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Katori Shinto Ryu Dojo training hall in Katori city, Japan Iizasa Ienao founded Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū in 1447. Iizasa Ienao (飯篠 長威斎 家直 Iizasa Chōi-sai Ienao, c. 1387 – c. 1488) was a respected spearman and swordsman whose daimyō was deposed, which encouraged him to relinquish control of his household to conduct purification rituals and study martial arts in ...
Essentially, Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū is the amalgamation of two separate systems of jūjutsu: the Yōshin-ryū and Shin no Shintō-ryū. The distinctive feature of this particular school is the use of atemi or strikes to disrupt the balance of the opponent as well as a more flexible and flowing movement of the body than seen in some older schools of jūjutsu.
Iizasa Chōisai Ienao (飯篠 長威斉 家直, c.1387 – May 26, 1488) [1] was the founder of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū which is a traditional Japanese martial art. His Buddhist posthumous name is Taiganin-den-Taira-no-Ason-Iga-no-Kami-Raiodo-Hon-Daikoji .
Under Chinese Buddhist influence, [2] the god was identified with Myōken, either as the Pole Star or Venus, before being combined with the god of all stars, Ama-no-mi-naka-nushi (天之御中主神, lit. ' Divine Lord of the Middle-Heavens '). In some versions, Amatsu-Mikaboshi was born from the blood of Kagutsuchi spilt by Izanagi, after ...
Shinto-ryu can refer to several styles of classical Japanese swordsmanship used by the samurai: Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū; Kashima Shintō-ryū; Kasumi Shintō-ryū Kenjutsu; Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū; or to some other martial art: Shintō Musō-ryū, a school of jōjutsu; Shindo Ryu, a modern style of karate; Shinto Ryu, a modern style ...
Although deity is the common interpretation of kami, some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term. [7] [page needed] Some etymological suggestions are: Kami may, at its root, simply mean spirit, or an aspect of spirituality.
Tose Yosazaemon Osamune was born in c. 1540 in Hitachi province, Japan (current day Ibaraki Prefecture).He was a land-holding samurai, known as a goshi. [1] While in his early twenties, seeking to enhance his swordsmanship skills, he traveled to Katori Shrine (located in Chiba prefecture) to study under Iizasa Wakasa no Kami Morinobu, the third headmaster of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ...
Tenjin is the deification of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), the famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period. Ten (天) means sky or heaven, and jin (神) means god or deity. The original meaning of Tenjin, sky deity, is almost the same as that of Raijin (a god of thunder).