Negishi Shingorō

根岸信五郎
Japan
Born 1844-01-15, Nagaoka
Died 1913-09-15, Japan
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Description

Negishi Shingorō (1844-1913) was a samurai from Nagaoka Domain and the 6th and last Edo-period headmaster of Shindō Munen-ryū kenjutsu. He opened the Yūshinkan dojo in Tokyo in 1885 and taught swordsmanship to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force. A participant in the Boshin War and survivor of the Battle of Hokuetsu, he was declared Hanshi of Shindō Munen-ryū by the Dai Nippon Butokukai in 1906 and served on the committee that created the Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata in 1912. His most famous student was Nakayama Hakudō, whom he also adopted as his son.

Teachers (2)

  • Nomura Tetsuya
    sports_martial_artsKenjutsu Probable
    Probable
    EN Wikipedia states that Shingoro learned Shindo Munen Ryu from Nomura Tetsuya (last headmaster of Nagaoka Han Den branch) and later from Saito Yakuro and his sons at the Renpeikan in Edo.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1863)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    EN Wikipedia states that Shingoro learned Shindo Munen Ryu from Nomura Tetsuya (last headmaster of Nagaoka Han Den branch) and later from Saito Yakuro and his sons at the Renpeikan in Edo.
    “Shingoro received a Shihan-dai license from Shintaro and in 1865 he received a Menkyo with an Inkyo license.”
    — Negishi Shingorō - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info
  • Saito Yakuro
    sports_martial_artsKenjutsu Probable
    Probable
    EN Wikipedia states that Shingoro trained at the Renpeikan under Saito Yakuro and his sons.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1863–1866)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    EN Wikipedia states that Shingoro trained at the Renpeikan under Saito Yakuro and his sons.
    “In 1863 Shingorō took a temporary leave of absence from the clan in order to study Shindō Munen-ryū at the Renpeikan (練兵館) dojo in Edo (modern day Tokyo).”
    — Negishi Shingorō - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKenjutsu
    receipt_longMenkyo Kaiden Probable
    Probable
    EN Wikipedia states Shingoro received Menkyo with Inkyo in 1865, and held Menkyo Kaiden in Shindo Munen Ryu as its 6th and last headmaster.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Menkyo Licence System
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    EN Wikipedia states Shingoro received Menkyo with Inkyo in 1865, and held Menkyo Kaiden in Shindo Munen Ryu as its 6th and last headmaster.
    “One year after joining the Renpeikan, Shingoro received a Shihan-dai license from Shintaro and in 1865 he received a Menkyo with an Inkyo license.”
    — Negishi Shingorō - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Offices held (2)

  • corporate_fareCommittee member Dai-Nippon Butokukai Seitei Kenjutsu Kata Committee Probable
    Probable
    One authored history.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    1906
    Bennett names him only as the committee's internal dissenter, not in a membership list.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    One authored history.
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “Due to such hostility toward the kata—especially from one member of the committee itself, a somewhat sullen Negishi Shingorō (1844-1913)—they were not widely circulated.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info
  • corporate_fareChief commissioner (主査) Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenjutsu Kata Committee Probable
    Probable
    One authored history.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    1911 – 1912
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    One authored history.
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “The five kenjutsu masters from various ryūha tasked with this responsibility were Negishi Shingorō, Tsuji Shinpei, Naitō Takaharu, Monna Tadashi, and Takano Sasaburō.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Students (1)

  • Nakayama Hakudō
    sports_martial_artsKenjutsu Probable
    Probable
    The kenshi247 article states Hakudo entered the Yushinkan of Negishi Shingoro of the Shindo Munen Ryu in 1891, and Negishi was his most influential teacher; the specific nature of the iaijutsu/kenjutsu instruction is implied.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    location_onYushinkan badge (1891)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    The kenshi247 article states Hakudo entered the Yushinkan of Negishi Shingoro of the Shindo Munen Ryu in 1891, and Negishi was his most influential teacher; the specific nature of the iaijutsu/kenjutsu instruction is implied.
    “Otsuyoshi arrived in Tokyo in 1891. There, armed with a letter of introduction from Kenzo, Otsuyoshi was successfully admitted into Shingoro's Yushinkan at the age of eighteen.”
    — Jeff Karinya. (2011). A Lineage all but Forgotten - The Yushinkan (Nakayama Hakudo)link history info

Honours (1)

  • receipt_longHanshi of Shindō Munen-ryū Probable
    Probable
    EN Wikipedia states Shingoro was declared Hanshi of Shindo Munen Ryu by Dai Nippon Butokukai in 1906.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Title (1906)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    EN Wikipedia states Shingoro was declared Hanshi of Shindo Munen Ryu by Dai Nippon Butokukai in 1906.
    “On 26 March 1906, Shingorō was declared Hanshi of Shindō Munen-ryū by Dai Nippon Butokukai.”
    — Negishi Shingorō - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

Negishi Shingorō - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info
Shindō Munen-ryū - Wikipedia EN. Wikipedia (English)link history info
Jeff Karinya. (2011). A Lineage all but Forgotten - The Yushinkan (Nakayama Hakudo)link history info

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