Kukishin Ryu Bujutsu

Tradition of the Nine Demon Gods

 

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Soke of Kukishinden Happo Hiken

Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru
Izumo Koshiro Terunobu
Izumo Matsushiro Teruhide
Izumo Bungo Yoshiteru
Izumo Kanja Yoshitaka
Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru
Ohkuni Kisanata Kiyosumi
Tsutsumi Hakushi Mori Ritsuzan
Kuriyama Ukongen Nagafusa
Arima Koshinosuke Masayoshi
Ohkuni Kogenta Yukihisa
Kazama Shinkuro Hidechika
Ohkuni Kihei Shigenobu           Genroku Era  (1688)
Otone Sakon Yasumasa
Otone Genpachi Yoshihide
Otone Gengoro Yasuhira
Awaji Nyudo Chikayasu
Kurama Kotaro Genshin
Ohkuni Izumo Mori Shigehiro     Kokwa Era  (1844)
Sugino Juheita Kanemitsu
Hisahara Genjuro Yoshitane
Hisahara Kotaro Nobuyoshi
Ishitani Takeoi Matsatsugu    (approx. death 1905)
Ishitani Matsutaro Takekage  (approx. death 1911)
Takamatsu Toshitsugu    b. 1887 - d. 1972
Hatsumi Masaaki           b.1931 -

The history of the Kukishin Ryu and related styles are quite extensive. You can consult the homepage for the Kukishinden Tenshin Hyoho, (Japanese website) for the history of Kukishin Ryu.