Komagawa Tarozaemon
Died	Natural causes
Other names	Kaishin
Style	Kenjutsu, Naginatajutsu, and Juttejutsu.
Teacher(s)	Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna
Rank	Founder, practitioner of Shinkage-ryū
Notable students	Sakurada Jirozaemon Sadakuni

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 (a bladed polearm) and nito (two-sword techniques)^[3]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Tokitsu, Kenji(2005). Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings. Shambhala Publications, Inc. 278-279
2. ^ "...Kaishin Ryu is Budo tradition that was handed down to Maeda clan of Kaga ( Toyama prefecture).
3. ^ Shinbukan