Yagyū Munetoshi
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Yagyū Sekishūsai Taira-no-Munetoshi (柳生石舟斎平宗厳 1529 – May 25, 1606) was a samurai in Japan's Sengoku period famous for mastering the Shinkage-ryū school of combat, and introducing it to the Tokugawa clan. He was also known as Shinsuke, or Shinzaemon.
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Born | Yagyū Shinsuke Munetoshi 1529 Yagyū, Yamato Province |
Died | May 25, 1606(1606-05-25) (aged 76–77) Yagyū, Yamato Province |
Native name | 柳生 宗厳 |
Other names | Sekishūsai, Yagyū Shinzaemon, Yagyū Tajima-no-Kami, Yagyū Muneyoshi |
Style | Shinkage-ryū |
Teacher(s) | Kamiizumi Nobutsuna |
Notable students | Yagyū Munenori, Yagyū Toshitoshi, Takeda Ujikatsu |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Yagyū.