​​Oishi Susumu was a famous swordsman from the Yanagawa domain. It was next to the Mike domain and Oishi's family were samurai who guarded the border between the two regions. They were skilled shihan (masters) of Aizu Kage Ryu, a now extinct style of swordsmanship, and taught in both Yanagawa-han and Mike-han. Oishi Susumu himself was very tall. He measured 210cm and chose to use a sword (shinken) and bamboo sword (shinai) that were considerably longer than the typical length

Shibukawa Ichi Ryu is an old style (koryu) of jujutsu that was practised in the Hiroshima and Matsuyama domains of Japan. It was created for self-defence, however, it was also trained for warfare by the samurai of the Matsuyama clan.​ Une Shigemi Tsuguaki 畝 重實嗣昭 , the 4th headmaster and official successor of Shibukawa Ichi Ryu Jujutsu The main method for learning the techniques is through the practice of kata. In kata there is a designated attacker (uke) and a designated defe

Kenjutsu is a name used to describe the arts of swordsmanship practised by the legendary samurai warriors of feudal Japan. It literally means 'sword techniques'. In the edo period the Japanese sword known as a katana was the most revered weapon on the battlefield and the samurai spent much time in training to become skilled at using it. Off the battlefield, in training, the fearsome iron blades of the katana were substituted with tough wooden swords called bokutou (bokken). M

ABOUT KORYU Koryu jujutsu is a system of fighting that evolved from feudal Japan. The terms koryu and kobudo literally mean old “old style” and “old martial arts” and specifically refer to styles that were founded before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. These were the exact systems of combat that were practised in the time of the samurai and remain relatively unchanged up to the present day. In 1868 a government and political system was implemented to unify the Japan and abando