Although opinions about who was the first generation head of the school vary depending on materials, Rokuro Jiro Nagayoshi SHUNDO, who served the Hatakeyama family, is placed at the first generation on a family tree.
資料により誰を初世とするかに所説があるが、家譜では畠山家に仕えていた春藤六郎次郎長慶を初世に当てる。