History of Kashima Shin Ryu

HISTORY OF KASHIMA SHIN RYU

Kashima-Shinryû (i.e., the "Kashima Spiritual Style") began in the Asuka Era (ca. 64) !hen Kuninau n# $ahit#, a priestly celebrant #% the Kashima &ran' Shrine, attaine' a reelati#n %r#m the August eity #% Kashima (*akemikauchi n# $ik#t#). *his reelati#n enable' him t# trans%#rm "the S!#r' #% Kashima" (Kashima n# *achi) %r#m a religi#us cerem#ny that uses a s!#r' %#r spiritual puri%icati#n ( harai tachi) int# a'ance' a'ance' techni+ues techni+ues %#r human human c#mbat. c#mbat. *he Kashima-Shinryû Menkyo Kaiden no  Maki (scr#ll)

han'e' '#!n in the Shihanke ineage (the #l'est ersi#n #% !hich 'ates

t# the han' #% Kunii *aien $inam#t# n# itsuan, ca. /01s) 'escribes this crucial eent in the hist#ry #% 2apanese !arri#r arts as %#ll#!s3 "Kashima-Shinryû begins !ith the ancient tra'iti#ns #% the S!#r' #% Kashima (Kashima n# *achi) at the Kashima 2ingû &ran' Shrine. 5ne th#usan' t!# hun're' years ag# Kuninau n# $ahit#, a  priestly celebrant at the shrine, 'eise' these s!#r' techni+ues an' taught them t# the Tôgoku Meisho Meisho Zue: Zue: Kashim Kashima a Shi (&ae !#rl'. !#rl'..." .." *he *he b## b##kk Tôgoku (&aette tteer er #% Ka Kashi shima ma,, the

en#!n Shrine in Eastern 2apan), !ritten in 0 by a celebrant at the Kashima &ran' Shrine name' 7828*#kichika (019-0//), pr#i'es str#ng hist#rical ei'ence %#r the e:istence #% this tra'iti#n. ;t e:plains that the "