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Old 12-13-2004, 05:18 AM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by koto_ryu
It's Gyokko Ryu, originally from China from Yo/Cho Gyokko, who may be either a man or a woman impersonating one.
May not be a Ninpo/Ninjutsu school. May have originated in china circa Tang Dynaster era of 600-700 years earlier and via Korea.
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Most Koga ryus came about in the feudal era, around 1400 A.D. but despite what many people think, Iga/Koga ryuha is not the oldest of ninja arts.
Iga/Kogo ryuha not being the oldest of ninja arts is quite interesting. Some say Korea's Sulsa may be older but that is a arguement I'll leave to those studying the Korean and Japanese Ninja systems. Would like to know of someone other than Koga/Iga having an older ninja art. Especially if we can agree on the semantics.
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