Kashima Shintō-ryū

Kashima Shintō-ryū (鹿島新當流)
Ko-ryū
Foundation
FounderTsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝)
Date foundedc.1530
Period foundedLate Muromachi period
Current information
Current headmasterYoshikawa Tsuenetaka
Arts taught
ArtDescription
Kenjutsu - ōdachi, kodachiSword art - long and short sword
BōjutsuStaff art
SōjutsuSpear art
NaginatajutsuGlaive art
Ancestor schools
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Descendant schools
Yamaguchi-ryū ; Tennen Rishin-ryū

Kashima Shintō-ryū (鹿島新當流) is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded by Tsukahara Bokuden in the Muromachi period (c.1530).