Explore sword techniques used in fighting through their ideal movement as found in the secret teachings of Japan’s leading swordsmanship school.

The Shinkage-ryu school of swordsmanship was founded by the sword master Kamiizumi Ise no Kami and studied by the Tokugawa Shoguns.

This video explains in detail
Shinkage-ryu’s ideal of “Seishizen (natural action) through the use of body axes as they appear in the exchange of attack and defense techniques of the Sangakuen no Tachi set of kata.

■In the beginning: The ideal of Shinkage-ryu
■Mukei no Kurai: The basis of Shinkage-ryu
■Tachisuji: Strict rules
■Sangakuen no Tachi:
The symbol of the Marobashi path
○Itto Ryodan
○Zantei Settetsu
○Hankai Hanko
○Gusen Saten
○Chotan Ichimi
■Migakari Goka no Daiji:
The key to body operation

Instruction, editorial supervision: Izawa Hideo
Born in 1961, he has been studying various martial arts since his childhood.He is the president of the Shinkage-ryu Bugaku Seirenkai and is active in teaching and promoting the Owari line of Shinkage-ryu, Seigo-ryu, sojutsu, naginatajutsu and taijutsu. He also has a keen knowledge of depth psychology which he applies to the martial arts.

Instruction assistance: Chikaya Ryuji, Nakanishi Takeo

Translation: Grigoris Miliaresis