直心影流

In the medieval period of Japan there were hundreds of independent martial traditions or ryūha maintaining practices of swordsmanship, archery, spear, and grappling; each with different organizing principles and distinct curricula. A small number of these traditions dating from the medieval period have survived to the current day.

Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū Heihō [ 鹿島神傳直心影流 兵法 ] is one of the most powerful surviving forms of traditional Japanese swordsmanship — its small and austere curriculum focuses on the combative use of the Japanese long sword (tachi) and short sword (kodachi).

This site contains a list of Jikishinkage-ryū training groups in North America as well as pointers to writing on this and related arts.

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