Nakayama Hakudō
| Nakayama Hakudō | |
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| Born |
February 11, 1872 Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 14, 1958 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Martial Artist |
Nakayama Hakudō (中山 博道?, February 11, 1872 - December 14, 1958), also known as Nakayama Hiromichi, was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He is the only person to have received both jūdan (10th degree) and hanshi (master instructor) ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation. In addition, he held an instructor's license in Shintō Musō-ryū and a Menkyo kaiden in Shindō Munen-ryū making him the 7th sōke of that system. Nakayama was also one of the masters of the Shimomura-ha, which was called Musō Shinden Eishin-ryū, iaijutsu.
Nakayama was born in 1872 in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He moved to Tokyo when he was 19 years old and entered the dōjō of Negishi Shingorō of the Shindō Munen-ryū. In time, Nakayama became a master of Shindō Munen-ryū kenjutsu.
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