| Koryū Japanese martial art | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shinkage-ryū (新陰流) | ||
| Founder(s) | ||
| Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱) |
1508–1578 | |
| Founding Date | ||
| Late Muromachi period | c. is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of Martial arts native to Japan. Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱 c 1508 &ndash 1578 was a famous swordsman of Japan's Sengoku period and teacher to Yagyū Muneyoshi The Muromachi period ( Japanese: 室町時代 Muromachi-jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era 1540s | |
| Arts taught | ||
| Japanese name | Description | |
| Kenjutsu | Sword art | |
Shinkage-ryū (新陰流?) meaning "new shadow school", is a traditional school (koryū) of Japanese martial arts, founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱, 1508–1578) in the mid-sixteenth century. is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana) is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. Japanese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of Martial arts native to Japan. Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱 c 1508 &ndash 1578 was a famous swordsman of Japan's Sengoku period and teacher to Yagyū Muneyoshi Shinkage-ryū is primarily a school of swordsmanship (kenjutsu and iaijutsu), and is a synthesis of Nobutsuna's studies in the schools of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, Nen-ryū, and Kage-ryū (Aizu). is the Japanese martial art specializing in the use of the Japanese Sword ( Katana) often translated roughly as the "art of mental presence and immediate reaction" is the Japanese martial art of drawing the sword is one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts, and an exemplar of koryū Bujutsu. is a traditional ( Koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded in 1368 CE by the Samurai Sōma Shiro Yoshimoto (c is a traditional school ( Koryū) of swordsmanship ( Kenjutsu) founded by Aizu Hyūga-no-Kami Iko (c [1]
History
Until the 16th century in Japan, martial techniques were concerned with effectiveness in real battle. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. At the time of the founder of Shinkage-ryū, Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, the superiority of a school was determined through duels. Basic postures were very distinct; very low, in protection of the body. The idea of winning at any price was deeply ingrained in the teachings of the schools that existed at this time. Primary philosophical and strategic concepts included the "sword that kills only once" (一殺の太刀 issatsu no tachi?) and the "sword of only one cut" (一の太刀 ichi no tachi?).
However, with the arrival of firearms and other elements of modern warfare, these traditionally invincible techniques were no longer sufficient. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion As a result of the use of this new technology, Kamiizumi was spurred to make a number of changes. He changed the basic postures a bit by raising them slightly, he changed the manner of holding the sword, and he shortened the length of the blade of the sword. Perhaps most importantly, he also invented a new method of teaching to make the study and practice of the sword easier. Until Kamiizumi, swordsmen practiced their art with either a very hard wooden sword (bokken) or one with a dulled steel blade. A bokken (ja 木剣 bok(u, "wood" and ken, "sword" is a Wooden Japanese Sword used for training Because of this, swordsmen had to stop their blows during training if they did not want to hurt themselves or their students or partners. Kamiizumi created a practice sword made of a length of bamboo, split two to 16 times on one end, and covered in a lacquered leather sleeve. Bamboo is a group of Woody perennial Evergreen Plants in the True grass family Poaceae, subfamily In a general sense lacquer is a clear or coloured Varnish, that dries by solvent evaporation and often a curing process as well that produces a hard durable finish in any Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process He called this invention a hikihada shinai. For the village near Anjar Kutch Gujarat India see Shinai village.
Kamiizumi, sensing the changes in the ways of war at the time, re-thought his methods of martial arts and began to advocate the utilization of light armour during training. The face of war was being transformed, and as it was necessary to move faster than before, Nobutsuna perfected a style of sword "freer" in its movements, more sparse, more restrained, more adapted to brawls and to duels than the fields of large scale battles.
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū
Kammizumi did not have children and left all his property and his school to his student Yagyū Sekishusai Muneyoshi (柳生 石舟斎 宗厳 1507–1606). is one of the oldest Japanese schools of swordsmanship ( Kenjutsu) Muneyoshi thus became the second headmaster of Shinkage-ryū in 1566, and subsequently founded his own school, the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. is one of the oldest Japanese schools of swordsmanship ( Kenjutsu) He was renowned as a remarkable swordsman, and was the fencing instructor of the 15th and last Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki (足利 義昭, 1537–1597). was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the Shoguns of the Ashikaga family was the 15th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573 After Muneyoshi gave a demonstration to the 2nd Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川 秀忠, 1579–1632), of the empty-handed "sword-taking" (mutō-dori) techniques he had developed, the Yagyū family became the official fencing instructors to the Tokugawa shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of was the second Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623
References
- ^ The History of Shinkageryu. Shinkageryu Hyoho Marobashikai (2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
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