Nakayama Hakudō

Who was Nakayama Hakudō?

Nakayama Hakudō, also known as Nakayama Hiromichi, was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He is the only person to have received both jūdan and hanshi ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation. In addition, he held an instructor's license in Shintō Musō-ryū and a Menkyo kaiden in Shindō Munen-ryū making him the 7th sōke of that system. Furthermore Nakayama was one of the masters of the Shimomura-ha, which was called Musō Shinden Eishin-ryū, iaijutsu.