Ogasawara Nagakiyo
Ogasawara Nagakiyo performing yabusame
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Ogasawara".
Ogasawara Nagakiyo (小笠原 長清, 5 March 1162–15 July 1242) was a Japanese warrior of the Heian period. He is best known as the founder of Ogasawara clan.[1] The history of kyudo begins with this martial arts master.[2]
Early life
Nagakiyo was born within the prefecture of Yamanashi. Nagakiyo was a retainer of the Minamoto clan.
Martial arts master
He became a martial arts tutor of Minamoto no Yoritomo.[3]
During the Kamakura period, Nagakiyo's skills and training methods were passed on to his son, Ogasawara Nagatsune. His archery school was known as Ogasawara-ryū.[4]
References
The emblem (mon) of the Ogasawara clan
- ↑ Kaneko, Mitsuharu. (1988). Shijin: autobiography of the poet Kaneko Mitsuharu, p. 220.
- ↑ Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, p. 154.
- ↑ Sinclaire, Clive. (2004). Samurai: The Weapons And Spirit Of The Japanese Warrior, p. 123.
- ↑ Yamada, Shoji. (2011). Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen, and the West, p. 59.