Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu is a Japanese martial art founded in what is now Kagoshima, Japan in the 16th Century. The Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu Seibukan is located in Frederick, Maryland, and focuses on the sword arts of iaido (drawing and cutting in one motion) and kenjutsu (paired combative forms). The Seibukan maintains a close relationship with our teachers at the Kenshinkai Tokyo Branch, in Japan. Instructors travel to the US frequently to teach seminars in Frederick, Maryland, Miami, Florida, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Ranson, West Virginia.