Kurama Ryu Kenjutsu - Shibata Akio - 42nd All Japan Kobudo Demonstration

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School: Kurama Ryū Kenjutsu
Event: 42nd All Japan Kobudo Demonstration
Date: 03/02/2019
Venue: Nippon Budōkan, Tokyo
Representative: Shibata Akio (Sōke 18th generation)

-- PRESENTATION: KURAMA RYŪ KENJUTSU --
It is said that the Kurama Ryū comes from the Kyōhachi Ryū, a martial style associated with a legendary warrior named Kiichi Hōgen. The school was founded during the Tensho Period (1573-1592) by Ōno Shōgen, a man whose martial lineage is unknown.
Kurama Ryū’s 15th Headmaster was Shibata Emori, a direct retainer of the Shogun. The school found a second wind under him: he received the Menkyo Kaiden (full mastery) license at the age of 18, he witnessed the Meiji Restoration (1868) at 19, and in 1879 he became a Gekken (ancestor of kendo) instructor for the Yotsuya Police department (Tokyo). He opened the same year the Shūseikan Dojo in Yotsuya where he taught several disciples.
The wooden sword used in Kurama Ryū is very thick. Its shape is called “Hamaguri-ba”, or “clam-edge”. Another characteristic of the school is the very spirited vocalisations used during the fight.
The first series of 3 kata is called Mokuroku no Koto and focuses on basic techniques. The second series of 4 kata is called Kuden (Oral Transmission) and teaches advanced techniques like counter attacks. The school also features 5 Iai kata: Ichimonji, Mune no Kurai, Modori Uchi, Jōdan and Jizuri.
The Shūseikan Dojo was destroyed during WWII. It was rebuilt in 1989 by the 17th Headmast, Shibata Tetsuo. The Shūseikan is one of the oldest private Kendo Dojo of Tokyo. The Shibata family have preserved the Kurama Ryū and its Dojo for 4 generations.

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-- MUSIC --
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