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Hōzōin-ryū
is a traditional school ('' koryū'') of Japanese martial arts that specializes in the art of spearmanship (''sōjutsu''). Hōzōin-ryū was founded by Hōzōin Kakuzenbō In'ei (宝蔵院 覚禅房 胤栄, 1521–1607) in c. 1560. In'ei was a Buddhist monk of Kōfuku-ji Temple in Nara, Japan. He adored martial arts and trained in the art of swordsmanship. At the same time, he was coached and mentored by , a master of the spear. Under this master's guidance, In'ei honed his spearmanship. It is said that one evening, on seeing the reflection of the crescent moon shining on Sarusawa pond in Kōfuku-ji, he was inspired to create a spear with a cross-shaped spearhead. He imagined this style of spear would be more effective in fighting. With this new type of spear (known as ), he founded the Hōzōin-ryū. Later, the teachings of the Hōzōin-ryū sōjutsu were passed down to other Buddhist monks of his order, with the next masters Hōzōin Inshun, Hōzōin Insei, Hōzōin Infū, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōzōin Inshun
Hōzōin Zeneibō Inshun (宝蔵院 禅栄房胤舜, 1589 to February 5, 1648) was a monk and a martial artist who lived in the early Edo period. He was an Inju (the chief of a temple) of Hozoin Temple, which was a branch temple of Kōfuku-ji temple in Nara Prefecture. He was accomplished at the Hōzōin-ryū sōjutsu School of spearmanship, which was founded by Hōzōin In'ei and features the use of a Jumonji kama-yari (a cross-shaped spear with a sickle on both sides of the blade) Inshun was a descendant of a (country samurai) in Yamashiro Province. He was In'ei's nephew and entered the Hōzōin in 1602 when In'ei was already an old man of 81 years. Inshun was not trained in Hōzōin-ryū sōjutsu by In'ei but instructed by an old monk from the Okuzōin (a monastery in the neighborhood of the Hōzōin temple), who had been Inei's direct disciple. One year prior to his death (in 1607) In'ei forbade sōjutsu training. This should have led to the extinction of at least the monastery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shindō Yōshin-ryū
, meaning "New Willow School" is a traditional school (''ko-ryū'') of Japanese martial arts, teaching primarily the art of ''jūjutsu''. The first kanji of the name originally translated into "新=New", but in the mainline branch the kanji for "new" was eventually changed into the homophonic "神=sacred". The name of the school may also be transliterated as Shintō Yōshin-ryū, but the koryu tradition should not be confused with the modern school of Shintōyōshin-ryū which is unconnected. History / Mainline Branch The Shindō Yōshin-ryū tradition was founded late in the Edo period by a Kuroda clan retainer named Katsunosuke Matsuoka (1836–1898) Katsunosuke was born in Edo-Hantei, the Edo headquarters of the Kuroda clan in 1836. Katsunosuke opened his first ''dōjō'' in 1858 in the Asakusa district of Edo where he taught Tenjin Shinyō-ryū ''jūjutsu''. He also stood in for his teacher Sakakibara Kenkichi, fourteenth headmaster of the Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |