Chiba Shusaku

千葉 周作
Japan
Born [1793,1794] (寛政5年（或いは寛政6年）1月1日)
Died 1856-01-17 (安政2年12月10日)
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Also known as

Chiba Shusaku Narimasa

Description

Mito-domain retainer and one of the sword saints of the late Edo period, founder (sōke) of Hokushin Ittō-ryū, which he established by synthesizing Hokushin Musō-ryū and Ono-ha Ittō-ryū Nakanishi-ha. He ran the Genbukan dojo in Edo (established 1820 per Bennett; 1822 per the JA wiki), one of the three great dojos of Edo, and from 1839 served as the Mito domain's kenjutsu instructor. After the Restoration the Genbukan line continued through his sons Eijirō and Michisaburō: 'Shimoe Hidetaro, a disciple of Chiba Eijirō, became the Keishichō kenjutsu officer, and Naitō Takaharu and Monna Tadashi of Mito became Butokukai professors' (JA wiki).

Students (1)

  • Kōsaka Masataka
    sports_martial_artsHokushin Ittō-ryū Probable
    Probable
    Bennett dates his entry into Chiba's tutelage to 1844 while arguing about when the sixty-eight techniques were systemised.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1844)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Bennett dates his entry into Chiba's tutelage to 1844 while arguing about when the sixty-eight techniques were systemised.
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “it must have been before Kōsaka entered his tutelage in 1844”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Honours (1)

  • receipt_longKendo Dendō Probable
    Probable
    JA wiki records his 2003 induction into the All Japan Kendo Federation's Kendo Dendō; single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Title (2003)
    granted by All Japan Kendo Federation
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    JA wiki records his 2003 induction into the All Japan Kendo Federation's Kendo Dendō; single source.
    “平成15年（2003年）、千葉周作は全日本剣道連盟剣道殿堂に顕彰された。”
    — Wikipedia contributors. 千葉周作 - Wikipedia (Japanese). Wikipedia (Japanese)link history info

Sources

“千葉 周作（ちば しゅうさく）は、江戸時代後期の武士・剣術家。北辰一刀流の流祖。幼名於兎松、周作は通称で、諱は成政。合理的かつ実戦的な剣術体系を確立し、宮本武蔵らとともに剣聖の一人に数えられる。”
— Wikipedia contributors. 千葉周作 - Wikipedia (Japanese). Wikipedia (Japanese)link history info
reviewsPeer-reviewed
“Of the hundreds of fencing academies, the so-called three great dojos of Edo stood out: Chiba Shūsaku's (1794-1856) Genbukan (Hokushin Ittō-ryū), established in 1820”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info
“維新後は、千葉栄次郎門下の下江秀太郎が警視庁剣術世話係、水戸の内藤高治、門奈正が大日本武徳会教授となるなど、多くの剣士が活躍して、日本剣道の発展に尽くした。”
— Wikipedia contributors. 千葉周作 - Wikipedia (Japanese). Wikipedia (Japanese)link history info

Identifiers

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