Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Edo Branch Shoto - Classic Woods
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Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Edo Branch Shoto - White Oak
Made in Japan (Kyushu)
Flat Spine | Flat butt | Beveled Kissaki
White Oak availableThis Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Shoto is made from a single piece of white oak, and manufactured in the southern islands of Kyushu (Japan). With a shape slightly shorter and thinner than a classic Shoto, this model is mainly used by practitioners of the Yagyu Shinkage school.
It is very pleasant to handle and quite popular among Aikidoka who practice Nito (some groups do!). A light curvature, a weight slightly inferior to a standard Shoto, these are the characteristics of this special model. Its balance is shifted towards the Kissaki. Some historians claim that there would be a possible link between the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, and Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, which popularized Yagyu Shinkage Ryu practice as a research for the practice with weapons in Aikido.
This product is also available in the "Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Edo Branch Daisho - Bokken & Shoto Set" with a 1000 YEN rebate in comparison to separate purchases.
- Choice of wood species: White oak
- Available finish: Standard Finish or Seido Special Finish
- Manufacturing workshop: Aramaki
We also offer the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Bokken (long), as well as the very famous Yagyu Fukuroshinai.
Finish options:
In 2021, with concerns for the workers, all workshops greatly reduced the number of urethane-varnished weapons and replaced the finish with a "Candle Wax". Seido is now transitioning to a new finish offer for the majority of its weapons.
Standard Finish: At Seido, we complete the workshop finish with Camelia oil treatment by default. This is the standard Seido finish.
We do not apply any additional polishing for this finish, so some weapons might have a slightly rough surface.
For maintenance, we recommend that you oil your weapons about once a month with a vegetal-based oil.Seido Special Finish: For this special Finish, we first apply a Camelia oil polish (oiling and sanding the weapons with oiled sandpaper), then we finish the weapon with high-quality beeswax. This finish makes the wood as smooth as it can be and guarantees excellent protection for several months.
For maintenance, we recommend at least to oil your weapons every month or so. You can also apply wax a few hours after oiling your weapons (if some oil remains on the wood, remove it with a piece of cloth or tissue).Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Shoto Specifications Wood Shirakashi
(White Oak)Weight ~360 g Full length 64.5 cm Blade length 48.5 cm Tsuka length 16 cm Tsuka diameter 34 x 25 mm Mine Hiramine (flat spine) Tsuka shape Taira (flat butt) Kissaki Beveled (original Kissaki) Sori Light curvature *Due to the hand-made manufacturing, color and weight may vary slightly from one weapon to another
About Yagyu Shinkage Ryu :
The school of Kenjutsu "Yagyu Shinkage" was founded by Yagyu Muneyoshi Sekihusaï and his son Yagyu Munenori at the end of the 16th century and is the result of research by the Yagyu clan, as well as a heritage from Kamiizumi's "Shinkage Ryu". It is said that Muneyoshi received the teachings after having lost a duel against him. Promptly adopted by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the school "Yagyu Shinkage" became and still is in our days one of the most famous and popular schools of Kenjutsu in Japan. The school is currently run by Yagyu Toshinobu, 22nd Soke.
The term "Yagyu Ryu" refers to the many styles created by various members of the Yagyu family, having a common origin. Not to be mistaken for the "Yagyu Shingan Ryu", though linked historically to the Yagyu family. Yet, it is very different from the "Yagyu Shinkage" school or "Yagyu Ryu" school, which is also remarkably different as indicated by the specifications of the much lighter Bokken used.
Currently, "Yagyu Shinkage Ryu" usually refers to the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Edo Branch, and "Yagyu Ryu" refers to the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Owari Branch.
Certain historians claim, (without going into further details) that the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba had trained or at least carefully observed the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu. -
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