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). 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)

References

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