Tendo-ryu bujutsu
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| Koryu 古流 Martial Art | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tendo-ryu 天道流 or Ten-ryu 天流 | ||
| Founder(s) | ||
| Saito Hangan Denkibo Katsuhide | Exponent of Kashima Shinto-ryu under Tsukahara Bokuden | |
| Date founded | ||
| Late Muromachi period | 1582-11-21 | |
| Current headmaster | ||
| Soke Mitamura Takeko | b. 1940- | |
| Arts taught in Tendo-ryu | ||
| Japanese name | Description | |
| Naginatajutsu 薙刀術 - naginata, Odachi, kodachi, | Glaive art - Glaive used against sword | |
| Kenjutsu 剣術 - odachi, kodachi, nito, tanto, kaiken | Sword art - Long and short sword, two-sword, dagger | |
| Jojutsu 杖術 - Jo, odachi, kodachi | Staff(stick)-art - Used to simulate broken naginata in combat | |
| Kusarigamajutsu 鎖鎌術 - Kusarigama, odachi | Chain and sickle-art | |
Tendo-ryu[1] (天道流 Tendō-ryū) is a koryu (school of traditional Japanese martial arts) founded in 1582 by Saito Hangan Denkibo Katsuhide. It specializes in the use of the naginata. Current headmaster (as in 2004) is 16th sōke Mitamura Takeko. Its name appears to translate to "Heavenly Path School."
In addition of naginatajutsu, Tendo-ryu includes kenjutsu (either with katana or kodachi or both at once) and techniques performed with kusarigama. Also taught are methods of combat with a broken naginata i.e. stick fighting with just the shaft of a naginata.
[edit] References
- ^ Skoss, Diane. oryu Bujutsu. Classical Warrior traditions of Japan, Volume 1. New Jersey, Koryu Books, p. 81. ISBN 1890536040.
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