Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝, 1489 – March 6, 1571) was a famous swordsman of the early Sengoku period. He was described as a kensei (sword saint). He was...

Kitabatake Shrine in Mie Prefecture. He learned swordsmanship from Tsukahara Bokuden and so was famous as a skilled swordsman. His territory was invaded...

who practiced Kashima Shintō-ryū martial arts that were created by Tsukahara Bokuden; Musashi was victorious. The second duel happened when Musashi was...

a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded by Tsukahara Bokuden in the Muromachi period (c.1530). Due to its formation during the...

Ikousai Hisatada 愛洲移香斎久忠 Kamiizumi Nobutsuna 上泉信綱 Moro-oka Ippa 諸岡一波 Tsukahara Bokuden 塚原卜伝 Ashikaga Yoshiteru 足利義輝 Togo Chui 東郷重位 Hikita Bungoro Kagetomo...

not to be confused with the word kenshi (剣士), meaning swordsman. Tsukahara Bokuden 塚原 卜伝 (1489 – 6 March 1571), sword instructor of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiteru...

since Ashikaga Takauji. One of his sword-fighting instructors was Tsukahara Bokuden, the founder of Kashima Shintō-ryū. His governance was highly credited...

depicting the fictional encounter between swordsmen Miyamoto Musashi and Tsukahara Bokuden, the former using both swords in the Niten Ichi-ryū style. Japanese...

Toyotomi Hidenaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyori Tozuka Tadaharu Tsukahara Bokuden Uesugi Kagekatsu Uesugi Kagetora Uesugi Kenshin Ujiie Naotomo Ukita...

transmission of his art from himself. He was a younger contemporary of Tsukahara Bokuden. The lineage of Jikishinkage-ryū puts Kamiizumi second after Matsumoto...