Aryana Libris

Author : Otake Risuke
Title : Tenshin shôden Katori shintô ryû ninjutsu kuden
Year : *

Link download : Otake_Risuke_-_Tenshin_shoden_Katori_shinto_ryu_ninjutsu_kuden.zip

Defense against a ninja. A 500-year-old oral tradition on ninjutsu. Tenshinshoden Katori Shinto-Ryu 天真正伝香取神道流, to give it its full name, is one of the oldest sword schools in Japan. Originating in the late fifteenth century and founded by Lord Iizasa Choisai 飯篠 長威斉, who was awarded the divine scroll of his school from a god in the shape of a boy. The school derives its name from the Katori Jingu 香取神宮 shrine in Katori, Chiba prefecture, where the founder is now buried. As this is one of the oldest sword schools, with all ot its internal sub-schools, to be registered and recognized in Japan, Katori Shinto-Ryu can also claim to be the oldest form of ninjutsu still to be taught today with an unbroken lineage, as no other body has evidence to predate the school’s origins. The martial aspects of the sword school are passed down through ancient scrolls and thus have remained unchanged and unbroken. On the reverse side, the school is also home to a 500-year-old oral tradition and teaches its swordsmen the art of ninjutsu with an emphasis on defense against an attacking shinobi : with the spirit of know your enemy. It is recorded here for the first time in English for the martial arts world to enjoy and explore, and was taught to Antony Cummins by Ôtake Risuke in September of 2009. Ôtake Sensei 大竹 利典, the head teacher, was born in Chiba in 1926. In 1942 he entered the sword school to understand courage and to find a path to valor and the strength to fight in the war if called upon. ...