ryu
nounattested in dialogue
A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
noun
- 1
A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
When Nakanishi became the headmaster of his own ryu, in the later 1700s, he began looking for a way to make swordsmanship less hazardous, concentrating on the improvement of practice equipment.
Dave notes that the only people capable of such precise destruction were bone-breakers from an ancient Japanese ryu.
Numerous instructors have trained in a traditional Japanese ryu, but few have progressed to the oku level—they may not even be aware of the existence of such a thing.
In today’s Japan, to receive this title, you must have the rank of godan or above in that ryu. Many people claim this title, but very few have actually received it from a traditional Japanese ryu.
Etymology
From Japanese 流(りゅう) (ryū), mainly an affix, used here in the sense of 流派(りゅうは) (ryūha).
Forms
- plural
- ryus
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