Liam Keeley

Description

Member of the Tatsumi-ryu since 1984, with mokuroku in iaijutsu, kenjutsu and yawara; one of the first non-Japanese to complete its kazunuki.

Teachers (1)

  • Kato Takashi
    swordsTatsumi-ryū Possible
    Possible
    Membership and mokuroku under the 21st headmaster are stated; that Kato taught him is implied by the ryu's one-teacher structure, not stated.
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    (1984)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Membership and mokuroku under the 21st headmaster are stated; that Kato taught him is implied by the ryu's one-teacher structure, not stated.
    alt_routeIndirect
    “He has been a member of Tatsumi-ryu since 1984, and has been awarded mokuroku for iaijutsu, kenjutsu, and yawara.”
    — Keeley, Liam. (1997). Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info

Sources

“He has been a member of Tatsumi-ryu since 1984, and has been awarded mokuroku for iaijutsu, kenjutsu, and yawara.”
— Keeley, Liam. (1997). Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info
“Liam Keeley was among the first non-Japanese to participate in the Tatsumi-ryu kazunuki, drawing and cutting three thousand times in a single day”
— Keeley, Liam. (1997). Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Liam Keeley. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BGKGNVCNYD32VCDCM2YRVD - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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