is a iaijutsu

Iaijutsu

, the art of drawing the Japanese sword. One of Japanese martial disciplines in education of the classical warrior .-Etymology:"Iaijutsu" was known before the Tokugawa period but it is unclear exactly when the term "iaijutsu" first came into use, or when exactly drawing the katana from its...

 koryū

Koryu

is a Japanese word that is used in association with the ancient Japanese martial arts. This word literally translates as "old school" or "traditional school"...

 founded by Hasegawa Chikaranosuke Eishin (or Hidenobu)(長谷川主税助英信) as a continuation of the teachings he received in Shinmei Musō-ryū. After the death of the eleventh headmaster, Ōguro Motoemon Kiyokatsu, the school split into two branches or ha. One branch, the Shimomura-ha, was transformed by its last headmaster, Nakayama Hakudō

Nakayama Hakudo

, also known as Nakayama Hiromichi, was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He is the only person to have received both jūdan and hanshi ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation...

, into the style now known as Musō Shinden-ryū

Muso Shinden-ryu

is a iaijutsu koryū founded by Nakayama Hakudō , last sōke of the Shimomura branch of Hasegawa Eishin-ryū. The term "iaidō" appeared in 1932 and was popularized by Nakayama Hakudō .-Particularities:...

. The other branch, the Tanimura-ha, was renamed Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū

Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu

, is a koryū sword art, and one of the most widely practiced schools of iaijutsu in the world. Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back to the sixteenth century....

 by its seventeenth headmaster, Ōe Masamichi, who incorporated the Shimomura-ha techniques and rationalized the curriculum.

Lineage

Here is the lineage of Hasegawa Eishin-ryū and its two branches up until Nakayama Hakudō and Ōe Masamichi. It is interesting to note that Hayashi Masu no Jō Masanari, the twelfth headmaster as recognized by the Tanimura-ha was in fact a direct disciple of Matsuyoshi Teisuke Hisanari, the twelfth headmaster as recognized by the Shimomura-ha.

Jinsuke-Eishin mainline

1. Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu


2. Tamiya Heibei Shigemasa


3. Nagano Muraku Nyūdō Kinrōsai


4. Momo Gumbei Mitsuhige


5. Arikawa Shōzaemon Munetsugu


6. Banno Dan'emon no Jō Nobusada


7. Hasegawa Chikaranosuke Eishin


8. Arai Seitetsu Kiyonobu


9. Hayashi Rokudayū Morimasa


10. Hayashi Yasudayū Seisho


11. Ōguro Motoemon Kiyokatsu

Shimomura-ha

12. Matsuyoshi Teisuke Hisanari


13. Yamakwa Kyūzō Yukikatsu


14. Shimomura Mōichi Sadamasa


15. Hosokawa Yoshimasa


16. Nakayama Hakudō

Tanimura-ha

12. Hayashi Masu no Jō Masanari


13. Yōda Yorikatsu


14. Hayashi Yadayū Masayori


15. Tanimura Kame no Jō Yorikatsu


16. Gotō Magobei Masasuke


17. Ōe Masamichi