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Founder of Shinkage-ryu, from Aisu Kage-ryu; teacher of Yagyu Sekishusai.

Teachers (1)

• person
  Aisu Ikkosai

  swordsAisu Kage-ryū Probable

  Probable

  The Field Guide states it; one source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  The Field Guide states it; one source.

  “Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami, who had trained in both Kashima and Katori Shinto-ryu, created Shinkage-ryu based on Kage-ryu, which he learned from its founder Aisu Ikkosai.”

  — Skoss, Diane. (1997). Field Guide to the Classical Japanese Martial Arts. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info

Students (1)

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  Yagyu Sekishusai Munetoshi

  swordsShinkage-ryū Probable

  Probable

  The Field Guide, Armstrong and the school’s own page; the book’s two chapters count as one source, the page is the school’s tradition.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The Field Guide, Armstrong and the school’s own page; the book’s two chapters count as one source, the page is the school’s tradition.

  “Yagyu Sekishusai began to train under Kamiizumi after being soundly defeated by one of his students.”

  — Skoss, Diane. (1997). Field Guide to the Classical Japanese Martial Arts. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info

  “For example, in Shinkage-ryu (founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami) and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu (founded by Kamiizumi’s student Yagyu Munetoshi), there is either no batto, or it is done as a minor part of the overall kenjutsu training.”

  — Armstrong, Hunter B.. (1997). The Koryu Bujutsu Experience. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japaninfo

  “信綱に師事した柳生石舟斎宗厳は「無刀の位」を開悟して第二世を継いだ。”

  — 柳生新陰流兵法剣術link history info

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