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Recognized as an Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan, Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu Kenjitsu is a traditional and comprehensive school of Bujutsu (martial arts), emphasizing the importance of developing a strong martial spirit and a healthy body. Training methods cover all aspects of the original warriors’ fighting methods through kata (practice forms) and include:
▪ Kenjitsu (swordsmanship)
▪ Iaijutsu (sword-drawing)
▪ Bojutsu (6 ft staff techniques)
▪ Naginatajutsu (halberd techniques)
▪ Ryotojutsu (two-sword techniques)
▪ Kodachijutsu (short sword techniques)
▪ Sojutsu (spearmanship)
Training Process
Training consists of practicing kata, or pre-arranged routines, under the supervision of a teacher. These forms contain the art’s quintessence, allowing students to gradually acquire its technical, theoretical, and philosophical foundations.
The initial kata curriculum includes:
- Omote no tachi (Swordsmanship): 4 kata
- Omote iai (Sword drawing): 6 kata
- Tachiai batto (Standing sword drawing): 5 kata
- Bojutsu (Staff techniques): 6 kata
- Naginata (Halberd techniques): 4 kata
- Chudan bojutsu (Staff techniques): 6 kata
Students practice these forms over many years before moving on to advanced instruction. As practitioners develop, they are awarded scrolls including Mokuroku, Menkyo, and Gokui Kaiden.
