Nen-ryū explained

Nationality:Traditional Japanese martial art
School:Nen-ryū
Founder:Sōma Shiro Yoshimoto (相馬 四郎 義元, fl. c.14th century)
Date Founded:1368
Period Founded:Nanboku-chō period (1336 - 1392)
Location:modern day Nagano Prefecture
Headmaster:None
Headquarters:None
Ancestors:None identified

is a traditional (koryū) school of Japanese martial arts founded in 1368 CE by the samurai Sōma Shiro Yoshimoto (c.14th century) in modern-day Nagano Prefecture, where Yoshimoto is said to have taught only fourteen students until his death.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Henshūshitsu., Honjō-shi (Saitama-ken, Japan). Shishi . 本庄市史 . 1976 . Honjō-shi . 48427503.