Ko-ryū

Various Miyako Ko-ryū ikebana arrangements shown at the Meguro Gajoen (November 2017)

Template:Nihongo 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

Template:See also Ko-ryū is often used as a synonymous shorthand for Template:Nihongo, ancient Japanese martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration of 1868.<ref name=Draeger1974Page57>Draeger, Donn F. (1974) Modern Bujutsu and Budo. New York: Weatherhill. Page 57. Template:ISBN</ref><ref name=FumonTanakaPage22>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo. All Japan Kendo Federation. Tokyo. Japan. 2000. Page 52.</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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 Template:Nihongo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sources

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

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