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TETSUZAN KURODAKuroda Sensei was born in 1950, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the age of one year, Kuroda Sensei began his training in his family’s system of martial arts, or ryu-gi, of Shinbukan Kuroda Dojo, under the instruction of his grandfather, Yasuji Kuroda, and his father, Shigeki Kuroda. At the age of twenty, Kuroda Sensei was awarded Hanshi Hachidan in Kobudo by the Dai Nippon Butokukai. This was a national record in Japan for such a young person to be given such a high rank. Kuroda Sensei is the fifteenth Soke of his family’s system. He is known for his “Disappearing” or “Hidden Movements”.Shinbukan Kuroda Dojo was founded by Yahei Masayoshi Kuroda in 1848.It currently teaches four styles of Martial Arts:Komagawa Kaishin-ryu Kenjutsu Tamiya-ryu Iaijutsu Shishin Takuma-ryu Jujutsu Tsubaki Kotengu-ryu Bojutsu Tetsuzan Kuroda started his martial art training at a very young age, learning from both his father and his grandfather. Kuroda learned and contintues to teach the following arts from his Shinbukan dojo in Saitama, Japan: •Komagawa Kaishin-ryu Kenjutsu •Tamiya-ryu Iaijutsu •Shishin Takuma-ryu Jujutsu •Tsubaki Kotengu-ryu Bojutsu This video covers the Kenjutsu of the Shinbukan Kuroda dojo. KENJUTSUKenjutsu (剣術?), meaning “the art of the sword”, is a term for classical Japanese sword arts (or koryū), in particular those which predate the Meiji Restoration. It is sometimes used more generally to describe any martial art which makes use of the Japanese sword.The exact activities undertaken when practising kenjutsu vary with school, but commonly include practice of basic techniques (kihon) without opponent and techniques where two persons paired kata (featuring full contact strikes in some styles). Historically schools incorporated sparring under a variety of conditions, from using solid wooden bokutō to use of bamboo sword (shinai) and armor (bogu). In modern times sparring in Japanese swordsmanship is more strongly associated with Kendo.Video is in japanese language only.