Kukishinden-Ryū

The School of the Nine Demon Gods

This school is the one with the most connections and relatives to all Bujinkan Ryūha. There are other sōke of Kukishin-Ryū, e.g. the Hontai-yoshin-Ryū. As far as the story goes, the Kukishinden-Ryū is a branch school of the Kukishin-Ryū that Takamatsu was allowed to found in gratitude for his reconstruction of the densho. He was originally declared the sōke of the Kukishin-Ryū, but had to relinquish that title to Iwami Nangaku because he went missing while traveling in China.

Aikido is also said to have descended from the Kukishin-Ryū, Ueshiba Morihei is said to have learned his staff techniques from the sōke of the Kukishin-Ryū.

The founder of Jūdō, Kano Jigoro, also learned techniques from Takamatsu Sensei.

Sōke of the Kukishinden-Ryū

1. Izumo Kaja Yoshiterun
2. Izumo Koshiro Terunobun
3. Izumo Matsushiro Teruhiden
4. Izumo Bungo Yoshiterun
5. Izumo Kanja Yoshitakan
6. Izumo Kanja Yoshiterun
7. Ohkuni Kisanta Kiyosumin
8. Tsutsumi Hakushi Mori Ritsuzann
9. Kuriyama Ukongen Nagafusan
10. Arima Kochinosuke Masayoshin
11. Ohkuni Kogenta Yukihisan
12. Kazama Shinkuro Hidechikan
13. Ohkuni Kihei Shigenobu Genrokun
14. Otone Sakon Yasumasun
15. Otone Genpachi Yoshihiden
16. Otone Gengoro Yasuhiran
17. Awaji Nyudo Chikayasun
18. Kurama Kotaro Genshinn
19. Ohkuni Izumo Mori Shigehiro Kokwan
20. Sugino Juheita Kanemitsun
21. Hisahara Genjuro Yoshitanen
22. Hisahara Kotaro Nobuyoshin
23. Ishitani Takeoi Masatsugun
24. Ishitani Matsutaro Takagagen
25. Takamatsu Toshitsugun
26. Hatsumi Masaaki