For the Heki school, there are a lot of sects, including both the discontinued ones and the existing ones; traditionally, the 'school' has been referring to 'a system of unified styles from a family or master who passed down their teachings,' that is, there may be minor differences caused from discrepancies in interpretation of the teachings, however teaching that forms the foundation of any sect is basically the same.
日置流には、途切れたものや現存するものを含めると多くの派が存在するが、古来の「派」の位置付けは「教えを受けた～家・～師匠の流れを組むもの」程度の意味合いであったと考えられ、伝承してきた教えの解釈等の違いから生ずる小さな違いはあるが、根幹となる教えはどの派でも同一である。