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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
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Momonoi Shunzō
The fourth Momonoi Shunzō, master of Kyōshin Meichi-ryū praised for his "dignity"
## Origins and Entry into the School The fourth Momonoi Shunzō (1825-1885), personal name Naomasa, ...
Kusaka Genzui
Flag-bearer of the Chōshū sonnō jōi movement · Brother-in-law of Yoshida Shōin
Kusaka Genzui (1840–1864) was a bakumatsu loyalist and a central figure in the sonnō jōi (revere the...
Morooka Ippa
Founder of Ippa-ryū at Edosaki in Hitachi, who entrusted his art to three eminent disciples
## Origins Morooka Ippa (c. 1533–c. 1593) was a swordsman of the Sengoku period and the founder of ...
Sasaki Rui
Cross-Dressing Swordmaster — An Edo Original Who Fought to Restore Her Family Name
## About Sasaki Rui Sasaki Rui is a female swordsman said to have lived in the early Edo period. She...
Yamada Asaemon
Hereditary Name of the Yamada Family, Sword-Testers to the Edo Shogunate and Compilers of the Appraisal Text Kaihō Kenjaku
## Hereditary Otameshi Goyō Yamada Asaemon was the name borne by successive heads of the Yamada fami...
Hariya Sekiun
Founder of the Mujūshin Ken-ryū, Undefeated in 52 Bouts, Who Taught the Ideal of "Ainuke"
## Origins and Discipleship under Ogasawara Genshinsai Hariya Sekiun is said to have come from Hariy...
Hirano Nagayasu
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake — the sole member who never rose to daimyo
## Career Hirano Nagayasu (1559–1628) was a samurai who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For his military...
Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki
Master of Ittō-ryū and Shogunal Sword Instructor
## Ittōsai's Foremost Disciple Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki, born in Eiroku 8 (1565), was a swordsman who in...
Date Masamune
One-Eyed Dragon
## The Birth of the One-Eyed Dragon Date Masamune, born in Yonezawa, Dewa Province, in Eiroku 10 (15...
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Master Sword Fittings Artisan of the Mid-Edo Period
Tsuchiya Yasuchika (1670-1744) was a sword-fittings metalworker (kinkō) who represented the mid-Edo ...
Tōgō Shigekata
Founder of Jigen-ryū swordsmanship—the sword sage representing Satsuma
Togo Shigekata (1561–1643) was a samurai warlord of Satsuma Domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture...
Fukushima Masanori
Chief of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake——A Sengoku warlord renowned for his unparalleled courage and spear prowess
## The Hero of Shizugatake Born in Eiroku 4 (1561) in Kaito District, Owari Province, Fukushima Masa...