sentences:  After the creation by Miyamoto Musashi, it is believed that the branch "Santô-ha" of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū kept unchanged the techniques created by the founder.The ryū arrived the 20th century with the 8th "Sōke" (headmaster), Aoki Kikuo.In 1961, Aoki Kikuo named one of his closest disciples, Gosho Motoharu, as "Shihan" (master responsible for teaching the techniques of the ryū) and "Soke Daiken" (adjunct successor) of the 9th generation, and other disciple, Kiyonaga Tadanao, as 9th Soke, with the goal to make sure that the techniques of the style were passed to the future generations.