Jirokichi Yamada (山田 次朗吉, Yamada Jirokichi, January 9, 1863 – October 23, 1930) was the 15th and last official headmaster or sōke of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū, a (koryū) of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship (kenjutsu). He was a student of the 14th sōke, Sakakibara Kenkichi (榊原 鍵吉).
| Jirokichi Yamada | |
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| Born | January 9, 1863 Aizu, Fukushima, Japan |
| Died | October 23, 1930 Japan |
| Native name | 山田 次朗吉 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Style | Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū |
| Trainer | Sakakibara Kenkichi (榊原 鍵吉) |
| Notable students | Kawashima Takashi (川島 堯), Ōmori Sōgen (大森 曹玄) |
In the early twentieth century (1927), he published a book documenting all five classical kata of this koryū that originates from the sixteenth century.[1]
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edit- ^ Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū 鹿島神傳直心影流 by Yamada Jirokichi. Suishinsha, hardcover, 1927. (in Japanese)