Help to identify a ryu ha

[Max Chouinard]

My japanese reading being what it is, could someone be so kind as to tell me what style is represented on this picture? It was taken in an issue of Hidden bujutsu.

http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=odachifu1.jpg

[kokumo]

My japanese reading being what it is, could someone be so kind as to tell me what style is represented on this picture? It was taken in an issue of Hidden bujutsu.

http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=odachifu1.jpg

The caption to the side of the picture appears to label it Shinkage Ryu Odachi Jutsu.

Which line of Shinkage Ryu I couldn't say.

Best,

FL

[Max Chouinard]

Thanks a lot. If anyone has more info about this style of Odachi jutsu I'd be very interested.

[Josh Reyer]

Odachi is practiced by the Shunpukan, a line of Shinkage Ryu that split from the mainline two generations ago. I believe I recognize the fellow on the right as one of the demonstrators in "Shinkage Ryu wo Manabu" (Learn Shinkage Ryu), a book put out by a Shunpukan member earlier this year. The caption notes that the odachi techniques came down from Hikita Bungoro, founder of Hikita (Shin)kage Ryu, and nephew of Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami, the founder of Shinkage Ryu.

[Kendoguy9]

Hello all,

It looks like Hikida Shinkage-ryu. As far as I know Mr. Hunter Armstrong is the only person in the US who can teach it (I could be wrong). Check out http://www.hoplology.com/ for more information. For a video of the Hikida Shinkage-ryu doing odachi please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsfNuzJYBng and also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kI2z3-BSK0&feature=related

Best regards,

[Josh Reyer]

That's the Shunpukan in the videos, and IIRC, Hunter Armstrong is indeed a deshi of that school.