Henmi Sōsuke

Henmi was known to be born in 1843 as a son of Henmi Nobutaka (逸見信敬), a clansman of the Sakura Domain and the 17th head family of Tatsumi-ryū.

Tatsumi-ryū is a Traditional Japanese martial arts. During Edo period when the use of protective gears became popular, the Sakura Domain allowed its clansmen to contest with different schools such as Hokushin Ittō-ryū (北辰一刀流) and Kyōshin Meichi-ryū (鏡新明智流) from 1850. Henmi was given lessons from Ueda Umanosuke (上田馬之助) of Kyōshin Meichi-ryū (鏡新明智流).

In 1860, Henmi was given Iai Mokuroku (居合目録) which served as a license of the Tatsumi-ryū from his father. In the next year, Henmi obtained a permission from Sakura Domain to study in Edo. He studied in Shigakukan Dojo for 1 year, and was awarded a title of Shihan as soon as he returned to his hometown.

After the Meiji Restoration, Henmi worked as a tillager in Yachimata. In 1879, he was hired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as a martial arts instructor.　He established Keishiryū (警視流) there, and became the leading figure of martial arts at Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

• Tatsumi-ryū
• Kendo

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