Jikishinkage-ryū in Japan
There are several surviving lines of Jikishinkage-ryū in Japan. I have collected below video clips of Jikishinkage-ryū from different groups that are available online:
I learned from David Hall, who practiced at the dojo of Namiki Yasushi in Tokyo. There are not many films of Namiki Yasushi available online, but this clip at an annual gathering shows him performing hojo:
One group that comes from that same line of practice is led by Namiki Yasushi's son. That dojo has a number of videos of their kata practice online:
- 直心影流空雲会 @seimeinokoutainihukusuruniari (生命の交代に復するにあり)
- 直心影流空雲会 2014 Videos
JikiShinkage-ryū Sohonbu is recognized by the Nippon Kobudo Kyokai and demonstrates at Zen Nippon Kendo Renmai Taikai as well as as at Meiji shrine each year. Some video are below:
These are major events and so the video footage is of high quality. The Mino-den Jikishinkai also has video available:
- Mino-den Jikishinkai video playlist
Finally, other video I have found include:
- Jikishinkage-ryū Kata Geiko
- Old Video of Hojo with Onishi Hidetaka and Omori Sogen
- Shimogamo Jinja Enbu, 4 May 2009
- Enbu in 2010
- Enbu in 2015
A collected set of works on Shinkage-ryū heihō is available as a book: The Truth of the Calm Spirit: The practice of Shinkage-ryū Heihō as Taoist Internal Alchemy, 2025.