​Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke
the 13th Soke
Headmaster of our sword school for 56 years, from 1942-1998.


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​Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke taught Kuroda Han Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu for 56 years in Japan, as the headmaster of the sword school, and had Dojos spread all throughout Japan.
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Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke was given official acknowledgement and recognition of his direct lineage to the very beginnings of the style over 600 years ago, by Hirasawa Sarutobi Kage-Ryu, ( Headmaster of the Kage-Ryu sword school), which is the sword style that Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu originated from.
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Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke was the sole person responsible for formalising all the Waza (kata) forms that Kuroda Han Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu Heiho Aratsu-Kai uses today.
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Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke has left an indelible mark, for all time, on the way we all  practise and learn Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu.
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Kuroda Han, Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu, Heiho, Aratsu-Kai 
was formed to preserve the memory, methods, and techniques of 
Kamachi Genzaburo Shigenami Soke, the 13th Soke.
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Kuroda Han Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu Heiho Aratsu-Kai Hombu is situated at the Terumo Jinja (shrine) located at 13-1, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka Nishikoen.
Terumo Jinja has always been connected with Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu and Lord Kuroda, the Lord of Fukuoka since back in the fuedal times of the Samurai.
Terumo Jinja has been moved 3 times, since it was first built within the walls of Fukuoka Castle.
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