Tamiya-ryū (Kuroda)

Tamiya-ryū Iaijutsu
(民弥流居合術)
Ko-ryū
Foundation
FounderTamiya Gon'emon Muneshige
(民弥 権右衛門 宗重)
Period foundedEarly Edo period (16031868)
Current information
Current headmasterKuroda Tetsuzan (黒田鉄山), 15th sōke.
Arts taught
ArtDescription
Iaijutsu - katanaSword drawing art; with long sword.
Ancestor schools
Shinmei Musō-ryū, Muraku-ryū
Descendant schools
None.

Tamiya-ryū Iaijutsu (民弥流居合術) is a martial art founded by Kamiizumi Magojirō Yoshitane (上泉孫次郎義胤), who later took his mother's name and became known as Tamiya Gon'emon Muneshige (民弥権右衛門宗重). The art is now part of the Kuroda family bujutsu.