Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada

Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada 金子 新九郎 盛貞
Born	Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada c. 1520
Died	c. 1585
Native name	金子 新九郎 盛貞
Style	Kenjutsu Iaijutsu Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu
Teacher(s)	Tose Yosazaemon Osamune
Notable students	Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune (Zenkitsu)

Kaneko Shinkuro Morisada (金子 新九郎 盛貞, c. 1520- c. 1585) was a direct student of Tose Yosazaemon Osamune the founder of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu. Kaneko later succeeded Osamune in becoming the second headmaster (soke) of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu. His best student was a warrior named Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune, who later became the monk Zenkitsu.

Kaneko's student Terasaka Yakuro Masatsune (Zenkitsu) became his successor as the third headmaster of the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu.

Kaneko died in c. 1585.

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