I know that there are no substyles of kendo. Is the same true of naginatado (http://www.naginata.org/naginata.html) which is in many ways a very similar sport?

There are of course various styles of naginatajutsu:
Tendo Ryu Naginata-jutsu
Jiki-shinkage Ryu Naginata-jutsu
Toda-ha Buko Ryu Naginata-jutsu
Katori Shinto Ryu Naginata-jutsu
Higo Koryu Naginata-jutsu
(This information is from the same site as above.)

What I would like to find is a place to purchase the wooden version of the naginata. If anyone know of one let me know.

I understand that www.bugei.com is a good site for this sort of thing.

We are bringing in a Naginata Sensei on April 27 for a seminar. Can't wait :D

I know crane mountain weapons is working on developing such a product. Judging by the quality of thier Bo staffs it will be well worth it. They also make excellent triple corded nunchaku.

Kukishin ryu Happo Bikenjutsu also has Naginata/Bisento/Nagimaki.

I do believe that Naginata-do traditions are broken into different ryu. I was under the impression that kendo did the same often...but I don't really know.

Originally posted by Jay Bell

I do believe that Naginata-do traditions are broken into different ryu. I was under the impression that kendo did the same often...but I don't really know.

I had thought there were differing schools of kenjutsu but not of kendo (or jukendo or judo). Of course there are differing schools of iaido but I thought the major sport arts held together as a single -do system. Of cousre some kendo competitors are actually students of a kenjutsu.

But I think you are more likely to be right in this regard than I, Mr. Bell!

*OCH* Please call me Jay :D

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