Jigen-ryū (示現流 lit: revealed reality style) is a traditional school (koryū) of Japanese martial arts founded in the late 16th century by Tōgō Chūi (1560–1643), a.k.a.
Tōgō Shigekata, in Satsuma Province, now Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
Traditionally, this is practised using a long wooden stick, and cutting against a vertical pole, or even a real tree.
The style is also famous for its impressive kiai known as the Enkyō (猿叫, lit.
The style is still taught at the Jigen-ryū practice hall in the city of Kagoshima.