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Ko-ryū: Foundation; Founder: Matsumoto (Sugimoto) Bizen-no-Kami Naokatsu (松本 備前守 尚勝) Date founded: c. 1570: Period founded: Late Muromachi period (1336–1573) Location founded: Kashima (鹿嶋市), Japan (日本) Current information; Current headmaster: Various lineages are still extant and taught: Arts taught; Art: Description ...
The tradition came to be known as Shintō-ryū kenjutsu in the mid-19th century [2] by research made into the history of SMR by the SMR-practitioner Umezaki Chukichi. The discovery of the name "Kasumi" Shintō-ryū was made from recent research by the SMR-practitioner Kaminoda Tsunemori, a direct student of Shimizu Takaji [ 1 ] and leader of ...
The basic technique is to hold the sword in a high version of hasso-no-kamae called tonbo-no-kamae (蜻蛉構 Dragonfly Stance), with the sword held vertically above the right shoulder. The attack is then done by running forward at your opponent and then cutting diagonally down on their neck.
Waki-gamae is also known as the Kamae of Metal (金の構, kin-no-kamae) in the five elements classification and the Light Stance (陽の構, yō-no-kamae) in the Ittō-ryū teachings. [1] Shidachi uses this stance in Kendo kata number 4 in response to uchidachi's hassō. It is also used in Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū's kata. [2]
Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū (無双直伝英信流 or 無雙直傳英信流) is a Japanese sword art school and one of the most widely practiced schools of iai in the world. [citation needed] Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back from the sixteenth century to the early 20th century.
Hassō-no-kamae (八相（八双）の構, "all (eight) directions"), frequently shortened simply to hassō and occasionally called hassō-gamae, is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō, and waki. It is an offensive stance, named for one's ability to respond to a situation in any direction.
Kamae (構え) is a Japanese term used in martial arts and traditional theater. It translates approximately to "posture". The Kanji of this word means "base". The implied meaning is 'readiness' or 'be ready'. Kamae is to be differentiated from the word tachi (立ち), used in Japanese martial arts to mean stance.
I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった, Kurasu de Ni-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta, lit. "I Became Friends With the Second Cutest Girl in Class") is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Takata and illustrated by Tom Osabe ...