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Matsumoto Bizen-no-kami

Ki no Masanobu / Sensei

Famous 16th-century samurai and founder of the Kashima Shin-ryu swordsmanship tradition.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1467
Date of Death1524
Era15th–16th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Kashima Shin-ryu
Active Yearsca 1490–1524

Biography

Matsumoto Bizen-no-kami Ki no Masanobu was a high-ranking samurai associated with Kashima Shrine. After divine inspiration, he formulated Kashima Shin-ryu, integrating kenjutsu and sojutsu.

Associated Martial Arts

Kashima Shin-ryuFounder→

A Japanese old school of the sword from the Kashima shrine. It teaches not a collection of techniques but principles of movement from which techniques derive.