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Ono Jirouemon Tadatsune

Master / Shogunate Instructor

Japanese samurai grandmaster, son of Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki, and official sword instructor to Tokugawa Shoguns.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth17. století
Date of Death1666
Era17th century
Country of OriginJapan (Edo)Japan (Edo)
Rank / Title2nd Headmaster of Ono Ha Itto-ryu / Shogun Instructor
Active Years1630–1666

Biography

Ono Jirouemon Tadatsune served as official Kenjutsu instructor to Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo, refining the core principle of Kiriotoshi (cutting down opponent's sword attack).

Associated Martial Arts

Ono Ha Itto-ryuFounder→

The principal line of Itto-ryu and one of the two official sword schools of the Tokugawa shogunate. Its core is kiriotoshi — one's own cut along the very line of the opponent's.