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 | What is the meaning of "Katsujinken"?
Literally the term means "the life-giving sword" or "the animating sword". However, ... |
 | Katori Shinto Ryu as a warrior tradition
Practising Katori Shinto Ryu is not just developing a certain proficiency with the sword and other weapons. Katori Shinto Ryu is a way of ... |
 | What is the "right" way to practice Katori Shinto Ryu?
There are currently several Katori Shinto ryu styles in existence, all with their own approach to the techniques. Often a certain approach is claimed to be the right one, either because that's how it is said to have been done originally, or because it is supposedly the only technically correct way to do it... |
 | Teachers of the Katsujinken-dojo
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 | The Grading System
The Shinto ryu knows three formal grades: the menkyo, the mokuroku and the kirigami... |
 | Katori Shinto ryu and Aikido
A number of aikido teachers do not only teach aikido, but also a sword fighting style from the 15th century: the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu. Interestingly however, ... |
 | Musha-shugyo: warrior training
It was common in Japan for those who wanted to become masters of sword fighting to travel throughout the country from dojo to dojo. This was... |
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