Spun off from Kongo Style, Kita Style, which continued to receive influence from Komparu Style, was a new sect born in the Edo Period and during the Meiji Period, the Kita Style achieved the same status as the other four major styles.
喜多流は金剛流より出、金春流の影響を受けつつ江戸期に生れた新興の一派であって、明治期にいたってほかの四流と同格とされた。