(1162) Shima Kosanta Minamoto no Kanesada (1180) Goro Togakure (1200) Kosanta Togakure Kisanta Koga Tomoharu Kaneko Ryuho Togakure Gakuun Togakure Koseki Kido Tenryu Iga Rihei Ueno Senri Ueno Majiro Ueno Saburo Iisuka Goro Sawada Ippei Ozaru Hachiro Kimata Heizaemon Kataoka Ugenta Mori Gobei Toda Seiun Kobe Kobei Momochi Tenzen Tobari Seiryu Nobutsuna Toda (1624–1658) Fudo Nobuchika Toda (1658–1681) Kangoro Nobuyasu Toda (1681–1704) Eisaburo Nobumasa Toda (1704–1711) Shinbei Masachika Toda (1711–1736) Shingoro Masayoshi Toda (1736–1764) Daigoro Chikahide Toda (1764–1804) Daisaburo Chikashige Toda (1804) Shinryuken Masamitsu Toda (born 1824 – died 1909) Toshitsugu Takamatsu (born 1887 – died 1972) Masaaki Hatsumi (born 1931) Takumi Tsutsui (born 1964) Style As a ninjutsu tradition influenced by the samurai martial arts of the Sengoku period, the style of Togakure-ryū consists of a small number of physical escape and evasion techniques, called ninpo taijutsu, and a series of sword attack patterns, or biken kata. However, the majority of the art involves techniques of geography, meteorology, swimming, signaling, potion-making, fire-starting, concentration, disguise, impersonation, and other forms of knowledge suited for the unique information-gathering and infiltration roles of ninja. Togakure-ryū's ninpo taijutsu is described as being "fundamentally different" from other styles of Japanese martial arts that are currently taught. This is largely because, unlike these other styles, Togakure-ryū does not have a "tightly regimated [sic] organizational structure." The Bujinkan teaches that while Togakure-ryū contains some "historical kata", which are similar to the training in judo and aikido in that they require an opponent to attack and initiate the movements. Much of the "formality" that other styles contain is not present in modern Togakure-ryū. Stephen K. Hayes explained that it is likely this "freer, more flexible structure" that makes it different, as the style has an atmosphere where "questions are encouraged, but there isn't one part answer for every question." Modern Togakure-ryū resembles other martial-arts in the "footwork and dynamics" that all styles utilize because of the nature of human movement. Hayes stated that a main goal of the style is shin shin shin gan (), which refers to the "development of a broad vision or knowledge" to anticipate the moves that an opponent will make and to also be able to sense danger. Weapons The Bujinkan organization teaches that the original Togakure-ryū utilized many special weapons. One was the shuko, which is a "spiked iron band worn around the hand". It enabled the wearer to use it as