Learn Shinkage-ryu’s hidden winning methods – the sword techniques that come from Kage-ryu

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 the Enpi Rokka no Tachi, a set of kata that comes from the older Kage-ryu school. The material provides a clear understanding of the attack and defense exchanges and movements inherent in Shinkage-ryu’s paired sword forms (kata).

■Leading metsuke and striking
■Regarding applying appearances:
From Kuka no Tachi
■Kodachi (short sword) and leading the enemy
How to use the three distances
■Enpi Rokka no Tachi:
Sword techniques from Kage-ryu
・Dai Ichi, Enpi
・Dai Ni, Enkai
・Dai San, Yamakage
・Dai Yon, Tsukikage
・Dai Go, Uranami
・Dai Roku, Ukifune
○ Considerations on how to win

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