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Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū (天真正伝香取神道流) (天眞正傳香取神道流) Foundation Founder (飯篠 長威斉 家直, c.1387–c.1488) Date founded c.1447 Period founded Middle (1336–1573) Location founded Current information Current headmaster Yasusada Iizasa (飯篠 修理亮 快貞 Iizasa Shūri-no-Suke Yasusada, born c.20th century) Current headquarters Arts taught Art Description Sword art Art of drawing the sword Ryōtōjutsu ( 両刀術) Art of using both long and short swords simultaneously(thesaurus) Staff art art Spear art Spike throwing art Unarmed art Ancestor schools None identified Descendant schools. This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and. (October 2011) () Foundation [ ] Iizasa Ienao (飯篠 長威斎 家直 Iizasa Chōi-sai Ienao, c.1387 – c.1488) was a respected and whose was deposed, encouraging him to relinquish control of his household to conduct purification rituals and study martial arts in isolation. Iizasa was born in the village of Iizasa in. When he was young, he moved to the vicinity of the famous Katori Shrine, a venerable institution northeast of Tokyo in modern-day Chiba Prefecture.

The Katori Shrine enjoys a considerable martial reputation; the Shrine's, 経津主神 ( Futsunushi no kami) being revered as a spirit of swordsmanship and martial arts. After studying swordsmanship he went to Kyoto, where, according to most authorities, he was employed in his youth by the eighth, (1436–1490), a devotee of the martial arts. Iizasa was later known as Yamashiro no Kami (governor of ) in accordance with a practice of Muromachi times, whereby noted warriors took old court titles. Later on in his life, Iizasa became a Buddhist lay monk and was known as Chōi-sai, sai being a character that many noted swordsmen chose for their sword name. Reason Core Security Keygen Mac here. When Chōi-sai returned home, he offered prayers to the deities of both Katori Shrine and, the latter being a famous local shrine in nearby, where shrine officials themselves reputedly practised a form of swordsmanship, called 'Hitotsu no Tachi' (the solitary sword). Even today the Kashima Shrine training hall attracts practitioners from around the world, and the chief object of interest for visitors is the shrine's sacred sword. Supplementing his considerable skills with assorted weaponry, Chōi-sai was also an expert in Musō Jikiden ryū yawaragi, holding the position of seventh Headmaster in the history of that ryū.

AbeBooks.com: The Deity and the Sword - 3 Volumes: Three volumes published between 1977 and 1978 all three are first editions. All are in very good condition plus. AbeBooks.com: The Deity and the Sword - 3 Volumes: Three volumes published between 1977 and 1978 all three are first editions. All are in very good condition plus with blue covers and gilt Japanese lettering on spine and cover. All are in English and japanese. Volume one has former owner's name penned on onside. Fluid nature of deity cults as highly mobile properties working across sect- arian boundaries, and how these properties gained importance beyond the walls of Buddhist institutions among the artistic and theatrical landscapes of the country's capital. Keywords: Edo Buddhism, Naritasan Shinshōji, Narita Fudō, Sword cult.

[ ] Legend says at the age of 60 Chōi-sai spent 1000 days in Katori Shrine practising martial techniques day and night, until the of the shrine, (経津), appeared to him in a dream and handed down the secrets of martial strategy in a scroll named Mokuroku Heiho no Shinsho. He called his swordsmanship style derived from this miraculous dream the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, the 'Heavenly True, Correctly Transmitted Style of the Way of the God of Katori'. This legend is typical of martial arts Ryūha and other cultural forms as well. Ryūha founders often attributed their mastery to magical teachings transmitted by Shinto or Buddhist deities, by long-dead historical figures like, or by legendary supernatural creatures such as the, Japanese commonly depicted with a long red nose. Iizasa's Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, thus presumably linked to the sacred tradition of both Katori and Kashima Shrines, was transmitted through his own family. • Watatani, Kiyoshi (1967). Tamil Actor Prashanth Hits Mp3 Songs Free Download on this page.