Editing Kenjutsu (section)

==''Nitōjutsu''==
[[File:Kenjutsu at the Japanese Garden 04.jpg|thumb|right|An example of modern ''nitōjutsu'' practice.]]

A distinguishing feature of many kenjutsu syllabi is the use of a paired katana or ''[[Daitō (long sword)|daitō]]'' and wakizashi or ''[[Shoto (sword)|shōtō]],'' commonly referred to as {{Nihongo|''nitōjutsu''|二刀術|two sword methods}}. Styles that teach it are called {{Nihongo|''nitōryū''|二刀流|two sword school}}; contrast {{Nihongo|''ittō-ryū''|一刀流|one sword school}}.

The most famous exponent of ''nitōjutsu'' was [[Miyamoto Musashi]] (1584 &ndash; 1645), the founder of [[Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū]], who advocates it in ''[[The Book of Five Rings]]''. ''Nitōjutsu'' is not however unique to Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryū, nor was ''nitōjutsu'' the creation of Musashi. Both Tenshin Shōden Katori Shinto-ryū were founded in the early [[Muromachi period]] (ca. 1447), and [[Tatsumi-ryu]] founded [[Eishō (Muromachi period)|Eishō]] period (1504–1521), contain extensive two-sword curricula while also preceding the establishment of Musashi's school.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzIXkFec0e8C&dq=musashi+nitoken&pg=PA22 Serge Mol, 2003, ''Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts'' Kodansha International Ltd], {{ISBN|4-7700-2941-1}} (pp.22-23)</ref>