What is "tamiya-ryu"

Iaijutsu is a Japanese koryū martial art founded by Tamiya Heibei Narimasa in the late 16th century.

Tamiya-ryū can refer to two different iaijutsu ryūgi:

• "Ta-miya"-ryū (田宮流), an iaijutsu koryū founded by Tamiya Heibei Norimasa (田宮平兵衞重正)
• "Tami-ya"-ryū (民弥流), an iaijutsu koryū founded by Tamiya Gon'emon Muneshige (民弥権右衛門宗重)

is a martial art founded by Kamiizumi Magojirō Yoshitane , who later took his mother's name and became known as Tamiya Gon'emon Muneshige . The art is now part of the Kuroda family bujutsu.