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08/09/06 Sasaki Kojirō 佐々木 小次郎 Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎? also known as Ganryu Kojiro) 1585 - April 14, 1612) was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in the Fukui Prefecture, from the Sengoku and early Edo period. He is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612. (Read more...)
08/09/06 Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府)
The Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府 Tokugawa bakufu?, 1603—1868), or Edo bakufu, was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo, now Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo castle until the Meiji Restoration. (Read more...)
07/18/06 Kobudo (古武道)
is a Japanese term that can be translated as "old martial way." It was formerly known as Kobujutsu ("old martial art"), however, with the advent of martial arts generally becoming practiced for reasons other than that of practicality, it is now more commonly known as Kobudo. Within Japan, it generally refers to any traditional martial art (such as Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū), but outside of Japan it generally refers to several different weapon traditions of Okinawan origin. (Read more...)
06/27/06 Koryu (古流 koryū)
is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. This word literally translates as "old school" or "old tradition". This term refers to the schools of martial arts that predate the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration was a political event that precipitated Japan's modernization. (Read more...)
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