I've seen mention of this style, apparently associated with Seiko Fujita. Is this style still extant? I've heard occasionally of some people teaching it alongside karate.
Shingetsu-ryu is still extant and is taught alongside Koga-ryu kempo in Yamagata. The school is still a member of the Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai. They have a small dojo and don't do embu as far as I know. It's not to be confused with Nanban Sato-ryu in Saitama, since they have lineages related to Fujita Seiko.
Oh, ok. Thanks for that information. By the confusion, are you referring to confusion between Koga-regional kempo styles? Or regarding Shingetsu Ryu? (Is it the case that Shingetsu Ryu is not something that Mr. Fujita was associated with?) The reason I was curious about it was because I vaguely remember reading of some UK'ers teaching Shingetsu Ryu shurikenjutsu.
Fujita Seiko taught Nanban Sato-ryu, Koga-ryu kempo, Shingetsu-ryu shurikenjutsu and ****o-ryu karatedo. He also had some associations with Tenshin Koryu Kempo (AKA: Shinto Tenshin Koryu). The schools Fujuta Seiko taught are scattered over Japan now.
The style is practiced in the UK courtesy of the RKAGB who I practiced a little with many moons ago. http://www.rkagb.com/weapons_shuriken.htm
Thanks Scott, I completely forgot about Inoue Motokatsu's line. I was mainly referring to Ueda Isamu's line. Both lines are jikiden from Fujita Seiko.
