event

Keishichō bujutsu tournament and kata unification (1886)

categoryTournament
calendar_month1886-06
location_onTokyo Japan

Description

Police bujutsu tournament at which representatives of ten ryūha agreed a unified kenjutsu kata, forming the basis of the Keishi-ryū. It followed the August 1885 police kenjutsu guidelines that capped shinai length below four shaku and introduced a national police promotion system.

Styles (2)

sports_martial_arts
Keishi-ryū
警視流 · founded 1886
Kenjutsu
剣術 · founded c. 1336

Tags

kenjutsu · keishicho · kata

Sources

reviewsPeer-reviewed
“To further standardize police kenjutsu, representatives from several influential ryūha contributed to the creation of a unified kata at a bujutsu tournament in June 1886.”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

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