Spear of Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu 天真正伝香取神道流 (Suyari)

Spear of Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu 天真正伝香取神道流 (Suyari) - The Six Forms of Omote no Yari 表之槍

There are 6 Forms: Basics of the Spear (表之槍 Omote no Yari), and 2 Forms: Secret forms (Hiden no Yari). I would again make the observation that when comparing schools, the spear found in complete schools tends to be of the garden variety, where as the spear of specialised schools tends to have a cross piece or be unusual in some way.

As this school is of particular interest I have included a detailed look at the first 6 Kata (I have not found any material on the other two). My preference is to use the Hombu players for such things however with the limited material available the breakdowns have been taken from another source, which I will link at the bottom, and so should not be taken as definitive (although I have made an effort to compare to Otake’s book and would say it more or less matches except in Denko no Yari the spear arises on the first thrust in the book). Reference should be made to one of Otake’s works for further information.

Hiryu no yari

Koryu no yari

Tsukidome no yari

Anya no yari

Denko no yari

Yorunoya yari

The original demonstration is shown below, thanks to those involved for posting as the spear is often overlooked.

Spear (Yari) in Owari Kan Ryu 尾張貫流 (Kudayari & others)

Owari Kan ryū is known for its use of the kuda-yari (tube spear). The e (shaft) is run through a kuda (metal pipe) that’s in the front hand of the practitioner. Interestingly the school’s students start training by doing shiai (competition) and only after considerable training they learn the school's kata (forms). Most classical schools that practice shiai do so after learning kata. Thrusting using the kuda. Cross-stepping. Thrusting attack with kuda. Wide stance. Shiai. Shiai using a spear with a cross piece. The original demonstration from which these stills were taken is here:

The Structure of the Tenshinshoden Katori Shinto Ryu Syllabus

It should be noted that the current head, Otake Risuke, has commented that not all of the parts of Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu survive. I recall his comments in various documentaries that Archery was once a component, and only some of the spear survives. Through various sources, mostly Otake's book, I have put together this brief outline of their syllabus, however I have little idea of the exact stage each is taught except that I believe the students start with Omote no Tachi. I will use this as the basis for further posts and may add to it over time. I believe their are important implications when Otake says that one of the main reasons for training all the weapons is to train the swordsman against them. Note in this section in brackets are my own comments and should therefore not be relied upon, those from the written work of Otake are clearly marked. Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu -Kenjutsu (Otake lists Tachi, Ryuto and Kodachi under Kenjustsu) --Tachi (Use of the singl

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