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Kenjutsu (剣術) is an
umbrella term for all (ko-budō)
schools of ****anese swordsmanship, in
particular those that
predate the
Meiji Restoration. Some modern...
- in the
early 1800s. The
origin of
Oishi Shinkage-ryū was Aizu Kage-ryū
kenjutsu (swordsmanship),
which was
founded by Aizu Ikōsai Hisatada. Aizu Kage-ryū...
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Kasumi Shintō-ryū
Kenjutsu (霞神道流剣術), or (Shintō-ryū
Kenjutsu), is one of the
names used to
describe the
collection of sword-versus-sword training-forms...
- or 'way of the sword') is a
modern ****anese
martial art,
descended from
kenjutsu (one of the old ****anese
martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo...
- Jōdō ****anese
kickboxing Judo Jūkendō
Jujutsu Juttejutsu Karate Kendo Kenjutsu Kenpo Kosho S****i Ryu
Kempo Kūdō
Kusarigamajutsu Kyokushin Kyūdō Kyūjutsu...
- Shiranui-ryū (不知火流) is a
traditional school of ****anese
martial arts. It was
created by
Kawakami Gensai in the 1860s,
following his
study of swordsmanship...
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Niten Ichi-ryū is
mainly known for the two-sword—katana and wakizashi—
kenjutsu techniques Musashi called Niten Ichi (二天一, "two
heavens as one") or Nitō...
- The Book of Five
Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on
kenjutsu and the
martial arts in general,
written by the ****anese
swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around...
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offers a good
balance of
defense and offense, many
traditional styles of
kenjutsu (sword techniques) use chūdan as a
basic stance, the only
variation being...
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Their success in
sword fighting led to a
renewed interest in the art of
kenjutsu,
which had been
abandoned after the
Meiji restoration, and, as a result...
