The school originated when the founder of the Ogasawara Clan, Nagakiyo OGASAWARA, who is said to have received the name from Emperor Takakura, was appointed by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo to teach "kyuho".
高倉天皇にその名を頂いたとされる初代の小笠原長清が源頼朝に糾法（きゅうほう）指南役に命じられたことに端を発する。