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Shinden Fudō-ryū
神伝不動流
JPN
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Also known as
Shinden Fudo-ryu
Immovable Heart School
Description

Shinden Fudo-ryu (神伝不動流, Immovable Heart School) is a koryu school of Japanese martial arts founded in around 1113 by Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru, one of the oldest styles of jujutsu. The curriculum is entirely unarmed, with no weapons and no formal stance (kamae); techniques start from a natural, loose posture and work with one's natural surroundings, most training taking place outdoors. It was a blend of indigenous Japanese and Chinese styles. Note that the Wikipedia article distinguishes the Shinden Fudo-ryu Dakentaijutsu lineage from the "Shinden Fudo ryu Kempo" studied by Edward William Barton-Wright, which it says is not connected to the Dakentaijutsu school; the BJS paper (citing Keegan 2019) nonetheless credits Barton-Wright with teaching Shinden Fudo-ryu jujutsu techniques.

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jujutsukoryujapan
Sources
Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Shinden Fudo-ryū - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
"Barton-Wright had some training in judo, he was also teaching Shinden Fudo ryu (Immovable Heart school) jujutsu techniques [Keegan 2019: 40]."
— Brough, David; Bradić, Slaviša; Callan, Mike; Gatling, Lance; Jones, Llyr. (2023). The British Ju-jitsu Society and the influence of Kodokan Judo on early jujutsu in the U.K.linkinfo
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