Nodachi Jigen-ryu (Yakumaru Lineage) (5) Explanation of “Nuki” (Drawing Cut) This section examines the technique known as Nuki. This method is famously associated with the late Edo period, when the master swordsman of Jigen-ryu, Kirino Tos…

About Nodachi Jigen-ryu (Yakumaru Lineage) ④ Takamasa Miyamoto In my younger years, there was a Jigen-ryu training group near Sakura in Chiba Prefecture. Together with Instructor Y, I trained there and also provided guidance to new student…

About Nodachi Jigen-ryu (Yakumaru Lineage) – Part 3 Takamasa Miyamoto In recent years, an 8mm film showing a “Uchimawari” demonstration by Master Saneo Okuda, the teacher of Master Ito, filmed during the visit of the Hitler Youth delegatio…

About Nodachi Jigen-ryu (Yakumaru Lineage) – Part 2 Takamasa Miyamoto Here, I would like to record in brief some of the detailed technical principles that I learned from Masao Ito Sensei. The foundation of Jigen-ryu is learned through Tach…

On Nodachi Jigen-ryu (Yakumaru Lineage) (Part 1) Takamasa Miyamoto While continuing my training in Asayama Ichiden-ryu, I frequently visited the National Diet Library and studied historical materials. In the process, I developed a strong i…

Ōkura-den Asayama Ichiden-ryū Training Record 14 — On Martial Arts Publications and the True Meaning of Their Content — Shortly after I parted ways with my teacher, there was an Aiki-related martial arts school that frequently appeared in …

“Ōkura-den Asayama Ichiden-ryū Shugyōroku 13”— On 指先当身 差し込んだら、腹圧の回復に合わせて抜く。自ら引く当身ではない。 and Their Conceptual Framework — Within the world of classical martial traditions, there exists—though it has not bee…

On the Theory that Asayama Ichiden-ryu Is the Origin of Daito-ryu For several decades, within the community of classical Japanese martial arts, there has existed a theory asserting that Asayama Ichiden-ryu constitutes the origin of Daito-r…