Posted by Len Pellman The tachiwaza and suwariwaza, I believe, were probably assembled from a number of predecessors and adapted to the daito by Hasegawa Eishin. The exact origins of the particular waza, whether created by Hayashizaki Jinsuke or one of his successors is obscure. Through oral tradition, I have come to understand that the tachiwaza and suwariwaza were mostly in their present form (but different naming conventions may have been used) from Hasegawa Eishin to the present. The chuden tatehiza waza are also quite ancient, but may have been added to the curriculum after Hasegawa's time. The present system of classification and naming was developed by Oe Masamichi, the 17th grandmaster.
on January 26, 2003, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Origins of kata sets in Muso jikiden Eishin-Ryu"
Max, I'm sorry I won't be much help there. The only set I can really answer you authoritatively myself. The only waza set in Eishin-Ryu that I have certain knowledge of is the Omori-Ryu Seiza Waza. These were developed by Omori Rokurozaemon, who taught them to Eishin-Ryu's 9th grandmaster, Hayashi Rodudayu (1).
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