You can realize the true Bujutsu’s body movement by practicing this comprehensive martial arts, Tendo-ryu. Naginata is often recognized as a weapon specially for women. But originally it was used as the most powerful weapon in the battle fields. Because Naginata is long and heavy it must be handled with precise body movement and accordingly its particular body operation can be adopted in every kinds of Bujutsu. Recently Naginata has been attracting a lot of fans in worldwide.

Translation: Grigoris Miliaresis

Tendo-ryu was founded in the year 1581 by SAITO Hangan Denkibo who was an apprentice of legendary famous Kenjutsu master TSUKAHARA Bokuden. In Tendoryu, as a comprehensive martial arts, they have transfered the usage of various kinds of weapon such as Naginata, sword, double swords, Jo(stick), short sword, knife, Kusari Kama, etc. In Tendo-ryu Naginata techniques have been transfered as the Kata of fighting with real weapon. Those Kata are consist of rational operating ways of Naginata which changes according to the opponent’s movement, such as push to cut, pull to cut, stab while twisting. Tendo-ryu is characterized by its opening waist stance and the footwork called Kumiashi, make steps with crossing both legs at knees.