Kenjutsu
A Koryu.com Guide to Classical Japanese Swordsmanship
The ryu listed below all include some form of kenjutsu in their curriculum. Some are arts centered around the sword; others are focused more on one of the other weapons of the bushi. A warrior's central weapon was always first and foremost the sword, so most ryu extant today (many of which are merely a portion of what were once more comprehensive systems) include kenjutsu. More information, together with photos and links to relevant resources, can be found on the page devoted to each school. Useful general resources are also listed below. Please keep in mind, however, that this list is by no means comprehensive. Many of the extant kenjutsu traditions are not yet listed, so the fact that a school's name does not appear means relatively little. Those that are listed, we can and do "vouch for."
Kenjutsu Resources
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General resources
Books about kenjutsu and other related items available at Koryu.com- The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords
- by Kokan Nagayama
- Heiho Okugisho: The Secret of High Strategy
- by Yamamoto Kansuke
- Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan
- by Karl Friday
- Legends of the Samurai
- translated by Hiroaki Sato
- Sword and Brush
- by Dave Lowry
- The Sword and the Mind
- The Heiho Kadensho translated by Hiroaki Sato
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Sword.ne.jp - The forum for the samurai of the world.
- A Way to Victory: The Annotated Book of Five Rings
- translation and commentary by Hidy Ochiai
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"What is Tankendo?" - by Meik Skoss
Ryuha
- Araki-ryu
- founded late Muromachi period (ca. 1573)
- Asayama Ichiden-ryu
- founded Tensho (1573-1593) or Keicho (1596-1615)
- Hokushin Itto-ryu
- founded late Edo period (ca. 1830)
- Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu
- founded early Edo period (ca. 1640)
- Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu
- founded late Muromachi period (ca. 1570)
- Kashima Shinryu
- founded ca. 1450
- Kashima Shinto-ryu
- founded Muromachi period (ca. 1530)
- Kogen Itto-ryu
- founded mid-Edo period (1783)
- Kurama-ryu
- founded Tensho (1573-1593)
- Maniwa Nen-ryu
- founded 1368
- Mizoguchi-ha Itto-ryu
- founded early Edo period (ca. 1630)
- Ono-ha Itto-ryu
- founded early Edo period, ca. 1630
- Sekiguchi Shinshin-ryu
- founded early Tokugawa period (ca. 1640)
- Shingyoto-ryu
- founded 1682
- Suio-ryu
- founded early Edo period (ca. 1615)
- Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin-ryu
- founded 1864
- Tatsumi-ryu
- founded late Muromachi period (ca. 1550)
- Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu
- founded early Muromachi period (ca. 1447)
- Yagyu Shingan-ryu
- founded early 1600s
- Yagyu Shinkage-ryu
- founded late Muromachi period, ca. 1568
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