Tenshin Koryu Kenpo | Torite Hishigi Naginata

Tenshin Koryu Kenpo | Torite Hishigi Naginata #yoshindojo #Tenshinkoryu Ueno Takashi Bojutsu Book at Amazon: Nihon Den Tenshin Koryu Kenpo and is commonly referred to as “Tenshin Koryu Kenpo. Tenshin Koryu Kenpo was said to have originated by Ueno Tatsuemon at the end of the 1500’s. The Ueno family, who derived from the Tomo family of Iga and called themselves Ueno as their family name. Defeated by Oda Nobunaga in the region of Iga in the Tensho Era (1573-1591), they fled their homeland with their whole family and settled in Ako (Hyogo prefecture). Ueno Tatsuemon excelled in the Unarmed arts of his family’s Taiko Ryu, and learned several other Ryuha to attain profound knowledge and became the official founder of Tenshin Koryu Kenpo. Ueno Kujuro was said to have taught to Ueno Takashi, who would be the 8th grandmaster. Ueno Takashi was a teacher to many other masters of his time. Notables like, Fujita Seiko, Hatsumi Masaaki, Sato Kinbei, Kaminaga Shigemi and others were either students or friends of the dojo. If you are interested in this school outside of Japan please contact