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HISTORY OF GYOKUSHIN RYU It *s bel*eve6 that Sasa+* Goemo) 5as or*(*)all1 7rom the G1o++o R14. Sasa+* Goemo)8s so) Sasa+* Ge)6a149 5as em,lo1e6 b1 the "a*m1o o7 K*sh49 a)6 5as ,a*6 !// Ko+4 ,er 1ear :o)e Ko+4 5as e)o4(h to 7ee6 o)e ma) 7or a 1ear;9 th*s 5as later ra*se6 to $// Ko+4 ,er 1ear. It *s ,oss*ble that he9 l*+e h*s 7ather 5as h*(hl1 s+*lle6 *) the G1o++o R14. The G1o+4sh*) R14 5as ta4(ht *) the K*sh49 a)6 Ta+e6a F*e7s. Th*s ,oss*bl1 ha,,e)e6 *) the 1&//8s9 a)6 *t 5as the) that *t came *)to co)tact 5*th the To(a+4re R14. It *s )ot +)o5) *) the 5est as to 5hat the 7*(ht*)( tech)*<4es o7 the G1o+4sh*) R14 are. All that *s reall1 +)o5) *s that *t 4ses S4tem* thro5s. =hat *s +)o5) *s that th*s school co)ce)trate6 more o) the Es,*o)a(e s*6e o7 N*)>4ts49 rather tha) the 7*(ht*)( s*6e. The Sasa+* 7am*l1 +e,t the teach*)(s o7 the G1o+4sh*) R14 secret9 a)6 *t *s )ot 4)t*l *t 5as ta4(ht9 alo)( s*6e9 a)6 m*?e6 5*th other schools9 5he) *t ,asse6 to To6a Nob4ts4)a that *t came more o4t *)to the o,e). Hats4m* sa18s th*s abo4t the G1o+4sh*) R14 *) h*s boo+ H*6e) N*)>a S4bm*ss*o)@... GYOKUSHIN RYU NINPO @It *s a 7act*o)9 o7 Kossh*>4ts4 a)6 5as 7o4)6e6 b1 Sasa+* Oro4emo) A+*1ar*. A 3haracter*st*c o7 the R14 *s 7o4)6 *) the +*)6 o7 5ea,o)s *t 4ses. G1o+4sh*) R14 *s +)o5) 7or *t8s s4,er*or 4se o7 Na(e)a5a9 a lasso.@

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