People of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu

Yagyu Shinkage-ryu: 3 documented people. Founder: Yagyu Munetoshi. Also: predecessor / teacher (1), grandmaster (1).

Founder (1)

Yagyu MunetoshiJapanese swordsman (c. 1527–1606) called Sekishusai, founder of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school and creator of the muto-dori technique, fighting unarmed against an armed opponent.

Predecessor / teacher (1)

Kamiizumi Nobutsuna16th-century Japanese swordsman, founder of the Shinkage-ryu school and inventor of the fukuro-shinai practice sword, teacher of both Yagyu Munetoshi and Hozoin In'ei.

Grandmaster (1)

Yagyu MunenoriJapanese swordsman and daimyo (1571–1646), son of Yagyu Munetoshi, sword teacher to two shoguns, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu and author of Heiho Kadensho.

← Back to martial art