Hi,
I have been wanting to learn Koryu Swordsmanship and have seen this website http://www.yagyushinkage-ryu.com/.
I have read about Yagyu shinkage ryu but have never seen it prefaced with Kuroda Han, also the one video I could find of a demonstration seemed rather different from demonstrations I have seen of yagyu shinkage ryu. Is kuroda han an offshoot? I have been unable to find much information regarding it (only an old thread on here and one on swordforum.com, neither of which ended with any sort of consensus as to the lineage and legitimacy of the school) So any information regarding this school would be much appreciated. Also I was interested in the long distance study course which comprises of dvds and skype sessions, What are peoples thoughts on the effectiveness of this as a swordsmanship teaching method?
,Thomas Lamb