For more information on the history and technical roots of Ono-ha Itto-ryu

Secrets of Itto-ryu (Jp. Itto-ryu Gokui) by Sasamori Junzo (Mark Hague, Translator).  

The definitive work on the school in the English language. Volumes Two, Three and Five forthcoming.

In Bushido and Christianity, the Rev. Sasamori weaves together elements of Japanese history, lessons from the Bible, and his own personal experiences growing up in a samurai family to trace where Bushido, the martial arts, and Christianity intersect and shows how following these ‘Ways’ can lead to a more fulfilling life.  (Mark Hague, Translator)

Ono-Ha Itto-ryu Patriarch's Repository: Sword and Document Compendium

Yabuki Yuji, the 18th Soke of Ono-ha Itto-ryu and Kendo 8th Dan, opens the secret vaults of the Reigakudo, the headquarters of the mainline school of Ono-ha Itto-ryu, and presents heretofore hidden swords, letters, calligraphy, and other treasures passed down from headmaster-to-headmaster within Japan’s most prestigious school of kenjutsu.  (Mark Hague, Translator)

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Articles on Ono-ha Itto-ryu

Principles of Budo: Ono-ha Itto-ryu 

by: BudoJapan.com translated by Mark Hague

Ono-ha Itto-ryu: One sword to rule them all 

by: BudoJapan writer Grigoris A. Miliaresis 

Ono-ha Itto-ryu's "kiriotoshi": An "invincible" technique, born in the battlefield 

by: BudoJapan writer Satoshi Tatewaki; trans. Grigoris Miliaresis 

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