Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu - Headmaster Lineage

The ryu, like many others in Japan, has been passed from teacher to senior pupil. The following lists all headmasters from the founder to the current day:

#1 Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto Shigenobu
#2 Tamiya Heibi Narimasa
#3 Nagano Murakunyudo Kanhakusai
#4 Momogunhyoe Mitsushige
#5 Arikawa Shozae Munenori
#6 Banno Danuemon Nobusada
#7 Hasegawa Chikaranosuke Eishin
#8 Arai Seitetsu Kiyonobu
#9 Hayashi Rokudayu Yasumasa
#10 Hayashi Yasadayu Seisho
#11 Oguro Motoemon Kiyokatsu
#12 Hayashi Masu no Jo Masamari
#13 Yoda Manzo Yorikatsu
#14 Hayashi Yadayu Masayori
#15 Tanimura Kame no Jo Yorikatsu
#16 Goto Mogobei Seiryo
#17 Oe Masamichi Shikei
#18 Hogiyama Namio
#19 Fukui Harumasa
#20 Kono Hayakuren
#21 Fukui Torao
#22 Ikeda Takashi

Our practice stems from Oe Masamichi sensei, the 17th Soke of the ryu and the founder of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu:

Oe Masamichi Shikei (1852 - 1927)
Yamamoto Harusuke (1894 - 1979)
Yamashibu Yoshikazu (1922 - 1993)
Haruna Matsuo (1926 - 2002)
Fay Goodman (present)