This template is designed specifically for koryū schools of Japanese martial arts. For the purposes of using this infobox, a school is koryū if it was founded in Japan prior to March 28, 1876, the day on which Emperor Meiji issued the Haitō edict.[1]
The name of the school, correctly romanized. If kanji is included, please add "<br>" after the school's name, then the kanji in parentheses.
image
Preferably an image of the art being practiced. Neither brackets, nor the "image:" tag are necessary.
imagesize
Specify pixel width followed by "px", but the preference is to not use this parameter unless necessary.
imagecaption
A caption. Preferably a complete sentence ending with a period.
founder
The name and dates of birth and death of the founder, according to the format proscribed for names dates at WP:MOS-JP and WP:DATE, correctly romanized.
date founded
The date the school was founded. Be as exact as possible, but generally only a year will be known.
period founded
State the name of the historical period in which the school was founded, followed by the beginning and ending dates of the period in parentheses.
location
The location this school was founded, as that location was known at the time the school was founded. City, town or village, and province, are preferred.
headmaster
The name and dates of birth and death of the current headmaster, appropriately formatted. If none is known, state "Unknown". If there are multiple, state "various".
headquarters
The current headquarters of the school. If more than one, state "Multiple". City, etc..., and prefecture are preferred.
art1
Up to ten fields for the "type" of martial art practiced, such as kenjutsu, iaijutsu, naginatajutsu etc... are provided. State the Japanese term here, using standard rules for foreign terms.
description1
Define briefly what the martial art is; e.g., "sword art" (for kenjutsu), or "rope tying art" (for hojōjutsu).
art and description 2 - 10
Same as above.
ancestors
Alphabetically list all of the schools that influenced the creation or practice of this school, please separate them by a single bullet separated by a space on each side, as follows: "school • school". Typically, these will be the schools in which the founder trained prior to founding the art.
assimilated
Some schools have assimilated others into themselves. When this has happened, list all of the assimilated schools here, separated by bullets.
descendants
Alphabetically list all of the schools whose creation or practice were influenced by this school, and separate them with bullets.
