enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Kasumi Shintō-ryū Kenjutsu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasumi_Shintō-ryū_Kenjutsu

    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 ...

  3. Jōdō - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jōdō

    Shintō Musō-ryū jōjutsu (sometimes known as Shintō Musō-ryū jōdō - "Shindō" is also a valid pronunciation for the leading characters), is reputed to have been invented by the great swordsman Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (夢想 權之助 勝吉, fl. c.1605, date of death unknown) about 400 years ago, after a bout won by the famous Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, 1584–1645).

  4. Niten Ichi-ryū - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niten_Ichi-ryū

    The best known edition today is this Hosokawa copy. Kyumanosuke was a well known warrior and student of Musashi's at the time. Before becoming leader of the school, he fought in the Shimabara Rebellion in 1638. His service there earned him gold and a robe from the Tokugawa shogunate. [5]

  5. Shindō Munen-ryū - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shindō_Munen-ryū

    Bushoji Yasuke (仏生寺弥助): (Aka. "The King of Hell") Edo Den; Menkyo, famous duelist and assassin for Choshu han Shintō Munen-ryū. Considered to be Saito Yakuro's best student. Kido Takayoshi: Edo Den; Menkyo/Shihan. Former Assistant Master of the Renpeikan, Samurai of Choshu han that was an instrumental activist against Tokugawa Bakafu.

  6. Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima_Shinden...

    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 ...

  7. List of koryū schools of martial arts - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_koryū_schools_of...

    This is an incomplete list of koryū (lit. "traditional schools", or "old schools") martial arts. These are schools of martial arts that originated in Japan, and were founded prior to 1876, when the act prohibiting the wearing of swords came into effect after the Meiji Restoration.

  8. Head of key Japan opposition party admits to extra-marital affair

    www.aol.com/news/head-key-japan-opposition-party...

    By Satoshi Sugiyama. TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid ...

  9. Kenjutsu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenjutsu

    Kenjutsu (剣術) is an umbrella term for all schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern forms of kenjutsu in their curriculum. [ 1 ]