Date founded | 2006 |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Founder | Kawabata Terutaka 河端 照孝 |
Current head | Watanabe Yoshio 渡邊 喜雄 |
Arts taught | Iaijutsu and Kenjutsu |
Ancestor schools | Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu |
Ryushin Shouchi Ryu (柳心照智流, Ryūshin Shōchi Ryū) is a school of Japanese swordsmanship specializing in iaijutsu (quick-draw sword art) and kenjutsu (combative sword art) founded by Kawabata Terutaka in 2006.[1] The origins of the Ryushin Shouchi Ryu can be traced to the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu, a branch tradition of the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū.[2] The current headmaster of the Ryushin Shouchi Ryu is Watanabe Yoshio.[3]