Menkyo

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Menkyo (??) is a Japanese term meaning "license." It refers to the license to teach used by practitioners of various Japanese classical martial arts and ways in order to maintain traditions within the ry?. The menkyo system dates back to the 8th century.

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Kory? Tradition

Although it is most commonly thought to be used for classical martial arts and ways, it can also be used for other arts such as painting (sumi-e), tea ceremony (chado), flower arranging or calligraphy (shodo).

Different kory? use different license; one outline is:

Okuiri : enter into art.
Mokuroku : certificate, and entered into official rolls.
- Sho Mokuroku
- Hatsu Mokuroku
- Go Mokuroku
Menkyo: License.
- Shoden Menkyo
- Chuden Menkyo
- Okuden Menkyo
- Hiden Menkyo
Menkyo Kaiden: Around thirty years' experience.

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Menkyo Kaiden

Menkyo kaiden (????), (????????) is a Japanese term meaning "license of total transmission." Kaiden (??) means "initiation into an art or discipline." It is a license that is used by a school, kory? meaning that the student has learned everything and passed all aspects of his/her training within the kory?.

In the menkyo system of licenses, the menkyo kaiden is the highest level of license that exists under the menkyo system. Advancement of license is not determined by years spent learning, but how well one masters the discipline. However, the transition from menkyo to kaiden require usually at least thirty years' experience. A holder of menkyo kaiden is often, but not always, the de facto successor to the s?ke of the kory?.

A present day school of thought that uses the menkyo kaiden system is the pseudonym One (manga artist). Yusuke Murata is licensed as a menkyo under One's true identity that holds the menkyo kaiden license for martial arts and manga artist. One, the original artist, has never made a public appearance outside of his real name but instead hires a student who is studying under his own menkyo to autonomously carry the pen name copyright.