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Chikubujima-ryu Bojutsu (1)

Chikubujima-ryu bojutsu (1) demonstrated by the current master, Matsuura Yoshio Kanenobu (left) and Patrick Lineberger in Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1999. The Chikubujima-ryu was featured in Furyu The Budo Journal #10.

The Chikubujima-ryu bojutsu may be the oldest extant martial arts of Japan, having been created in 1184 and continued in an unbroken line of masters to the present day. The ryu focuses on the use of a bo (wooden staff) against a swordsman. Supposedly, it was developed by a Nanba Heiji Mitsunori. The current master is Matsuura Yoshio Kanenobu (17th generation).