Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
Ise no Kami / Soke
One of the paramount samurai sword masters in history and founder of Shinkage-ryu Kenjutsu.
Quick Facts
Date of Birthca 1508
Date of Death1577
Era16th century
Country of Origin
Japan
JapanRank / TitleFounder of Shinkage-ryu
Active Years1550–1577
Biography
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna created Shinkage-ryu in the mid-16th century. A revolutionary innovator, he invented the padded bamboo practice sword (fukuro-shinai) for full-speed contact training.