Founded in around 1113 AD by Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru, Shinden Fudō ryū is one of the oldest styles of Jujutsu.
As an extension of this principle, the school has no formal stance (kamae); all techniques start from a natural, loose, standing posture.
[2] The school is of Chinese origin, based on techniques brought to Japan by Buddhist refugees.
[2] It was NOT one of the styles studied by Edward William Barton-Wright, the founder of Bartitsu, and one of the first Westerners to practice Japanese martial arts.
The style studied by William Barton-Wright was Shinden Fudō ryū Kempo, which is not connected to the Shinden Fudō ryū Dakentaijutsu.