Toyama Ryu

Toyama Ryu (戸山流) is a modern form of iai created by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1925 at the Rikugun Toyama Gakko, or “Toyama Army Academy” in Toyama, Tokyo, Japan. Today, Toyama-ryu is primarily located in the Kanto region. It does not have a single headmaster. Toyama Ryu focuses on practical swordsmanship.  The samurai class was abolished in 1867.  This was the beginning...