Nishioka Tsuneo

Nishioka Tsuneo started his training in Shinto Muso Ryu (神道夢想流) under Shimizu Takaji (清水隆次) in 1938 at the age of 14.

In 1975 Nishioka received his Menkyo Kaiden or "license of full transmission" from Shimizu Takaji.

[2] Nishioka created the Sei Ryu Kai in honor of Shimizu Takaji after his death by using the kanji found in his name to form Sei (or Shi) 清；Ryu 隆 –and Kai 会, which could be interpreted as "Shimizu Takaji’s" group.

[5] [4] According to Nishioka Sensei, a Mokuroku is not a qualification and is an expression of the will of the predecessors to convey "their hopes for the future", and it is still in the middle of the path.

Listed in chronological order in line with Japanese etiquette and sourced from Nishioka Sensei's own "My Wish" for his successors, dated 12 September 2010.