ABOUT KORYU Koryu jujutsu is a system of fighting that evolved from feudal Japan. The terms koryu and kobudo literally mean old “old style” and “old martial arts” and specifically refer to styles that were founded before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. These were the exact systems of combat that were practised in the time of the samurai and remain relatively unchanged up to the present day. In 1868 a government and political system was implemented to unify the Japan and abando