Gassan Ryu (Gassan)

  • Japanese: 月山流
  • Type: Naginatajutsu, Bojutsu
  • Founder: Uchino Juuemon Shigeoki (内野重右衛門重興)
  • Date: 1800s

History

When Uchino Shigeoki became a lay priest he took the name "Gassan Seiko-koji" (月山清光居士). The naginata used by Gassan Ryu has a hook in place of the guard (tsuba).[1] Uchino Shigeoki died in Hyuga, Takanabe-han, on the 15th day of the 9th month of the 7th year of Bunka (1810). Akiyama Yasukuni included iaijutsu as part of the curriculum.

Lineage

  • Uchino Juuemon Shigeoki (内野重右衛門重興)
  • Uchino Zenzaemon Shigeyuki (内野善左衛門重行)
  • Uchino Genji Unai (内野源次宇内)
    • Akiyama Yasukuni (秋山保国)
      • Akiyama Shigetaka (秋山重高)
  • Uchino Toube'e Masakazu (内野藤兵衛正一)
  • Uchino Torao (内野虎雄)
  • Uchino Toshie (内野利衛)

Notes

  1. This naginata was considered a "man's naginata" according to Bugei Ryuha Daijiten

References

  • Watatani, Kiyoshi and Yamada, Tadashi (2003), Bugei Ryuha Daijiten (武芸流派大辞典), Tokyo Copy, Tokyo, Japan.