Hokushin Ittō-ryū
| Hokushin Ittō-ryū (北辰一刀流) | |
|---|---|
| Ko-ryū | |
| Foundation | |
| Founder | Chiba Shūsaku Taira no Narimasa (千葉 周作 平 成政) |
| Date founded | c. 1820 |
| Period founded | Late Edo period |
| Location founded | Edo, Japan |
| Current information | |
| Current headmaster | Various lineages are still extant and taught |
| Arts taught | |
| Art | Description |
| Kenjutsu | Sword art – long and short sword |
| Battojutsu/Iaijutsu | Sword drawing art |
| Naginatajutsu | Glaive art |
| Gekiken | Sparring |
| Ancestor schools | |
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| Descendant schools | |
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Hokushin Ittō-ryū (北辰一刀流) is a koryū (古流, school of traditional Japanese art, in this instance martial arts) that was founded in the late Edo period by Chiba Shusaku Narimasa (千葉周作成政; 1794–1856). He was one of the last masters who was called a kensei ('sword saint').