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The Eight DO
SAIKAIDO - The Eight Roads of KOTO
CHIKUZEN KONGOBYOE - MORITAKA School

                        With raised SHINOGI. MOKUME with MASAME.
_________        Old style KO-MIDARE BA. NOTARE andKO-GUNOME HA.
TAKATSUNA        School known for SUGUHA. BOSHI: KO-MARU.
___|__
RYOSAI (Also: KORESUKE)   - KO-CHIKUZEN -
   |_________________ _______
___|___________   ___|__  ___|__
IMOTO-no-SHI(DE)  NYUSAI  SAIREN
___|_____________    -Uncles-
MORIKUNI KONOMARU Founding Father KO-AN 1278 
___|____         
MORITAKA(1) Founder EI-NIN1293  "Four Sons"
   |___________________ _______________ ____________ 
___|____           ____|____       ____|____    ____|____
MORITAKA(2)        MORITSUNA(1)    TAKATSUNA    YOSHIMORI(1) 
   | KA-REKI 1326       - KEM-MU 1334 -             | TEI-WA 1345
   |_________________________                       |
___|____   - brothers -   ___|____                  |
MORITAKA(3) EN-BUN 1356   FUSAMORI TEI-JI 1362      |
___|____                  ___|_____                 |
MORITAKA(4) EI-KYO 1429   YOSHIFUSA EI-TOKU 1381    |
___|____                    _________               |
MORITAKA(5) CHO-ROKU 1457   KOREYOSHI               |
___|____                    BUN-MEI 1469            |
MORITAKA(6) MEI-O 1492                              |
___|____                                            |
MORITAKA(7) EI-SHO 1504                             |
                      ________________________ _____|  
                  ___|____                ____|____              
                  MORIYASU RYAKU-O 1338   YOSHIMORI EI-TOKU 1381 
                  ___|____                ____|____              
                  MORIYASU O-EI 1394      YOSHIMORI EI-KYO 1429  
                  ___|____                ____|____              
                  MORIYASU KYO-TOKU 1452  YOSHIMORI KYO-TOKU 1452
                  ___|____                    |                  
                  MORIYASU EI-SHO 1504        |                  
                         _____________________|                  
                     ___|____             ____|____              
                     MORIKIYO MEI-O 1492  YOSHIMORI EI-SHO 1504  
                     ___|____                                    
                     MORINOBU EI-SHO 1504                        



MORIKUNI KO-AN: Their sister's boy, SAIREN and NYUSAI are uncles.
        The KO-CHIKUZEN family were BUNGO KAJI in answer of HOJO
        TOKIMUNE's call. Technical roots are the HEIAN styles of
        YUKIHIRA and the CHOEN line. HADA is pulled and running.
        NIOI is weak with SAIREN, but MASAMUNEs' SOSHU-DEN was to
        effect everyone.

CHIKUZEN KONGOBYOE School
MORITAKA(1) EI-NIN (f: MORIKUNI): KONGOBYOE Founder. Mostly TANTO
        of normal width shaped like SA. ZAI-MEI places EI-NIN,
        however there are signatures that are stylistically not
        earlier than SHO-HEI 1346. One expects NAMBOKUCHO SUGATA
        of SHO-HEI. The earlier SUGATA, therefore, rectifies his
        dates with that of his sons. In running ITAME MOKUME 
        HADA. KO-NIE DEKI SUGUHA, SUGU KO-MIDARE with ASHI. 
        GUNOME-MIDARE HA. SOTOBA no KASHIRA (prayer tablet 
        NAKAGO).


TAKATSUNA KEM-MU (f: MORITAKA 1): "Four Sons" MOKUME with MASAME.
        HOSO-SUGU KO-MIDARE and KO-GUNOME MIDARE HA.

MORITAKA(2) KA-REKI: "Four Sons" GUNOME-MIDARE KO-MIDARE HA.

MORITAKA(3): Running SHIRA-KERU (turbid) ITAME with MASAME. HOSO-
        SUGUHA in NIOI that is deep-falling. SOTOBA "Prayer-
        tablet" NAKAGO.

FUSAMORI TEI-JI (br: MORITAKA): SUGUHA to KO-GUNOME with ASHI.

MORITAKA(7) EI-SHO: Running dark ITAME. KO-NIE SUGUHA and GUNOME.
        Clear NIOI is well-done.

YOSHIFUSA KA-KICHI 1441 (f: FUSAMORI): MINAMOTO YOSHIFUSA

MORITAKA(8)TEN-MON: HOSO-SUGU in defined NIOI or CHU-SUGUHA in
        NIOI that falls. NIE-KUZURE GUNOME-MIDARE HA. 

MORITAKA(9) TEN-SHO: DAZAIFU.

MORIYASU RYAKU-O (f: YOSHIMORI): ITAME. GUNOME KO-MIDARE.

YOSHIMORI TEN-MON: KO-NIE in NIOI-DEKI SUGUHA.

