当流の始祖は、室町時代の末期から戦国の時代、永禄年間(1558～1570)抜刀術の達人と称せられた、奥州(山形県) 足利の子孫「林崎甚助源重信」であり、「林崎夢想流」と唱せられました。
その後江戸時代へ入り、享保年間(1716～1736) 正統第七代宗家「長谷川主税助英信」が、始祖以来の名人で、古伝の業に独創の技を加へ「無双直伝英信流」と改められました。
始祖の室町時代は、刀を腰帯に差すことなく佩刀し、刃が下を向いており、野戦を主とした居合であったと推測されます。

江戸時代に入り、社会情勢、生活様式も変わり、現在継承されている刃が上を向く帯刀となり、武士の家も畳を敷く生活から正坐にもなり、「長谷川主税助英信」は、これに応じた業を工夫し加えたと考えられています。
そして、第八代宗家「荒井勢哲清信」に、土佐山内家の藩士「林六太夫守政」が江戸勤番中に学び、第九代を継承し、土佐の国（高知県）山内藩に門外不出、戦いの秘術、お止流として口伝で伝承されました。
そして昭和の初め、(1926〜)に、正統第十八代宗家「穂岐山波雄」を講師として大阪武徳会大阪支部に招聘し、教えを受けました。
引き続き、正統第十九代宗家「福井春政鉄骨」に、指導を受けました。
八重垣会の二十周年の昭和二十五年(1950)春 大阪在住の「河野稔百錬」が、正統第二十代宗家を継承されました。

The founder of this school was the descendant of Oshu (Yamagata Prefecture) Ashikaga, called "Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamotono Shigenobu", who was called a master of “Batto-Jutsu” during the Eiroku era (1558 ~ 1570) from the end of the Muromachi period to the Sengoku period, and his “Batto-Jutsu” was said to be " Hayashizaki Musou-ryu".
Later, in the Kyoho era (1716 ~ 1736) during the Edo period, the 7th head family "Hasegawa Chikara-no-suke Hidenobu", who was regarded as the great master since the founder, added original techniques to the ancient arts and named his “Batto-Jutsu” "Musou Jikiden Hidenobu-ryu".
In the Muromachi Period, when the originator of our school was alive, people carried a sword without putting it in his waistband, and the edge of the sword faced down, so it is assumed that it was “Iai” mainly for open battle.
In the Edo period, because social conditions and lifestyles changed (e.g., wearing a sword with the blade facing up as in the present style, and Samurai started to sit Seiza-style as there are Tatami matts in the house), it is thought that "Hasegawa Chikara-no-suke Hidenobu" created new techniques in response to these changes and added those to his practice.
During Edo Kinban, a feudal retainer of the Tosa Yamauchi family called "Hayashi Rokudayu Morimasa" learned from the eighth head family "Arai Seitetsu Kiyonobu" and succeeded to the ninth head. The style was passed down by word of mouth in the Yamauchi domain of the Tosa province (Kochi Prefecture) as a secret art of warfare.
At the beginning of the Showa period (1926 ~), we invited the 18th legitimate head family "Hokiyama Namio" as a lecturer to the Osaka branch of the Osaka Butoku Kai, where we had a lesson..
We continued to receive guidance from the 19th head family "Fukui Harumasa Tekkotsu“.
In the spring of 1950, the 20-year anniversary of the Yaegaki-kai, "Kono Minoru Hyakuren" living in Osaka was succeeded as the legitimate 20th head family.