Saitō Satoshi
| Saitō Satoshi | |
|---|---|
Saitō Satoshi, 5th Sōke of Negishi-ryū | |
| Born | March 24, 1922 Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | March 16, 2014 (aged 91) Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Native name | 齋藤 聰 |
| Style | Negishi-ryū Shurikenjutsu Shirai-ryū Shurikenjutsu Kuwana Han-den Yamamoto-ryū Iaijutsu |
| Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi Kanji Naruse Seiko Fujita |
| Rank | Sōke / Headmaster |
Saitō Satoshi (齋藤 聰, March 24, 1922 – March 16, 2014) was the 5th generation Sōke of Negishi-ryū, a classical Japanese warrior tradition and the nation's last surviving specialist school of Shurikenjutsu. From 1997 to 2014 (17 years), Saitō served as the elected Chairman of the Nihon Kobudō Shinkōkai (est. 1935), Japan's oldest classical martial arts association. In addition, Saitō was the 6th generation head of Shirai-ryū shurikenjutsu and the 15th Sōke of Kuwana Han-den Yamamoto-ryū Iaijutsu. In 1992, Saitō was awarded the Imperial Order of the Sacred Treasure.