Grandmaster Miura

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:33:56 GMT

The present grandmaster of Muso`Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu, Miura Takeyuki Soshihan, was born January 5, 1922 in Shimane-ken Japan. At the age of eleven, he entered the Budo` Senmon Gakko, a martial arts training school, where he began his study of kendo, the sword-fighting sport based upon samurai swordsmanship.

Although it is probable that he studied aspects of iaido during his kendo training, as well as during his other martial arts studies, Miura Hanshi began training, his study of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu in 1959 under Narise Sakahiro, who later became the nineteenth grandmaster of the style. He also received instruction from the eighteenth grandmaster, Masaoka Kazumi. Only a year later, Miura Hanshi began his training in Shindo Muso-Ryu Jodo under Nakajima Asakichi, who was the most senior disciple of the fifteenth grandmaster of jodo, Shimizu Takatsugu, under whom he also trained.

Following this, Miura Hanshi began studying Koryo Kakushu Bujutsu, a system that includes a variety of traditional samurai weapons, in 1965 under the third grandmaster of Eishin-Ryu, Kobashi Nikkan. In May 1970 Miuru Hanshi undertook the study of Kukishin-Ryu Bojutsu under the instruction of Kano Takehiko, the eleventh grandmaster of Yanagi-Ryu.

Culminating more than forty years of martial arts training, including over fifteen years of iaido and other samurai weapons, Miura Hanshi founded the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai in May 1975. He established it hoombu dojo on the grounds of Yasaka Jinja, in the Yasaka District of Neyagawa City in Osaka.

Hanwei Factory Fire

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:37:06 GMT

Fire Damage at Hanwei factory in Dalian China

CAS Hanwei regrets to advise that the Hanwei factory in Dalian sustained significant damage in a fire on March 6. The damage was limited to buildings, equipment and parts inventory and no personal injuries were involved. A full assessment of the damage and its effect on product supply is not yet available but plans are being made to resume production as soon as possible. CAS has a stock of most of the products in our current line but there is likely to be some disruption in the supply of some items, particularly newer products. We will be keeping our customers advised about possible shortages and delivery delays as more information is available.

We have just been notified by the forge that they were unable to recover the tooling on the popular Tiger and Kami Series as detailed below that was damaged in the massive fire.

They have notified us that they will continue to make these, but different fittings will be in their place. We do not know as of yet what the new fittings will look like, and we wanted to let you know ASAP that the quantities we have currently in stock are the very last of their kind. We are also uncertain as to when the new versions will be available, as no eta has been promised to us yet. Per CAS Hanwei

Hanwei Katana Swords

Grandmaster Miura

Hanwei Factory Fire