神道夢想流 · Mikawa Yoneno-ha · Bushin Kai
Shintō Musō Ryū
A classical Japanese weapons tradition: staff and sword, jutte, rope-restraint arts, chain-and-sickle, and walking-stick methods within the Mikawa Yoneno-ha line.
BUSHIN KAI TEACHING LINE
Mikawa
Yoneno-ha.
神道夢想流
Branch
Mikawa Yoneno-ha
Transmission
Mukaida Takeshi
Qualification
Chris de Feijter · 1st dan
More than jōjutsu
Shintō Musō Ryū is a classical martial school, not simply a short-staff class. Bushin Kai traces it to Musō Gonnosuke in the early seventeenth century and its subsequent transmission within the Kuroda domain.
Staff and sword form its best-known pairing, but the curriculum also preserves associated weapons and restraint arts. Bushin Kai emphasises traditional practice rather than competition.
The six disciplines
Jō-jutsu: short-staff methods.
Ken-jutsu: swordsmanship.
Ikkaku Ryū Jutte-jutsu: the metal truncheon.
Ittatsu Ryū Hōjō-jutsu: rope-restraint methods.
Isshin Ryū Kusarigama-jutsu: chain-and-sickle methods.
Uchida Ryū Tanjō-jutsu: walking-stick methods.
These are connected disciplines within the school described by Bushin Kai, rather than six unrelated classes.
Considering training?
At Hekisuikan, the starting point is a conversation with Chris about your interests and previous experience. Practice is arranged by appointment, with kata providing the framework for learning rather than a competition timetable.
Ask which part of the curriculum is appropriate for you, how instruction is organised, and what equipment is needed before making a purchase. Describing the full tradition does not mean that every discipline is introduced at the same stage.
The teaching lineage
Mukaida Takeshi began studying with Hamaji Kōichi in the mid-1960s. After Hamaji’s death in 1985, Yoneno Kōtarō continued his instruction. Bushin Kai describes the Mikawa Yoneno-ha transmission as preserving influences from both teachers.
Hekisuikan’s connection to this tradition is through Nihon-den Kobudō Bushin Kai. Chris de Feijter holds 1st dan in Shintō Musō Ryū. This school retains its own identity alongside Bushin Ryū and Toyama Ryū; the three names are not interchangeable.