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水鷗流居合剣法

欧州支部

European branches | 欧州支部

Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō is a classical Japanese sword school founded by Mima Yoichizaemon Kagenobu at the end of the Sengoku period. While it focuses primarily on iaijutsu, the tradition also includes the study of other weapons arts such as jōjutsu, naginatajutsu, and kusarigamajutsu.

Today, the 15th generation sōke, Katsuse Yoshimitsu Kagehiro, teaches from the honbu dōjō, the Hekiunkan, located in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. As heir to the tradition, he oversees its transmission, and all official training groups in Japan and abroad are under his direct supervision.

Official Suiō-ryū branches are located throughout Japan and the world, including Europe, Hong Kong, Tahiti and USA. In Europe, the official Suiō-ryū shibu are: