29/06/2026
上覧演武会にて披露させていただいた組太刀と、居合。
信州松代真田藩は伊達藩と深いつながりがあります、玄武館の分室であった千葉定吉先生の任されていた道場に伝わる千葉家家伝の北辰夢想流居合、この居合いは玄流抜刀剣(千葉周作考案の初伝中傳奥伝)と違い千葉家伝来で千葉佐那女史が伊達藩のお姫様の剣術指南をされたときに披露した居合いである、今回殿様と奥方様に伊達藩の姫様のエピソードをお話しさせていただき披露する運びとなりました。
Here are the *kumidachi* (paired sword forms) and *iai* (sword-drawing techniques) that I performed at the *Joran Enbukai* (demonstration before the feudal lord).
The Sanada Domain of Shinshu-Matsushiro shares strong ties with the Date Domain. The *Hokushin Musō-ryū Iai* demonstrated here is a tradition passed down within the Chiba family—specifically from the dojo managed by Sadakichi Chiba, which served as a branch of the *Genbukan*. Unlike the *Gen-ryū Battō-ken* (a system of introductory, intermediate, and advanced techniques devised by Shūsaku Chiba), this *iai* is a distinct family tradition; it is the very style demonstrated by Ms. Sana Chiba when she served as a swordsmanship instructor to a princess of the Date Domain. I had the honor of sharing the story of that Date princess with the Lord and his Lady before performing these techniques.