Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
| Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū (天真正伝香取神道流) | |
|---|---|
| Ko-ryū | |
Meiji Shrine festival special dedication | |
| Foundation | |
| Founder | Iizasa Chōisai Ienao (飯篠 長威斉 家直, c.1387–c.1488) |
| Date founded | c.1447 |
| Period founded | Middle Muromachi period (1336–1573) |
| Location founded | Shimōsa Province |
| Current information | |
| Current headmaster | Yasusada Iizasa (飯篠 修理亮 快貞 Iizasa Shūri-no-Suke Yasusada, born c.20th century) |
| Current headquarters | Katori, Chiba |
| Arts taught | |
| Art | Description |
| Kenjutsu | Sword art |
| Battōjutsu | Art of drawing the sword |
| Ryōtōjutsu | Art of dual-wielding swords (usu. one long one short) |
| Bōjutsu | Staff art |
| Naginatajutsu | Glaive art |
| Sōjutsu | Spear art |
| Shurikenjutsu | Dart throwing art |
| Jujutsu | Hybrid art, unarmed or with minor weapons |
| Ancestor schools | |
| Katori no Ken, Kashima no Ken | |
| Descendant schools | |
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū (天真正伝香取神道流) is one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts and an exemplar of bujutsu. It was founded by Iizasa Ienao, who lived near Katori Shrine (Sawara City, Chiba Prefecture) at the time. The ryū is purported to have been founded in 1447, but some scholars state that it was about 1480.