Yagyū Shinkage-ryū
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Not to be confused with Yagyū Shingan-ryū.
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流) is one of the oldest Japanese schools of swordsmanship (kenjutsu). Its primary founder was Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, who called the school Shinkage-ryū. In 1565, Nobutsuna bequeathed the school to his greatest student, Yagyū Munetoshi, who added his own name to the school. Today, the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū remains one of the most renowned schools of Japanese swordsmanship. Its name roughly means Yagyū New Shadow School.
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Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流) | |
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Ko-ryū | |
Foundation | |
Founder | Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (上泉 信綱) |
Date founded | c.1568 |
Period founded | Late Muromachi period (1336–1573) |
Current information | |
Current headmaster | Yagyū Kōichi Toshinobu (Became the 22nd sōke in 2006) |
Arts taught | |
Art | Description |
Kenjutsu - ōdachi, kodachi, nitō | Sword art; with long sword, short sword, and two swords. |
Jōjutsu | "Short staff" art |
Shurikenjutsu | Spike throwing art |
Ancestor schools | |
Kage-ryū (Aizu) • Nen-ryū • Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū | |
Descendant schools | |
Shindō-ryū, Yagyū Shingan-ryū, Ryōi Shintō-ryū |
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