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The Jikishin Kage-ryū Kenjutsu comes from a previous school, Kage-ryū Kenjutsu. A samurai (侍) called Aisu Iko founded Kage-ryū in 1490. [5] He perfected and taught his style around Japan. There are evidence from 1525 that another samurai named Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna (1508–1548) is teaching his own style, a form of Kage-ryū ...
The Sumo Association have overseen all promotions since Chiyonoyama's in 1951. Two consecutive tournament championships or an "equivalent performance" at ōzeki level are the minimum requirement for promotion to yokozuna in modern sumo. The longest serving yokozuna ever was Hakuhō, who was promoted in 2007 and retired in 2021. [1]
Shinkage-ryū (新陰流) meaning "new shadow school", is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts, founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Fujiwara-no-Hidetsuna, later Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna [1] (上泉 伊勢守 信綱, 1508–1578) in the mid-sixteenth century.
[138] [139] In the February 1992 issue of Gamest magazine in Japan, Ryu ranked third Best Character of 1991. [140] In 2010, Empire ranked him as the 27th greatest video game character, adding, "Cheaters use Sagat, real men use Ryu! The face of the greatest fighting franchise ever to grace a console, Ryu is an icon who has spanned decades.
The Legend of Kage was released by Taito in Japan in 1985, with a European release later in the year, and an American release in January 1986. [6] [7] [8]According to Hisayoshi Ogura, the game's composer, development came after a fast-paced period of game development within Taito, where it eased up around this game. [9]
The origin of Ōishi Shinkage-ryū lies in Aizu Kage-ryū kenjutsu (swordsmanship), which was founded by Aizu Ikōsai Hisatada. Aizu Kage-ryū was transmitted to the founder by Murakami Ittō. He came to Yanagawa domain from the Ōoka domain and taught Aizu Kage-ryū kenjutsu, Oshima-ryū sōjutsu (use of spear) and Okuyama Shinkan-ryū jujutsu ...
The authority to teach the art was given to Hideki's student-turned-adopted-son who runs a school near Kobe, Japan, and to his two top American students—one of whom (as of 2005) resides in China where he teaches the art, and the other in the United States who, as of 2012, is in training to return to teaching.
The new shihan who is still working to preserve living tradition is connected to the Tachibana clan and has kaiin in Canada, Japan and the U.S.A. Another ryu practiced in the Yanagawa Fief is Oishi Shinkage-ryū Kenjutsu. The founder, Oishi Susumu, was a Burakucho of Miike Han (三池) which is present day Arao City, Kumamoto.