Nen-ryu ( Japanese 念 流 ) is an ancient Japanese martial art ( Koryu ), founded in 1368 by Samurai Soma Shira Yoshimoto ( Japanese 相 馬 四郎 義 元 ) during the Namboku-cho period . The school was founded in the modern Nagano Prefecture .
| Nan-ryu | |
|---|---|
| 念 流 | |
| Established | 1368 |
| A country |  Japan |
| Founder | Soma Shiro Yoshimoto |
| Place of creation | Nagano Prefecture |
| Derivative BI | • chujo-ryu |
In the Nihon Kengo Hyaku Sen catalog, Nen-ryu is listed as the first systematic kenjutsu school [1] .
History
Nen-ryu school was founded in 1368 by the samurai Soma Shira Yoshimoto, known under the Buddhist names Nan Ami ( 念 阿 弥 ) and Jion ( 慈恩 , “Temple Sound”). According to legend, Yoshimoto began to study the art of fighting with a sword and other weapons on Mount Kurama at the age of 10 years in order to avenge the murder of his father (at that time Soma was 5 years old) [2] . His teacher (or teachers) was a monk (or monks), who knew how to fight with a sword, known as Hangan-ryū ( English Hangan-ryū ) [1] .
The main focus of the school is work with katana .
Impact
Nen-ryu had a significant impact on the formation of other martial arts trends in Japan . So, for example, Shinkage-ryu was founded by samurai Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami Nobutsuna , who studied kenjutsu art in the schools of Nen-ryu, Katori Shinto-ryu and Kage-ryu . Schools such as Maniva Neng-ryu , formerly known as Higuchi Neng-ryu ( Japanese 樋 口 念 流 ), Tuzo-ryu ( Japanese я 条 流 ), Toda-ryu ( Japanese 富田 流 ), Issin-ryu ( Japanese . 一心 流 ) and Itto-ryu ( Jap. 一刀 流 ) also have their roots in Nen-ryu [3] [4] .
According to one version, the Dzion kata , present in various karate styles, was named after the warrior-monk Soma Shiro Yoshimoto, the creator of Nen-ryu [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Roland Habersetzer. Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient (Fr.) . - 1. - Amphora, 2000 .-- S. 472. - 816 p. - ISBN 2-85 180-556-8 .
- ↑ Stephen Turnbull. The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War. - Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with Jacket edition, 2008 .-- S. 103. - 208 p. - ISBN 978-4805309568 .
- ↑ School Tree, Nan-ryu Line (link not available) . Date of treatment January 25, 2014. Archived February 1, 2014.
- ↑ Ellis Amdur. Traditions martiales (Fr.) . - BUDO; Kobudo edition, 2006 .-- ISBN 978-2846171083 .
- ↑ History of the formation and development of Fudokan karate-do in Belarus. History of the center "Dzion" . Date of treatment January 25, 2014.