Tendō-ryū
| Tendō-ryū (天道流) | |
|---|---|
| Ko-ryū | |
| Foundation | |
| Founder | Saito Hangan Denkibo Katsuhide |
| Date founded | November 21, 1582 |
| Period founded | Late Muromachi period |
| Current information | |
| Current headmaster | Kimura Yasuko |
| Arts taught | |
| Art | Description |
| Naginatajutsu | Glaive art |
| Kenjutsu - ōdachi, kodachi, nitō, tantō, kaiken | Sword art - long sword, short sword, two swords, dagger |
| Jōjutsu | Short staff art, used to simulate a broken naginata |
| Kusarigamajutsu | Chain and sickle art |
| Ancestor schools | |
| Kashima Shintō-ryū | |
| Descendant schools | |
| None identified | |
Tendō-ryū (天道流) is a koryū (school of traditional Japanese martial arts) founded in 1582 by Saito Hangan Denkibo Katsuhide.[1] Current headmaster (as in 2014) is 17th sōke Kimura Yasuko. [2]
Although Denkibo was already an incredibly talented Samurai, he felt that his technique was still incomplete and went to the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura to pray for 100 days. In 1581, Denkibo had the revelation he was longing for and created his school named Ten Ryu, the “School of Heaven”, which later became the Tendo Ryu, the “School of the Way to Heaven”.
Although it is mainly renown today for its techniques with the Naginata, the Japanese glaive, Tendō-ryū actually includes the practice of various other weapons: the long and short swords, both swords simultaneously, the dagger, the staff (representing the shaft of a broken Naginata), and the Japanese sickle with a chain (Kusarigama).
The modern version of the Naginata practice, called Atarashii Naginata, is one of the 9 official modern Budo recognized by the Nippon Budokan. Tendō-ryū is one of the two original styles of Naginata Jutsu it comes from, with the Jiki Shinkage Ryu.
References
- ^ Skoss, Diane (1997). Koryu Bujutsu. Classical Warrior traditions of Japan, Volume 1. New Jersey, Koryu Books. p. 81. ISBN 1-890536-04-0.
- ^ Seido - Budo Equipment & Practice in Japan (2018-03-22), Yasuko Kimura Soke - Tendo Ryu Sogobujutsu [Interview Part 1/2 - EN/FR/JP], retrieved 2018-05-03
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