Gosho Motoharu
Japanese master of the martial arts
五所元治
- Born
- 1919
- Died
- 27 October 2012
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- martial arts
- Occupation
- martial artist
Gosho Motoharu (五所 元治; 1919 – October 27, 2012) was a prominent Japanese master of the martial arts, koryū budō or kobudō.
The shihan (master), of the schools Niten Ichi-ryū (created by the famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi) and Sekiguchi-ryū, Gosho Motoharu was awarded the rank of menkyo kaiden, in both schools. He was also an iaido 8th dan and kendo 7th dan.
Gosho Motoharu was a close disciple of the 8th sōke (headmaster) of the Niten Ichi-ryū and 14th sōke of Sekiguchi-ryū, master Aoki Kikuo. He was chosen by Aoki to be shihan and adjunct successor of both schools to ensure the teachings to the future generations.
He was the headmaster of the Gosho-ha Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū, which was the only branch of the ryū to keep the teachings as they arrived the 20th century with Aoki. In 2007, his son, Yoshimochi Kiyoshi, succeeded Kiyonaga Fumiya, as 11th successor, at the request of the Kiyonaga family, and become the 12th successor (daijunidai seito shihan) of Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū, reuniting the Gosho-ha and Seito (main) lineages.
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