Meifu Shinkage-ryū () is a modern Shurikenjutsu-School, which was founded in the 1970s by Chikatoshi Someya (, Someya Chikatoshi). Its roots could mainly be found in the Shurikenjutsu of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ().
Description The Meifu Shinkage-ryū is a modern school of Shurikenjutsu. It was founded by in the 1970s. Someya was a student of Yoshio Sugino of the Katori Shintō-ryū, although the throwing style used in Meifu Shinkage-ryū is different. Someya refined the Katori style of throwing, making it shorter, faster and more concealed.
The Meifu Shinkage-ryū is a small school of about 30 students who train in Tōkyō, Japan under the instruction of the present sōke, Yasuyuki Ōtsuka. This school is almost entirely composed of students of other martial arts schools. Ōtsuka welcomes students from any art or country. Currently around 200 international students train in Meifu Shinkage-ryū (Ōtsuka, personal communication October 18, 2016), divided in official Branches and Keikokai (study groups). Ōtsuka calls himself a "shuriken teacher and researcher." There is a specific kind of shuriken called a Meifu Shinkage-ryū shuriken, but Ōtsuka teaches and students will often practice throwing shuriken from many different schools, most of which are now extinct.
Techniques Shurikenjutsu Kamae Shizentai Chudan no Kamae Gedan no Kamae Jodan no Kamae Waza Shomen Uchi Gyaku Uchi Dosoku Uchi Shitate Uchi Za Uchi Aruki Uchi Hashiri Uchi Ne Uchi
Fundō Kusarijutsu Kamae Fuko Zanshin Osame Hikitori Waza Metsubushi Yokomen Uchi Yokoichi Monji Kesa Uchi Hachinoji Uchi
Dōjō Japan: Tōkyō (Honbu Dōjō), Ōsaka USA: California - Arizona - Illinois Spain: Barcelona - Valencia Germany: Bremen Austria: Langenlebarn Finland: Helsinki Great Britain: Leeds - London - Nottingham South East Russia: Moskau Czech Republic: Prague Netherlands: Haarlem/Amsterdam - Eindhoven Italy Mexico Chile Australia: Melbourne Canada: Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta Sweden Estonia: Tallinn
References
Someya, Chikatoshi (1982) Shuriken-Jutsu Nyumon Someya, Chikatoshi (1985) Kakushibuki-Jutsu Nyumon Someya, Chikatoshi (1987) Shuriken-Jutsu Someya, Chikatoshi (2001) Shuriken-Jutsu Someya, Chikatoshi (2004) Shuriken Giho Ôtsuka, Yasuyuki (2004) Shuriken Jutsu no Susume Ôtsuka, Yasuyuki (2010) How to learn Meifu Shinkage-ryu Ôtsuka, Yasuyuki (2011) Meifu Shinkage Ryu - Fundô-kusarijutsu & Shurikenjutsu Ôtsuka, Yasuyuki (2015) Meifu Shinkage Ryu - Fundô Kusarijutsu - Shurikenjutsu (2nd edition) Interview with Sōke Yasuyuki Ôtsuka by Thomas Feldmann in the German martial arts magazine Toshiya No. 1, 2010 Meifu Shinkage Ryu Shurikenjutsu Suomessa Bodo-Magazine Budoka No. 1, 2009 (Finnish)
DVDs and videos Someya, Chikatoshi (1987) Meifu-Shinkage-ryu Shuriken Jutsu Someya, Chikatoshi (1992) Shurikenjutsu and Kusarijutsu Ōtsuka, Yasuyuki (2004) Hiden! Shurikenjutsu
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