Nakayama Hakudō

Nakayama Hakudō
Born(1872-02-11)February 11, 1872
DiedDecember 14, 1958(1958-12-14) (aged 86)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationMartial Artist

Nakayama Hakudō (中山 博道; February 11, 1872 - December 14, 1958), also known as Nakayama Hiromichi, was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He received hanshi (master instructor) ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation. In addition, he held an instructor's license in Shintō Musō-ryū and a Menkyo kaiden in Shindō Munen-ryū making him the 7th sōke of that system. Nakayama was also one of the masters of the Shimomura-ha Musō Shinden Eishin-ryū, iaijutsu.