Ryushin Shouchi Ryu

Ryushin Shouchi Ryu
(柳心照智流)
Date founded2006
Country of originJapan
FounderKawabata Terutaka
河端 照孝
Current headWatanabe Yoshio
渡邊 喜雄
Arts taughtIaijutsu and Kenjutsu
Ancestor schoolsTenshinsho 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]

  1. ^ "Masanobu-kan no Enkaku" 正誠館の沿革. Masanobu-kan (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Tenshinshō Jigen-ryū to wa" 天眞正自源流とは. Official Tenshinshō Jigen-ryū Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ "In the shadow of Edo castle". Budo Japan. Retrieved 30 June 2016.