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Kamal Singh's avatar

Mr Shaw, the founder of Katori Shinto Ryu was Choisai Ienao Iizasa and it was Marishiten who appeared to him to reveal the secrets. Bokuden was at Kashima and founded Kashima Shinto Ryu aka Bokuden Ryu.

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Tim Shaw's avatar

Thank you for pointing out my error. These are the risks of working to a (self-imposed) deadline. But I won't use that as an excuse for my sloppiness. Respect.

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Kamal Singh's avatar

That’s alright, Mr Shaw, we all do stuff like this. Since I practise Katori Shinto Ryu, I am aware of the differences. In fact Bokuden had a menkyo in Katori Shinto Ryu before he went on to start Bokuden Ryu. Two Kenjutsu kata are very similar.

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Tim Shaw's avatar

I may well return to this theme at a later date. Glad you are getting something out of my random meditations. It's always good to get feedback from subscribers. Thank you.

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