Ogasawara Sadamune

Ogasawara Sadamune (小笠原貞宗, 1294–1350) was a Japanese nobleman and a major figure in the formation of the Ogasawara-ryū.

Ogasawara Sadamune
Ogasawara Sadamune
Native name小笠原貞宗
Born1294
Died1350 (aged 55–56)
Noble familyOgasawara clan
OccupationNobleman

A close ally of Ashikaga Takauji, Ogasawara was placed in charge of court etiquette.[1] His approach to etiquette was influenced by Seisetsu Shōhō (Ch'ing-cho Cheng-ch'eng), with whom Ogasawara studied Zen Buddhism and Chinese literature.[2]

Having inherited the headmastership of his family's school of kyujutsu and yabusame, he was archery instructor to both Takauji and Emperor Go-Daigo. He stressed the importance of inuoumono (dog-shooting) in archery practice, even writing a treatise (the Inuoumono mokuanbumi) on the subject.[3][4] He also authored the Shinden kyūhō shūshinron, now regarded as a classic text on kyujutsu.[5]

Despite having instructed Emperor Go-Daigo, Ogasawara sided with the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period, and was given control the province of Shinano. He was responsible for repelling Prince Muenaga from Kai.[6]

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References
The emblem (mon) of the Ogasawara clan
  1. Dave Lowry (26 September 2006). In the Dojo: The Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts. Shambhala Publications. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8348-0572-9. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. Kōzō Yamamura (27 April 1990). The Cambridge History of Japan: Medieval Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-521-22354-6. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. Jeffrey P. Mass (1 September 2002). The Origins of Japan's Medieval World: Courtiers, Clerics, Warriors, and Peasants in the Fourteenth Century. Stanford University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-8047-4379-2. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. Allen Guttmann; Lee Austin Thompson (2001). Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8248-2464-8. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. G. Cameron Hurst. Armed Martial Arts of Japan. Yale University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-300-11674-8. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. Michael F. Marra (1993). Representations of Power: The Literary Politics of Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-8248-1556-1. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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