He was granted permission by both Grand Masters to establish his own "Ryu", which he did by combining what he had learned from both schools' techniques. Shinoda OhHo Masatsune then learned and mastered Shinto Ryu Kenjutsu under Soke Hibino Fu (1750) and also attained a Menkyo Kaiden in that style. It is only at this point, that it becomes acceptable for a swordsman to study a different style from another master, any earlier would be considered disloyal. A Menkyo Kaiden is a certificate issued to a student when the master believes he has taught his student everything he knows, conferring upon him full master ship of the art form. He remained with that school until the mid Meiji Era, where he received a Menkyo Kaiden, signifying mastery of all techniques of Hokushin Itto Ryu. The Soke and Founder of Hokushin Shinoh Ryu, Shinoda OhHo Masatsune ( ) studied swordsmanship with Hokushin Itto Ryu Kenjutsu and was a direct student of Soke Ono Nao Uemon. Most ancient schools of Iai-Do trace their roots back to this one man. 1 PART 1 Theory 1 BRIEF IAIDO HISTORY The Founder of Iai-Do was the master swordsman Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu who lived around 1550 AD during the Muromachi Period.
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