Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 148

surrounded by a firm
belief in the divine origin
of Japan, with a
determination
that
would confirm the belief
in
the
power
of
weapons, even though it
implied death. The code
of behavior demanded
an
unquestionable
obedience
to
the
mandates of one's
immediate superior, to
whom was attributed a
link with the divine past.
Bugei was taught in the military schools-Bujutsu
Ryu-that were so widespread throughout Japan that
it is impossible to know the exact number of them.
Yorike Mizuguchi, who would later change his
name to Manabo Ogawa, was the ancestor of the
whole genealogical tree of the Ogawa family. Yorike
was a priest and believed in the messages from the
gods as the initial way of elevation. After that,
Manabo was recognized by the priests as the direct
Kokeisha (successor) of the traditional lineage of the
Kawa village. It is thought ѡ