In the Japanese martial arts, families such as the Yagyu Clan have maintained the Iemoto system but, in general, a highly trained student is made a full master and inherits leadership of the ryuha.
日本武術では柳生氏など家元制もあるが、おおむね最もその道に長け人物ともに申し分ない高弟の中から免許皆伝者を選びを継承される。