ASAYAMA ICHIDEN RYU | TAIJUTSU | SHIBATA SHIHAN

ASAYAMA ICHIDEN RYU | TAIJUTSU | SHIBATA SHIHAN #yoshindojo #Asayamaichidenryu #taijutsu Asayama Ichiden Ryu Densho and Translation on Amazon: Wiki says: Asayama Ichiden-ryū (浅山一伝流) is a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the late Muromachi period by Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu (浅山一伝斎重晨). The 22nd and current headmaster of the style is Seki Nobuhide. Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu There are often conflicting stories among Martial art schools that have many branches about who actually founded the school and how. In some cases, this stems from Japanese Samurai being fond of changing their names. Asayama Ichiden Ryu Taijutsu is one of those schools. The founder went by many names, and there are many different and conflicting stories about the founder and the school. Several websites discuss the same figure but with different given names. History Asayama Ichiden Ryu Taijutsu was founded by Asayama Mitsugoro Ichidensai in 1566. He was the third son of a military expert (gunshi) who was named Asayama Genban Minamoto no Yoshitada Ichiyosai. His father was in the employ of Akai Aku Uemon Kageto, who was the Lord of the Amada and Hikami Districts. The story goes that at the age of 12, Ichidensai had a dream with Fudo Myo Oh, which resulted in enlightenment for him and the subsequent founding of Asayama Ichiden Ryu. This is not the only story other traditions state that the Ichiden Ryu lineage begins with Marume Mondonoshô Norikichi,a student of his Kuniie Yauemon, instructed Asayama Ichidensai Shigetatsu. Ichidensai then spread his tradition across the country. Another tradition claims that he learned from a variety of teachers, including Kamiizumi Hidetsuna, Okuyama Saemondayu Tadanobu, Nakamura Senjurô, and the Yoshioka family in the capital there also may be a connection with Tamiya Ryu. Ichidensai died on the 5th day of the first month of the 4th year of Jôkyô (1687) at the age of 78. He had numerous students, and many schools spawned off of the main branch.