Chujō-ryū (中条流) is a koryū martial art founded in the 14th century by Chujō Nagahide, who studied under Nenami Okuyama Jion and his

Nen-ryū is a traditional ('' koryū'') school of Japanese martial arts founded in 1368 CE by the samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition ...

style of swordsmanship.

History

Having benefited from the good graces of being on the right side of the

Kenmu Restoration The was a three-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336. The Kenmu Restoration was an effort made by Emperor Go-Daigo to overthrow the ruling Kamakura Shogunate ...

, Chujō Nagahide's family had prospered, allowing him to study the Chujō clan's style of swordsmanship in a time when swordsmanship was surpassed by the bow and arrow and spear. Eventually he came to Nenami Jion's

dojo A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the ...

References

Ko-ryū bujutsu Japanese martial arts {{martialarts-stub