another thread please point me in the right direction.
This may not be considered a subject to be discussed outside the ryu.
If not then the SMR situation does raise some other questions.
Does the Shindo Muso Ryu still exist without a Headmaster?
Could the 26th headmaster be “appointed” (elected, created, assumed) by any other means than by the previous headmaster? are there any previous incidents in other ryu? How relevant would they be?
If one of Shimizu Sensei’s senior students were to create his own ryu, (insert menkyo kaiden holder)-ha Shindo Muso Ryu, would this be recognised as koryu?
Cheers