KOREYOSHI BUN-MEI 1469
     HAKATA JU KOREYOSHI
     CHIKUSHU HAKATA JU KOREYOSHI

CHIKUZEN KONGOBYOE - MORITSUNA School  "Four Sons"
________
MORITAKA(1) Patriarch
____|____                            _______________
MORITSUNA(1) KEM-MU 1334             REIZEI SADAMORI SHO-HEI 1346
    |___________________________ _______________________________
____|____                   ____|___                            |
MORITSUNA(2) EI-TOKU 1381   MORIMASA TEI-JI 1362                |
____|____                   ____|____                           |
MORITSUNA(3) O-EI 1394      MORITSUGU(1) O-AN 1368              |
____|____                       |_____________                  |
MORITSUNA(4) EI-SHO 1504    ____|____      ___|____             |
____|____                   MORITSUGU(2)   MORIZANE KA-KEI 1387 |
MORITSUNA(5) TEN-MON 1532   ____|____      ___|____             |
                            MORITSUGU(3)   MORISUMI O-EI 1394   |
    ____________________________________ _______________________|
___|____                            ____|____              
MORIKIYO KO-EI 1342 to TEI-JI 1362  MORIYOSHI SHO-HEI 1346
   |______________________________
___|____                       ___|____  
MORIHIDE TEI-JI to O-EI 1394   FUSAMORI EI-KYO 1429
   |___________ __________________________
___|____   ____|____                   ___|____ 
MORIHIDE   MORISHIGE(1) SHI-TOKU 1384  MORINOBU EI-TOKU 1381
 O-EI 1394     |_________________________
           ____|____                  ___|____
           MORISHIGE(2) BUN-AN 1444   MORIMOTO O-EI 1394
           ____|____                    ________
           MORISHIGE(3) EN-TOKU 1489    MORIKUNI(1) KO-RYAKU 1379
           ____|____                    ___|____              
           MORISHIGE(4) TAI-EI 1521     MORIKUNI O-EI 1394    
           ____|____                    ________        
           MORISHIGE(5) EI-ROKU 1558    MORIKUNI EI-SHO 1504
________                                ___|____         
MORIYOSHI TEN-MON 1532                  MORIKUNI TEN-MON 1532

________ MORIYASU KA-REKI 1326   ___|____                   _______             MORIKATA SHI-TOKU 1384     IYEMORI BUN-AN 1444    ________                   _________              MORIKATA EN-TOKU 1489      YOSHINOBU BUN-MEI 1469 ___|____                   ________               MORIKATA EI-SHO 1504       SADAMORI EN-TOKU 1489  MORITSUNA KEM-MU (f: MORITAKA 1): HOSO-SUGU with ASHI. SADAMORI SHO-HEI: HAKATA REIZEI JU. Work to TEI-JI 1362. His          TANTO are signed in the manner of SHO-HEI. ITAME that          runs with MASAME. SUGUHA. NAKAGO will be KONGOBYOE style         SOTOBA "Prayer Stake."      REIZEI SADAMORI      CHIKUSHU REIZEI SADAMORI MORIMASA TEI-JI (f: MORITSUNA): SUGUHA and GUNOME KO-MIDARE HA. MORITSUGU O-AN (f: MORIMASA): OZAKI JU. SUGU and GUNOME KO-MIDARE.

CHIKUZEN KONGOBYOE School
MORIZANE KA-KEI 1387 (f: MORITSUGU): SUGU and GUNOME KO-MIDARE.

MORISUMI O-EI (f: MORIZANE): ITAME. SUGU and GUNOME HA

MORITSUGU KA-KICHI and BUN-MEI.

IYEMORI BUN-AN: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGU NOTARE KO-GUNOME HA.

MORITSUNA TEN-MON: NIE-KUZURE MIDARE HA, GUNOME-MIDARE with ASHI.

MORIHIDE TEI-JI (f: MORIKIYO): ITAME. SUGU GUNOME in falling NIOI.
   
                                   
FUSAMORI EI-KYO (f: MORIKIYO): MOKUME with MASAME. HOSO-SUGU 
        KO-MIDARE and NOTARE KO-GUNOME HA.

MORINOBU SHI-TOKU (f: MORIHIDE): ITAME. SUGU GUNOME KO-MIDARE.

MORISHIGE(1) O-EI:   SHIRA-KE "White" ITAME that runs. KO-NIE in
        clear NIOI-DEKI SUGUHA and GUNOME patterns. 
        NAKAGO: SOTOBA "Buddhist Stupa." 4 generations. 
   KONGOBYOE-JO MINAMOTO MORISHIGE
   MINAMOTO MORISHIGE

MORIKUNI(1)KO-RYAKU: ITAME. NOTARE-MIDARE and GUNOME O-MIDARE.
        SUNAGASHI.

MORIKUNI TEN-MON: GUNOME-MIDARE pulled with valleys.

MORIKUNI TEN-SHO 1573: SUGUHA and GUNOME-MIDARE with "inlets."

MORIYASU TEN-MON: GUNOME-MIDARE HA.

MORITSUGU EI-ROKU: HAMADA SAEMONnoJO. NIE-KUZURE GUNOME-MIDARE in 
           defined NIOI.

MORIMASA BUN-GI: GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
              ________              
              MORIHISA TAI-EI 1521  
_________________|____              
HYUGA no KAMI MORIHISA TEN-SHO 1573 
          Note: TEN-SHO MORIHISA self-titled his MEI:      
________                           HYUGA-no-KAMI MORIHISA  
MORIHIRO TAI-EI 1521 

MORIIYE TEN-MON: MOKUME with MASAME. SUGUHA and GUNOME KO-MIDARE.
      ________ ________ ________ _________ ________ ________
      MORISADA MORIFUSA MORIZANE MORITOSHI MORITAKA MORISADA
                         - TEN-MON 1532 -

MORIYOSHI TEN-MON: HOSO-SUGU KO-GUNOME HA. GUNOME-MIDARE O-MIDARE. 
           SOTOBA (stupa) NAKAGO.   
________
MORIHIRO GEN-KI 1570



KONGOBYOE _________ MORICHIKA TEN-SHO 1573      CHIKKUSHU JU MINAMOTO MORICHIKA      CHIKUZEN GAMO JU TASHIRO DAIHACHI MORICHIKA _________ MORIMITSU BUN-ROKU: GUNOME-MIDARE HA.
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