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Tatsumi-ryū

立身流
Japan

Also known as

立身流兵法 · Tatsumi-ryū Hyōhō

Description

Comprehensive classical school centred on the sword (iaijutsu and kenjutsu), with yawara, spear and other weapons, founded by Tatsumi Sankyo in the Eisho era (1504-1520) and the official style of the Sakura domain from the 1670s. Headmasters (the ryu's own list): 1 Tatsumi Sankyo, 2 Tatsumi Iwami-no-kami, 3 Tatsumi Kazumanosuke, 4 Mikami Hannojo, 5 Matsui Kotofuru, 6 Kuwajima Tazaemon, 7 Oishi Sensuke, 8 Yamaguchi Shichirozaemon, 9 Takekawa Kyubei, 10 Kasuya Dankuro, 11 Henmi Ryuho, 12 Henmi Sohachi, 13 Hanzawa Kihei, 14 Henmi Shinkuro, 15 Hanzawa Gon'emon (the same man as the 13th), 16 Henmi Sohachi, 17 Henmi Chuzo, 18 Hanzawa Naritsune, 19 Kato Hisashi, 20 Kato Sadao, 21 Kato Takashi, 22 Kato Hiroshi.

Related styles

Longest documented lines

  1. 3 generations
    Kato HiroshiKato TakashiKato HisashiHanzawa Naritsune

Tags

koryu

Sources

“The Tatsumi-ryu was founded by Tatsumi Sankyo, who is said to have been born in the Eisho period (1504-1520), in what is now Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku.”
— Keeley, Liam. (1997). Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info
“The connection between the Tatsumi-ryu and Sakura City, in what is present-day Chiba Prefecture, dates back to the 1670s, when the Tatsumi-ryu was recognized as the otome-ryu (official style) of the Sakura domain.”
— Keeley, Liam. (1997). Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan info

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Tatsumi-ryū. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BGKGNVKRWZEKBYRTBWPCGS - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6BGKGNVKRWZEKBYRTBWPCGS, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Tatsumi-ryū}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6BGKGNVKRWZEKBYRTBWPCGS}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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