is a
iaijutsu koryū founded by Hasegawa Chikaranosuke Eishin (or Hidenobu)(長谷川主税助英信) as a continuation of the teachings he received in
Shinmei Musō-ryū. After the death of the eleventh headmaster, Ōguro Motoemon Kiyokatsu, the school split into two branches or ''ha''. One branch, the ''Shimomura-ha'' (下村派), was renamed by its fourteenth headmaster Hosokawa Yoshimasa to Musō Shinden Eishin-ryū (無雙神傳英信流). After studying under Hosokawa,
Nakayama Hakudō created his own school which he called
Musō Shinden-ryū (夢想神伝流) in 1932. The other branch, the ''Tanimura-ha'' (谷村派), was renamed
Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū
is a Japanese sword art school and one of the most widely practiced schools of iai in the world. Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back from the sixteenth century to the early 20th century. 17th und ...
during the Taishō era (1912-1926),
[.] by its seventeenth headmaster, Ōe Masaji, who incorporated the ''Shimomura-ha'' techniques and rationalized the curriculum.
Lineage
Here is the lineage of Hasegawa Eishin-ryū and its two branches up until Nakayama Hakudō and Ōe Masaji. Hayashi Masu no Jō Masanari, the twelfth headmaster as recognized by the ''Tanimura-ha'', was a direct disciple of Matsuyoshi Teisuke Hisanari, the twelfth headmaster as recognized by the ''Shimomura-ha''.
Jinsuke-Eishin mainline[Draeger and Warner, p. 82.]
Shimomura-ha
Tanimura-ha[Draeger and Warner, p. 83.]
Notes
References
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* Watatani Kiyoshi, Yamada Tadashi (1978). Bugei Ryuha Daijiten (武芸流派大事典) (Large Encyclopedia of Martial Arts) (in Japanese). Shin Jinbutsu Ourai Sha (人物往来社).
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Ko-ryū bujutsu
Japanese swordsmanship