Sakakibara Kenkichi (Japanese: 榊原鍵吉, December 19, 1830 – September 11, 1894) was a Japanese samurai and martial artist. He was the fourteenth headmaster of the Jikishinkage school of sword fighting. Through his Jikishinkage contacts he rose to a position of some political influence; he taught swordsmanship at a government military academy and also served in the personal guard of Japan's last two shōguns.
After the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate Sakakibara was instrumental in preserving traditional Japanese sword techniques in the early Meiji Era. Despite his eventual opposition to the practice of sword fighting for sport, his work during this period laid the foundations for the modern sport of kendo. In his later years he taught a number of noted martial artists, and was honoured by the All Japan Kendo Federation after his death.
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SakakibaraKenkichi (Japanese: 榊原鍵吉, December 19, 1830 – September 11, 1894) was a Japanese samurai and martial artist. He was the fourteenth headmaster...
Sakakibara (Japanese: 榊原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: SakakibaraKenkichi (榊原 鍵吉, 1830–1894), a Japanese samurai and...
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of swordsmanship (kenjutsu). He was a student of the 14th sōke, SakakibaraKenkichi (榊原 鍵吉). In the early twentieth century (1927), he published a book...
from the Gekken Kaisha (撃剣会社, lit. 'fencing company') created by SakakibaraKenkichi (榊原健吉) in 1872. The Gekken Kaisha toured Japan, engaging in 'fencing...
by Chiba Shūsaku. After the Meiji Restoration in the late 1800s, SakakibaraKenkichi popularized public gekiken for commercial gain, resulting in increased...
would become one of Otani's most noted students. He also taught SakakibaraKenkichi. Makoto Sugawara (1985). Lives of Master Swordsmen. East Publications...
Étienne de Villaret and Joseph Kiehl were members of the dojo of SakakibaraKenkichi and learned Jikishinkage-ryu. Captain Jules Brunet, initially a French...
martial arts. Interest in martial arts was raised again in 1873 by SakakibaraKenkichi, a proud man of hatamoto status who was disturbed by the loss of...
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