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| Chikuzen Nobukuni Koto Roots History: |
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GoDai-Go, Kusunoki Masashige restored the throne. The Hojo capitol, at
Kamakura burned in 1333.
Seizing the moment, however, his general, Ashikaga Takauji rebelled and was beaten back to the Southern Island of Kyushu where the Hosokawa, Shiba and Otomo joined his cause. (Read Godaigo History) The Otomo fought the Imperial support of southern landholders, the Kikuchi (same southern name given to a certain Yari style) and took control of five Kyushu provinces. Takauji and his allies won Kyoto and resided there, holding govermental power for the new Ashikaga Shogunate. Kyoto has conservative Rai sword school and the Otomo invited Rai and Nobukuni school stylists to their home terriotories. YOSHISADA brings RYOKAI School, and NOBUKUNI school master, SADAMITSU brings NOBUKUNI / RAI styles to KYUSHU. |
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~ RYOKAI School ~
~NOBUKUNI School ~
_____________________________________ YAMASHIRO HISANOBU / Ryokai(2) School |___________________________ __________|_______ __|__________________________ KYOTO YOSHISADA (1) RYAKU-O 1338 NOBUHISA - name to NOBUKUNI(1) KEM-MU 1334 ___________|______ __|________ KYOTO YOSHISADA(2) O-AN 1368 NOBUKUNI(2) EN-BUN 1356 "Three Students" comes to KYUSHU - "TSUKUSHI RYOKAI" __|________ SADAMUNE NOBUKUNI(3) SHI-TOKU 1384 ___________________| ______|____ __|_________ SADAMITSU KO-O 1389 NOBUMITSU / NOBUKUNI(4) O-EI 1394 to BUNGO and BUZEN becoming NOBUKUNI (later signed) EI-KYO 1429 |
| Chikuzen Nobukuni
is a long line extending from these from Koto times. The Sengoku labored
all sword schools until the Momoyama of robust unification breathed new
life into the arts and styles of all of Japan. The young masters coming
from Ten-sho, such as Horikawa Kunihiro, traveling to Kyoto, would create
a new world of strong new styles.
The "Shinto" sword-period grew directly from Hideyoshi's Momoyama Unification. CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHHISADA forged his strong, robust Momoyama KYUSHU with the classic Chikuzen Nobukuni tradition to create the Shinto Chikuzen Nobukuni, from which Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshinao becomes Master in his time. |
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