Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝 1489 - 1571) was a famous swordsman of the early Sengoku period. He was widely regarded as a "kensei" (sword saint). He was the founder of a new Kashima style of fencing, and served as an instructor of Shogun Yoshiteru Ashikaga and Ise provincial governor Tomonori Kitabatake. [ [http://city.kashima.ibaraki.jp/english/100705.htm KASHIMA CITY/The Statue of Tsukahara Bokuden ] ]

Bokuden learned the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu from his adopted father and later honed his skills by engaging in "musha shugyo" (warrior's ascetic training), traveling throughout Japan and training with most of the skillful and knowledgeable swordsmen of the day. Tsukahara Bokuden was the classic knight-errant; a rich nobleman, he travelled the Japanese countryside, often with a full entourage. He later systematized the teaching of the Kashima area's local martial arts, including such approaches to combat as "Kashima no tachi" and "Ichi no tachi". After receiving a divine inspiration from "Takemikazuchi no kami", the deity of Kashima Shrine, he named his martial system as Kashima Shinto-ryu. He also, for a brief period, called his system "Mutekatsu-ryū" ("winning without hands").

In one anecdote, Bokuden was challenged by a mannerless ruffian. When asked about his style, Bokuden replied that he studied the "Style of No Sword." The ruffian laughed and insultingly challenged Bokuden to fight him without a sword. Bokuden then agreed to fight the man without his sword but suggested they row out to a nearby island on Lake Biwa to avoid disturbing others. The ruffian agreed, but when he jumped from the boat to the shore of the island, drawing his blade, Bokuden pushed the boat back out, leaving the ruffian stranded on the island. Bokuden explained, "This is my no-sword school." There is a reference to this legend in the film "Enter the Dragon".

He died of natural causes in 1571. His grave, in Suka, Japan where Baikouji once stood, is a kind of pilgrimage site for those devoted to Japanese sword-fighting arts (kenjutsu).

References

*Steven Turnbull: "The Samurai Swordsman". Tuttle Publishing 2008, ISBN 4805309563 ( [http://books.google.de/books?id=NR9j09T2hLkC&pg=PA76&dq=Tsukahara+Bokuden&as_brr=3&sig=ACfU3U2HUsabx4P3PU-YFoULV81WbGpTrg restricted online version (google books)] )
*Jinichi Tokeshi: "Kendo: Elements, Rules and Philosophy". University of Hawaii Press 2003, ISBN 0824825985


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