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Soma Shiro Yoshimoto

Samurai / Founder

14th-century Japanese samurai of the Soma clan and founder of the classical Soma-ryu school.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth14. století
Date of Death14. století
Era14th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Soma-ryu
Active Yearsca 1340–1390

Biography

Soma Shiro Yoshimoto established Soma-ryu during Japan's Nanboku-cho era, developing armored battlefield combat methods for the Soma samurai clan.

Associated Martial Arts

Maniwa Nen-ryuFounder→

A Japanese school of 1591 kept alive by a single village for generations; it trained in protective gear long before kendo.