Muso Shinden-ryu

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Muso Shinden-ryu (夢想神伝流 Musō Shinden ryū) is a branch of the discipline iaido which can be traced back to the originator of iaido, a samurai named Hayashizaki Jinsuke Minamoto no Shigenobu. This unique school of swordsmanship (iai) which grew out of the day to day life of the samurai during the Edo period, was preserved in an unbroken line of headmasters through the centuries. It was codified by Master Nakayama Hakudo (1869 - 1958), and taught worldwide by Takeshi Mitsuzuka Sensei and others. Modern styles of Shinden ryū have divided the curriculum to many sections.

Shoden (Entry level)

The word "Shoden" can be translated as the "entry-transmission", and was derived from the Omori-ryū iaido. Omori-ryū was said to have been created by Hayashi Rokudayu Morimasa, the ninth headmaster of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryū, who lived from 1661 until 1732. It has been included in the Muso Shinden-ryū at the entry level, and contains the following techniques (names and ordering can vary between different branches of the ryū):

1. Shohatto (初発刀) (Shohatsuto)
2. Sato (左刀) (Hidarito)
3. Uto (右刀) (Migito)
4. Atarito (当刀)
5. Inyoshintai (陰様進退)
6. Ryuto (流刀)
7. Junto (順刀)
8. Gyakuto (逆刀)
9. Seichuto (勢中刀)
10. Koranto (虚乱刀)
11. Inyoshintai kaewaza (陰様進退替技) (Hizakakoi)
12. Nukiuchi (抜打)

Chuden

The word "Chuden" can be translated as the "middle-transmission", and was derived from the Hasegawa Eishin-ryū iaido. Originally created in the seventeenth century by Hasegawa Chikaranosuke Eishin (Hidenobu), who was the seventh undisputed headmaster of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryū. Hasegawa Eishin-ryū has been included in the Muso Shinden-ryū at the middle level. It contains the following techniques:

1. Yokogumo (横雲) -cloud bank
2. Tora issoku (虎一足) -tiger's step
3. Inazuma (稲妻) -lightning
4. Ukigumo (浮雲) -floating cloud
5. Yamaoroshi (山颪) -wind down from the mountain
6. Iwanami (岩浪) -wave hitting rocks
7. Namigaeshi (鱗返) -wave turn
8. Urokogaeshi (波返) -dragon turn
9. Takiotoshi (滝落) -waterfall
10. Nukiuchi (抜打) -draw/cut

Okuden

The word "Okuden" can be translated as the "inner-transmission". Nakayama's oku-iai is divided into two groups, suwari-waza, and tachi-waza; sitting and standing techniques.

Suwari-waza

1. Kasumi (霞)
2. Sunekakoi (脛囲)
3. Shihogiri (四方切)
4. Tozume (戸詰)
5. Towaki (戸脇)
6. Tanashita (棚下)
7. Ryozume (両詰)
8. Torabashiri (虎走)

Tachi-waza

1. Yukizure (行連)
2. Tsure-dachi (連だち)
3. Somakuri (惣巻)
4. Sodome (総留)
5. Shinobu (信夫)
6. Yukichigai (行違)
7. Sodesuri-gaeshi (袖摺返)
8. Mon-iri (門入)
9. Kabezoi (壁添)
10. Uke-nagashi (受流)
11. Itomagoi (暇乞)
12. Itomagoi (暇乞)
13. Itomagoi (暇乞)
14. Ryohi-hikitsure (両ひ引連)
15. Oikake-giri (追掛切)
16. Gishiki (儀式)

External links

• North American San Shin Kai(Large organization of Musō Shinden-ryū practitioners)

• Garden State Aikido

• [http://www.kensei.org/ Kensei kensan kai