08/09/2025
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⛩️ Iizasa Choisai Ienao nodibināja Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō-ryū Muromači perioda vidū (1336.–1573. g.). Šī māksla tiek nodota no paaudzes paaudzē jau gandrīz 600 gadus līdz pat mūsdienām.
Iizasa Choisai Ienao piedzima 1387. gadā Šimosas provincē. Viņa bērnība bija tipiska lauku samurajam, un jau agrā vecumā viņš sāka trenēties zobena cīņas un šķēpa cīņas mākslā.
Iizasa izcēlās ar savām kaujas prasmēm - viņš nekad netika sakauts, lai arī piedalījās neskaitāmās cīņās, un viņa slava ar laiku izplatījās plaši un tālu. Kādu laiku viņš kalpoja šogunam Ashikaga Yoshimasa, bet drīz atgriezās mājās uz Šimosu.
Apmēram sešdesmit gadu vecumā Iizasa devās garīgā ceļojumā un pieņēma vārdu Choisai. Viņš noslēdzās Katori tempļa teritorijā un uzņēmās tūkstoš dienu ilgas lūgšanas un stingru praktizēšanu. Leģenda stāsta, ka vēlāk dievība viņam pasniegusi svētu rakstu par cīņas mākslu. Tā kā šī māksla tika saņemta caur dievišķu atklāsmi, Iizasa to nosauca par “Tenshinsho-den” (tieša un patiesa transmisija no dievībām) Katori Shinto Ryu.
⛩️ Iizasa Choisai Ienao founded Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto Ryu in the mid Muromachi period (1336–1573).The tradition has been transmitted for almost 600 years to the present day.
Iizasa Choisai Ienao was born in 1387 in the domain of Shimosa. Founder’s upbringing was that of a typical rural samurai, and he began training in the arts of sword and spear at an early age.
Iizasa’s reputation for martial skills was outstanding - he was never defeated despite taking part in countless battles, and his renown eventually spread far and wide. He briefly served the Sh**un Ashikaga Yoshimasa, but soon returned home to Shimosa.
At approximately sixty years of age Iizasa embarked on a spiritual journey, taking the name Choisai. He secluded himself within Katori Shrine and undertook a thousand days of prayer and austere training. It is said that a divine scroll on the warrior arts was then presented to him by the deity. Since the art was received through divine transmission, Iizasa named it “Tenshinsho-den” (direct and authentic transmission from the deities) Katori Shinto Ryu.
Avoti / Sources:
- Katori Shintō-ryū - Warrior Tradition by Risuke Otake, Published by Koryu Books, Warren, New Jersey
- The official website of Shinbukan Dojo based in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, website: https://shinbukan-katorishintoryu.org