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Chujō ryū

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Current headmaster
  
None

Art
  
Description

Current headquarters
  
None

Founder
  
Chujō Nagahide fl. c.14th century)

Period founded
  
Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392)

Location founded
  
modern day Nagano Prefecture

Chujō-ryū (中条流) is a koryū martial art founded in the 14th century by Chujō Nagahide, who studied under Nenami Okuyama Jion and his Nen-ryū style of swordsmanship.

History

Having benefited from the good graces of being on the right side of the Kenmu Restoration, Chujō Nagahide's family had prospered, allowing him to study the Chujō clan's style of swordsmanship in a time when swordsmanship was surpassed by the bow and arrow and spear. Eventually he came to Nenami Jion's dojo.

References

Chujō-ryū Wikipedia