Hontai Yōshin-ryū (本體楊心流) is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded from the original teachings of Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu, c. 1660, by Takagi Shigetoshi.
[2] This school was active during the Edo period, especially dominant in the Himeji-han and Ako-han.
[1] Although there are a limited number of official Hontai Yōshin-ryū schools across the world, many westerners have benefited from study at the headquarters in Japan.
The Hontai Yōshin-ryū stays true to its values and traditions and does not advocate commercialization.
[citation needed] The order of Hontai Yōshin-ryū succession is as follows