Shinkage-ryū
| Ko-budō Japanese martial art | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shinkage-ryū (新陰流) | ||
| Founder(s) | ||
| Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Hidetsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱) |
1508–1578 | |
| Founding Date | ||
| Late Muromachi period | c.1560s | |
| Arts taught | ||
| Japanese name | Description | |
| Kenjutsu | Sword art | |
Shinkage-ryū (新陰流) meaning "new shadow school", is a traditional school (koryu) of Japanese martial arts, founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Fujiwara-no-Hidetsuna, later Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱, 1508–1578) in the mid-sixteenth century. Shinkage-ryū is primarily a school of swordsmanship (kenjutsu and iaijutsu) and is a synthesis of Nobutsuna's studies in the school of Kage-ryū (Aizu). Shinkage-ryu can also refer to Kashima-derived schools such as Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage Ryu and Kashima Shin Ryu.