| Komagawa Tarozaemon | |
| Other Names: | Kaishin |
| Martial Art: | Kenjutsu, Naginatajutsu, and Juttejutsu. |
| Teacher: | Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna |
| Rank: | Founder, practitioner of Shinkage-ryū |
Komagawa Tarozaemon was a disciple under the famous Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna, founder of Shinkage-ryū[1] Tarozaemon's Komagawa Kaishin-ryū was handed down through the Maeda clan of Kaga,[2] where he taught the use of the tachi (long sword), kodachi (short sword), jitte (a hooked truncheon used for arresting and disarming), naginata (glaive), and two-sword fighting[3]