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In 1895 Meiji (28) the foundation of the Dai Nihon Butokukai became the controlling body of all budoka throughout Japan, offering unity and attempting to standardise the classical ryuha or schools and sections.

This unification only really began after the war against Russia in 1904, 1905 (Meiji 37 and 38), through the foundation of the Bujutsu Kyoin Yoseijo (martial arts masters training school), in Kyoto, as research developed new kata in both Judo and Kendo.

In 1906, Meiji (39), Noboru Watanbe was the head of the Dai Nihon Butokukai committee, Hanshi, Shinto Munen Ryu together with Unpachiro Shibae (Hanshi Shinto Munen Ryu), Kanichiro Mitsuhashi (Musashi ryu), Sekishiro Tokuno (hanshi, Jikishin kage ryu), Daisaku Sakabe (hanshi, kyoushin meichi ryu), Shingoro Negishi (Hanshi, Shinto munen ryu), Morie Abe (Jikishin kage ryu), and eight others who were allowed to take part in the discussions: were T Naito, S Sayama, M Toyama, K Yano, K Minatobe, T Yamasato and H Nakayama. In August 1906 the original three kata were decided as the Butokukai Kenjutsu Kata, also known as Ten, Chi, Jin no Kata Heaven, earth and person, or jodan gedan chudan. However, it seems that as very little discussion actually took place there was widespread complaint from the masters, making it unpopular and consequently little is known about this Kata.