ryus

Noun

ryu (plural ryu or ryus)

1. A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
   • When Nakanishi became the headmaster of his own ryu, in the later 1700s, he began looking for a way to make swordsmanship less hazardous, concentrating on the improvement of practice equipment.1982 April, Dave Lowry, “Jutsu and Do: The Art and the Way; Part II”, in Black Belt, page 37, column 2

   Synonyms:

   ryuha

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