is a Japanese term for any kind of Japanese school of traditional arts. The term literally translates as " " (koâÂÂ'old', ryà «âÂÂ'school') or "traditional school". It is sometimes also translated as "old style".
Ko-ryà « is often used as a synonymous shorthand for , ancient Japanese martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration of 1868. In English, the International Hoplology Society draws a distinction between Koryà « and Kobudà  martial arts based on their origin and the differences between their ranking of priorities concerning combat, morals, discipline, and/or aesthetic form.
Ko-ryà « is one of the oldest and most traditional schools of Ikebana. From it, various other schools have formed that carry its name, such as the Nihon Ko-ryà «, Katsura Ko-ryà «, Miyako Ko-ryà «, Ko-ryà « Shà Âshà Âkai, Ko-ryà « Toyokai, .