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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 ...
Jigen-ryū (示現流 lit: revealed reality style) is a traditional school of Japanese martial arts founded in the late 16th century by Tōgō Chūi (1560–1643), a.k.a. Tōgō Shigekata, in Satsuma Province, now Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. [1] It focuses mainly on the art of swordsmanship.
[1] [2] It is a sōgō bujutsu, meaning that it teaches several different weapons/arts such as taijutsu, bōjutsu, naginatajutsu, kenpō, hanbōjutsu, sōjutsu and heiho. Kukishin-ryū and its founder are listed in the Bugei Ryūha Daijiten or " The Encyclopedia of Martial Art Schools ", a record of modern ( gendai ) and old lineage ( koryū ...
Kamae is to be differentiated from the word tachi (立ち), used in Japanese martial arts to mean stance. While tachi (pronounced dachi when used in a compound) refers to the position of the body from the waist down, kamae refers to the posture of the entire body, as well as encompassing one's mental posture (i.e., one's attitude).
In hassō-no-kamae, the left foot is forward, and the sword is held pointing upright with the hilt in front of the right shoulder. The blade should slope slightly to the rear. When cutting, the sword is raised above the head, as in jōdan. [1] Hassō-no-kamae is used by uchidachi in the 4th kendo kata, opposite shidachi's waki-gamae. [2]
It is considered a variant of chūdan-no-kamae and therefore appearing as a defensive posture, but instead it is used to deflect blows and create striking opportunities. This stance is used as a transition from chūdan-no-kamae to a tsuki (突き; thrust). It is called the Kamae of Earth (地の構え, chi-no-kamae) in Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. [1]
Chūdan-no-kamae is also called Seigan-no-kamae (正眼之構), or "right/correct eye posture," because the stance points the tip of the sword at the opponent's eyes. [1] In most traditional schools of swordsmanship, and in the practice of kendo, chūdan-no-kamae is the most basic posture, as it provides a balance between attacking and ...