Fred27
06-07-2007, 03:02 PM
I decided to put up two more clips from another episode of the "Nihon Kobudo" series (google it). Its an episode featuring the demonstration of (almost) all of the Omote, Chudan and Okuden kata series of Shinto Muso-ryu.
The performers of Omote and Okuden are Namidome Shigenori (staff) and Otofuji Ichizō (sword). In this clip they are performing Tachi otoshi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YazVByEr94A)
The performers of Chudan Kaminoda Tsunemori (staff) and Yoneno Kotaro (sword). In this clip they are performing Kiri kake
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSlvbvLqNg)
Useless (but damn interesting) trivia:
Otofuji Ichizo (1899-1998) was junior to Shimizu Takaji (who needs no introduction) and they started their training of Jodo under Shiraishi Hanjiro. When Shimizu went to Tokyo to teach jodo there, Otofuji remained in Fukuoka (original birthplace of Jodo) as assistant Shihan. Eventually he became the main leader of the "Fukuoka-jo". After Shimizu died Otofuji became the senior-most student of Shiraishi Hanjiro still active and held some degree of influence in the SMR-Jodo community, but he was not able to fully get into the same role as Shimizu Takaji had as a unofficial headmaster of the tradition. After Shimizu died the various Menkyo Kaiden holders went their own way; creating organisations either alone or with other Menkyo Kaidens.
Kaminoda Tsunemori is the current head of the SMR-Jodo organisation "Nihon Jodokai" which has several affiliates all over the world. Kaminoda started his training under Shimizu Takaji and would later act as the latters personal secretary. He also retains many of the Shimizu Takajis documents of Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo: Alot of the literal legacy of Shinto Muso-ryu. It was (by the way) Kaminodas research that unearthed the name "Kasumi Shinto-ryu" as the original name and tradition of the Shinto Muso-ryus 12 kenjutsu-kata (called simply Shinto-ryu kenjutsu within SMR).
Enjoy! :D
The performers of Omote and Okuden are Namidome Shigenori (staff) and Otofuji Ichizō (sword). In this clip they are performing Tachi otoshi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YazVByEr94A)
The performers of Chudan Kaminoda Tsunemori (staff) and Yoneno Kotaro (sword). In this clip they are performing Kiri kake
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSlvbvLqNg)
Useless (but damn interesting) trivia:
Otofuji Ichizo (1899-1998) was junior to Shimizu Takaji (who needs no introduction) and they started their training of Jodo under Shiraishi Hanjiro. When Shimizu went to Tokyo to teach jodo there, Otofuji remained in Fukuoka (original birthplace of Jodo) as assistant Shihan. Eventually he became the main leader of the "Fukuoka-jo". After Shimizu died Otofuji became the senior-most student of Shiraishi Hanjiro still active and held some degree of influence in the SMR-Jodo community, but he was not able to fully get into the same role as Shimizu Takaji had as a unofficial headmaster of the tradition. After Shimizu died the various Menkyo Kaiden holders went their own way; creating organisations either alone or with other Menkyo Kaidens.
Kaminoda Tsunemori is the current head of the SMR-Jodo organisation "Nihon Jodokai" which has several affiliates all over the world. Kaminoda started his training under Shimizu Takaji and would later act as the latters personal secretary. He also retains many of the Shimizu Takajis documents of Shinto Muso-ryu Jodo: Alot of the literal legacy of Shinto Muso-ryu. It was (by the way) Kaminodas research that unearthed the name "Kasumi Shinto-ryu" as the original name and tradition of the Shinto Muso-ryus 12 kenjutsu-kata (called simply Shinto-ryu kenjutsu within SMR).
Enjoy! :D