Kashima Shinto-ryu
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Kashima (鹿島) Shinto-ryu is a Japanese koryu martial arts school founded by Tsukahara Bokuden in the Muromachi period (ca. 1530), during the tumultuous Sengoku Jidai, a time of feudal war. Due to the circumstances during this period, the school's techniques are based on battlefield experience and revolve around finding weak points in the opponent's armor. Ken, yari and naginata are some of the weapons used by the school. Current headmaster of the school is Yoshikawa Tsuenetaka.
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- Not to be confused with the separate koryu martial art Kashima Shinryu
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