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Muso Shinden Ryu
Muso Shinden-ryu is a Iaido koryu, and can be considered to have been branched off from the Shimomura-ha branch of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu tradition, by Nakayama Hakudo (1869-1958). Nakayama was together with the founder of Aikido, Ueshiba Morihei, one of the greatest Budoka of the 20th century. He was a master of Kendo, Iaido, and Jodo, which he also professionally taught. According to a reliable but unconfirmed source, Nakayama originally belonged to the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iaido tradition, and studied under a grandmaster from Shikoku.
Nakayama.
Source: An Introduction to Iaido
As was common in earlier days there were conditons to be met in order for Nakayama to be accepted into training; the grandmaster required that Nakayama neither show, nor teach, anybody the techniques he would learn. This contract was sealed with Nakayama's own blood (so called Keppan). Later Nakayama circumvented this contract by creating his own Ryuha containing techniques that were similar, but just a little different than those he had been taught.
Thus, the Muso Shinden-ryu was brought into being. It was presented for the first time at the 1933 Kyoto-taikai, and rapidly gained popularity. It is today maybe the largest Iaido koryu practised in the world, with one source estimating that 45% of the worlds Iaido-ka currently practises the ryu. After Nakayama's passing his students merged Nakayama's techniques with the Omori-ryu and Hasegawa Eishin-ryu traditions, and made what the Muso Shinden-ryu is today. The original name was "Muso Shinden Ryu Batto Jutsu", but was changed and the name "Muso Shinden-ryu" was adopted in 1955. As for the Shimomura-ha branch of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu; since Nakayama was appointed its 20th grandmaster it has faded into oblivion. Apparently for natural reasons as Nakayama furthered the Muso Shinden-ryu.
Due to these events, some people consider the Muso Shinden-ryu as not being a "true" koryu, mainly because it had been created during the 20th century. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nakayama only did what many a grandmaster before him had done; mastering the teachings of the ryuha, and then taking them to the next level. Thus the creation of the Muso Shinden-ryu by Nakayama Hakudo constitutes a major achievement of the 20th century. For remember, Iaido has never been a static entity, where later generations only work preserve the ways of the past. This would only have led to stagnation. Iaido-practise entails the life-long research into the self, and the kabala of the ryuha's kata, which have been done and developed continuously since its inception by the master swordmen of every generation.
The Muso Shinden-ryu Iaido tradition consists of 44 Iaido forms, or Kata, divided into 3 groups; Shoden, Chuden, and Okuden. These groups are explained in further detail in the following sections.