November 3rd

An annual event on November 3rd

Japan's Nov 3rd is Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito's birthday. It is a public holiday.

We dedicate martial arts to Meiji the Great in the Meiji-Jingu.

Early to place.

An opening ceremony.

Takeda-ryu Jingai Jutsu is the first,  necessarily. Its sound reminds Sengoku-Era. 

Takeda-ryu Yabusame.

They are enjoying to meet Samurai.         

We must to see it.

TSKSR

五津之太刀

五津之長刀
Too much fast ? They are not only fast. They are faithful to Basics.

MJER

Shin (or Jin) Musou Hayashizaki-ryu

He is a real master.

Mamori-mi

Husegi-mi

Macgoshi

Mune-no-tou

Old style from Sengoku Era. There is a story that Hayashizaki Jinsuke avenge his father.

The enemy has never thought that he can draw such long sword at close range.

It's said that Hayashizaki Jinsuke has been learning TSKSR before. 

Then he established his own sword art.

I think TSKSR's Iai and JMHR is similar to each other. 

So they are different from any other iai schools.

OHIR

Kodachi

Kodachi requires very high skills at Itto ryu.

Only a few pupils can use real Kodachi also other schools.

Correct eye measurement, correct decision to step into close range.

Gokui Goten below except 1st Myo Ken.

2 Zetsu Myo Ken

3 Shin Ken

4 Kinshi Chou Ou Ken

5 Doc Myo Ken

OHIR's Goten will shows how swords works when they smash it, what happens on impact.

Many audience coming along, from over seas too.
This event is dedication and promotion.
I don't think that promotion is successful.
Almost Japanese people has never interested in Traditional Martial Arts.
Only Iaido is popular with some Samurai manias and swords manias.

Lately, Japanese traditional Martial arts school's branch is multiplying in a foreign country only.
I'm afraid of it will be overproduction of inferior articles. I have seen many unskilled pupils who call themselves INSTRUCTOR and teaching something wrong in foreign country.