Jigen Ryu is known as [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]'s local Kenjutsu.
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Jigen-ryû is famous as [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]'s local ''[[kenjutsu]]'' school or style, and its philosophies have been much mythologized in association with the lionization of the "heroes" of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] and of the [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s otherwise.
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One of the famous followers of this style was [[Saigo Takamori]] ([[1827]]-[[1877]]) who lead a revolt on the island of Kyushu against a conscription decree issued by the [[Emperor Meiji]].
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This Ryu has unique concept "You must kill the enemy in the first tachi."
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One of the most celebrated followers of this style is [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] ([[1827]]-[[1877]]) who led a revolt on the island of Kyushu against a [[military conscription|conscription]] decree issued by the [[Meiji Emperor]].
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This ''ryû-ha'' is famous for its unique concept "You must kill the enemy in the first ''tachi''."