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1011:Hōzōin-ryū
838:, Volume 2
828:, Volume 2
800:References
761:2007-06-29
661:Edo period
557:techniques
433:Curriculum
35:Foundation
1446:Hojōjutsu
1368:Fusen-ryū
1256:Mugai-ryū
1214:Hōten-ryū
1137:Tendō-ryū
1032:Jigen-ryū
948:Chujō-ryū
689:Australia
685:Melbourne
576:hojōjutsu
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133:Spear art
60:Eishō Era
1488:Kyūjutsu
1481:Kenjutsu
1453:Iaijutsu
1298:Suiō-ryū
1249:Kitō-ryū
1200:Hōki-ryū
1039:Kage-ryū
1025:Ittō-ryū
694:mokuroku
615:esoteric
598:shuriken
582:makimono
523:kenjutsu
510:naginata
493:naginata
467:bugeisha
410:kenjutsu
374:training
188:kenjutsu
186:(within
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1509:Sōjutsu
1467:Jūjutsu
1460:Jōjutsu
1439:Bōjutsu
1179:Abe-ryū
962:Nen-ryū
667:of the
665:samurai
545:). The
543:jujutsu
450:bujutsu
372:ascetic
344:Shikoku
327:History
140:Bōjutsu
128:Sōjutsu
40:Founder
21:(立身流兵法)
699:France
644:monomi
604:tessen
551:yawara
547:yawara
538:yawara
516:, and
488:glaive
474:katana
426:yawara
393:satori
385:shugyō
362:combat
252:Monomi
200:Yawara
174:Glaive
28:Ko-ryū
808:Blitz
709:Notes
703:Spain
622:手段戦闘法
592:jutte
587:baton
568:katsu
518:hanbō
505:hanbō
478:spear
448:sōgō
354:Eishō
349:bushi
342:, on
340:Japan
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316:koryū
302:立身流兵法
239:手段戦闘法
206:katsu
183:Hanbō
681:sōke
529:kata
483:yari
442:総合武術
367:kami
218:and
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486:),
461:武芸者
422:iai
176:art
116:Iai
91:Art
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