Naginatajutsu (なぎなた術, 長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the Japanese Martial art of wielding the naginata, a weapon resembling the medieval European glaive. Most naginata practice today is in a modernized form, a gendai budo called naginata-do or atarashii naginata (new naginata), in which competitions also are held.

Many koryū ryūha, such as the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, include naginatajutsu in their curriculum.

List of ryu that include Naginatajutsu

• Araki-ryu
• Higo Ko-ryu
• Kashima Shinryu
• Kogen Itto-ryu
• Maniwa Nen-ryu
• Shingyoto-ryu
• Suio-ryu
• Takenouchi-ryu
• Tendo-ryu
• Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu
• Toda-ha Buko-ryu
• Yagyu Shingan-ryu
• Yoshin-ryu

External links

• All Japan Naginata Federation
• Koryu.com entries on various koryu including naginatajutsu ryu's

Japanese martial arts

Naginatajutsu | Naginata-do | 薙刀術 | Naginata-do