Tendo-ryu

Disciplined: Tendo-ryu is a comprehensive martial art that uses other weapons besides the naginata (glaive). Shown here are encounters using kusarigama (sickle and chain) and tantō (short blade). | MASATOMO MORIYAMA
Disciplined: Tendo-ryu is a comprehensive martial art that uses other weapons besides the naginata (glaive). Shown here are encounters using kusarigama (sickle and chain) and tantō (short blade). | MASATOMO MORIYAMA

Tendo-ryu, which provides the basis for modern naginata (glaive) practice, has a 450-year history dating back to its founding by Saito Denkibo.