Yagyu Shinkage-ryu is one of the koryu -- the ancient martial systems of Japan. It is a heiho, a strategic system. Although today's practice focuses on the long sword, more advanced practitioners also practice the wakizashi (short sword), tessen (iron fan) and muto (open-hand disarming techniques with roots in classical jujutsu). As with other koryu, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu focuses primarily on preserving and transmitting a martial system hundreds of years old. Unlike present-day Japanese sword arts like iaido, which seeks to perfect the drawing, cutting, and re-sheathing of the sword, and kendo, which is a competition-based system based on specific rules, the various koryu are historical, living martial traditions handed down from teacher to student for more than 400 years. Our branch of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu traces its lineage to the early 16th century, through seventeen headmasters. Our teacher, Paul Manogue, inherited the school from its previous headmaster, Sono Seigo.
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