Kashima Shin Ryu Part I

Demonstration of Kashima Shin Ryu on Riga Taikai 2009.
Kashima-Shinryū is a nearly 500 years old Japanese koryu martial art. The art was somewhat popularized in the 20th century by Kunii Zen'ya (1894-1966), the 18th generation soke (headmaster). The Current 'Soke' is 21st Generation Kunii Masakatsu. The line is still headed by the Kunii family but is more or less honorific as the responsibility for the preservation and teaching of the ryu is instilled in a 'Shihanke' - currently represented by Seki Humitake. 'Shihanke' roughly translates as 'instructors house' and is something which is not uncommon in Koryu Bujutsu.

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[prorock]

Who are the people performing?

[Aektan]

@prorock Kashima shin- ryu was demonstrated by Seki Fumitake (Shihanke 19 dai), Akinaga Hiroyuki (Jimu-souchou, Menkyo-Kaiden) и Takada Takuhiro (Chuden)

[Budoshopjapan]

Good demonstration.

[Omaramni]

Can someone tell me where is their dojo(s)? Thank you.

[shiroazumari]

@seishinbudojo The leaning forward posture is called mugamai (not correct on my spelling im sure, im new to the art myself) but its intended for easy movement if needed and it is a good stance to "keep your sword in play" (says my current sensei) and it is used for both offencive and defensive. its also the basic stance that is probobly the most widly used in the art.

[Finny1996]

@fabiobranno - Christian Tissier does Aikido, not Kashima Shinryu.

[fabiobranno]

When I look at this performances, I cannot stop thinking how Kashima Shin School had to thanks Christian Tissier...

He evolved this kind of budo to something really chirurgic and subtile.

[Omaramni]

@Aektan Do you know the adresse of their dojo? Thank you.

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@storyacoustic

The opponent is going through a prescribed sequence, but if they see weaknesses, they will change their attack to take advantage of those weaknesses and win. The winner wins only when they show no weaknesses in their technique until the prescribed sequence creates a weakness in the opponent. This is different than kata of modern martial arts that are completely prescribed.

[storyacoustic]

@gamlingcs If you are asking if these sequences have a set winner and loser, yes, you are correct. The samurai had no way of training freestyle with weapons (even wooden weapons) that would not have exposed them to the threat of serious injury. So they trained in prescribed sequences (called kata) with predetermined outcomes. Preparation for the spontaneity of battle was done by varrying the terrain and the speed and power of the blows.

[gamlingcs]

Im curious about this exhibition, in my school (Schola Saint George) we have a set of plays we run through as general scenario practice, is this similar, and if so would the man in the white keikogi (correct that if im wrong) be what my school calls the Scholaro or basically the one whose supposed to win, and the man in the black pants the Compagno, the opponent?