Also known as

Kuwata Gennojō

Description

Hirado samurai, Shingyōtō-ryū menkyo kaiden, later a Meiji official (governor of Shiga and of Shimane, baron). Learned from Takayama Minezaburō at the Toda dojo in Kyoto and became a student of Yamaoka Tesshū (Mutō-ryū menkyo kaiden); founded police dojo in Ōtsu and Shimane.

Teachers (2)

• person
  Takayama Minezaburō

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single kenshi247 article.

  “Kuwata’s kenjutsu was no match for Takayama’s either and the relationship (despite Kuwata already having a Menkyo-kaiden in Shingyoto-ryu) was very much a teacher-student one.”

  — George McCall. (2021-07-02). Takayama Minezaburo: the scourge of Keishicho. kenshi 24/7link history info
• person
  Yamaoka Tesshu

  swordsIttō-shōden Mutō-ryū Probable

  Probable

  Single kenshi247 article.

  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

  Single kenshi247 article.

  “Koteda would later become a student of Yamaoka and receive a Menkyo-kaiden in Muto-ryu”

  — George McCall. (2021-07-02). Takayama Minezaburo: the scourge of Keishicho. kenshi 24/7link history info

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