Saturday, January 5, 2013

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu Budo Kyohan by Yoshio Sugino and Kikue Ito 1941 Extremely Rare


Title Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu Budo Kyohan
Publication year 1941
Author Yoshio Sugino and Kikue Itoh

Yoshio Sugino learned many martial arts in his teens and opened a Dojo at the age of 22.He began to learn Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu and instructed people all over the world.

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu is designated as impotant cultural asset and is said to be the oldest exsisting koryu bujutsu in Japan.Bokuden tsukahara,who is one of the most famous master swordsmen in sengoku period,is said to have learned Katori Shinto-ryu.
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