The Hosho school of waki-kata was descended from the Shundo school, which was a branch waki-kata school of the Konparu school, and the Konparu school was included in Shimogakari (a generic name given to the Konparu school, the Kongo school, and the Kita school).
下掛りである金春流に属したワキ方春藤流から分かれた。