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Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū

Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū is one of the oldest extant Japanese martial arts and an exemplar of bujutsu. It was founded by Iizasa Ienao, who lived near Katori Shrine at the time. The ryū is purported to have been founded in 1447, but some... Wikipedia
Art: Description
Battōjutsu: Art of drawing the sword
Current headmaster: Yasusada Iizasa (飯篠 修理亮 快貞 Iizasa Shūri-no-Suke Yasusada, born c.20th century)
Current headquarters: Katori, Chiba
Date founded: c.1447
Founder: Iizasa Chōisai Ienao (飯篠 長威斉 家直, c.1387–c.1488)
Jujutsu: Hybrid art, unarmed or with minor weapons