Shindo Munen Ryu Kenjutsu - 39th All Japan Kobudo Demonstration

Kenjutsu demonstration by the Shindo Munen Ryu school during the 39th All Japan Kobudo Demonstration (2016) at the Nippon Budokan. This sword school was founded in the early 18th century by Fukui Hyoemon Yoshihira, who studied Shin Shinkage Ichiden Ryu at a young age. He became one of the best swordsmen of his time and it is said that he came up with the rather large syllabus of techniques, that was later codified as “Shindo Munen-ryu“, after meditating and training in isolation for 50 days at a shrine, w