Kashima-Shinryu
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| Koryu 古流 Martial Art | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kashima Shinryu | ||
| Founder(s) | ||
| Kunii Kagetsugu | co-founder | |
| Matsumoto Bizen-no-kami | co-founder | |
| Date founded | ||
| Middle Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) | Founded ca 1450 | |
| Current headmaster | ||
| Shihanke Seki Hugh Fujiwara no Humitake | 19th Generation | |
| Arts taught in Kashima Shinryu | ||
| Japanese name | Description | |
| Kenjutsu 剣術 - odachi kodachi | Sword art - Long and short sword | |
| Battōjutsu 抜刀術 - Odachi | Sword drawing art - Used in Shinryu for solo/partner kenjutsu training | |
| Bojutsu 棒術 - Bo | Staff art | |
| Jojutsu 杖術 - Jo | Staff(stick) art | |
| Jujutsu 柔術 | Unarmed grappling art | |
| Naginatajutsu (長刀術) - Naginata | Glaive art - (curved spear) | |
| Sojutsu 槍術 - Yari | Spear art | |
| Shurikenjutsu 手裏剣術 - Shuriken | Spikethrowing art | |
Kashima-Shinryū (Japanese: 鹿島神流) is a nearly 500 years old Japanese koryu martial art. The art was somewhat popularized in the 20th century by Kunii Zen'ya (1894-1966), the 18th generation shihanke (headmaster). The incumbent head of the system is prof. Seki Humitake.
The name Kashima refers to Kashima Shrine that is located in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Kashima-Shinryū is a comprehensive martial art that includes kenjutsu, battojutsu, jojutsu, jujutsu, kusarigama and several other skills in its curriculum.
[edit] References
- Friday, Karl F. with Seki Humitake, Legacies of the Sword: The Kashima-Shinryu and Samurai Martial Culture, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1997.
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