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Toda Seigen (????, 1519?-1590?) a renowned swordsman during the Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 in 16th century Japan. Seigen was reputed as a master of the Chujo-ryu style of sword fighting, excelling in the kodachi
Kodachi

for other uses see:Kodachi A , literally translating into "small or short tachi ", is a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger....
 art. It is thought that Toda Seigen was the teacher of the famous swordsman Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
. However, it is not truly known if such information is true, with some rather believing that Kojiro was trained by one of Seigen's students, Kanemaki Jisai
Kanemaki Jisai

Kanemaki Jisai was a master of the Chujo-ryu fighting style. He was a student of Toda Seigen and teacher to Ito Ittosai ....
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Toda Seigen (????, 1519?-1590?) a renowned swordsman during the Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 in 16th century Japan. Seigen was reputed as a master of the Chujo-ryu style of sword fighting, excelling in the kodachi
Kodachi

for other uses see:Kodachi A , literally translating into "small or short tachi ", is a Japanese sword that is too short to be considered a long sword but too long to be a dagger....
 art. It is thought that Toda Seigen was the teacher of the famous swordsman Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

was a prominent Japanese swordsman, born in Fukui Prefecture. He lived during the Sengoku period and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612....
. However, it is not truly known if such information is true, with some rather believing that Kojiro was trained by one of Seigen's students, Kanemaki Jisai
Kanemaki Jisai

Kanemaki Jisai was a master of the Chujo-ryu fighting style. He was a student of Toda Seigen and teacher to Ito Ittosai ....
. However, one account has said that during Kojiro's childhood, he "...received the instruction of Toda Seigen, a master of the school of the short sword, and having been the partner of his master, he excelled him in the wielding of the long sword. After having defeated his master's younger brother he left him to travel in various provinces. There he founded his own school, which was called Ganryu." Seigen followed in his own death during some year in the 1590's.