HAKKO-RYU JUJUTSU     八光流柔術


A hybrid martial art
and healing system founded by Ryuho Okuyama in 1941. Okuyama studied DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU under Toshimi Matsuda in Asahikawa, Hokkaido starting in late 1920s. He later spent a brief period training directly under Sokaku TAKEDA in Hokkaido beginning in 1936. Okuyama's training also included studies of traditional oriental medicine and present-day Hakko-ryu includes equal emphasis on the learning of jujutsu techniques and medical arts. Hakko-ryu Jujutsu Hombu Dojo, Horinouchi, 2-chome 193, Omiya-shi, Saitama-ken 330 Japan (0486)41-2003.



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