Ko-ryū explained

is a Japanese term for any kind of Japanese school of traditional arts. The term literally translates as "old school" (ko—old, ryū—school) or "traditional school". It is sometimes also translated as "old style".

Martial Arts

Koryū is often used as a synonymous shorthand for, ancient Japanese martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration of 1868.^{[1] [2] [3]} In English, the International Hoplology Society draws a distinction between Koryū and Kobudō martial arts based on their origin and the differences between their ranking of priorities concerning combat, morals, discipline, and/or aesthetic form.^[4]

Ikebana (Flower-Arranging)

Ko-ryū is one of the oldest and most traditional schools of Ikebana. From it, various other schools have formed that carry its name, such as the Nihon Ko-ryū, Katsura Ko-ryū, Miyako Ko-ryū, Ko-ryū Shōshōkai, and .^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Sources

• Draeger, Donn F. Classical Bujitsu (Martial Arts and Ways of Japan). Weatherhill, 1973, 2007.
• Hall, David A. Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. Kodansha USA, 2012.
• Skoss, Diane, Editor. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. Koryubooks, 1997.
• Skoss, Diane, Editor. Sword and Spirit: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 2. Koryubooks, 1999.
• Skoss, Diane, Editor. Keiko Shokon: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Volume 3. Koryubooks, 2002.

References

1. Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu and Budo. New York: Weatherhill. Page 57.
2. Book: Samurai Fighting Arts: The Spirit and the Practice. Fumon Tanaka . 2003. Tokyo. Kodansha International Ltd. 22. 4-7700-2898-9.
3. Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo. All Japan Kendo Federation. Tokyo. Japan. 2000. Page 52.
4. Book: Armstrong, Hunter B.. 1995. The Koryu Bujutsu Experience in Koryu Bujutsu - Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. 19–20. Koryu Books . 1-890536-04-0.
5. Web site: Nihonkoryu Ikebana School.
6. Web site: KORYU IKEBANA SCHOOL "SHOUSHOUKAI" - Garden of Art . art-no-niwa.jp . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011222645/https://art-no-niwa.jp/en/info.html . 2019-10-11.
7. Web site: British Museum - Ikebana: Koryu . www.britishmuseum.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011222646/https://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/exhibition_archive_pages/ikebana/ikebana_koryu.aspx . 2019-10-11.
8. Web site: 桂古流いけばな：財団法人新藤花道学院. www.ikebana.ne.jp.
9. Web site: 花と語ろう〜都古流 いけばな都古流公式サイト. 花と語ろう〜都古流 いけばな都古流公式サイト.
10. Web site: 古流松應会. https://web.archive.org/web/20120608122548/http://www.shoohkai.jpn.org/flame.html. 2012-06-08. ja.