Hundred Stances Dojo

The Dojo of a Hundred Stances taught kenjutsu following the Hundred Stances style devised by ronin Oshiro. Eventually it fell under administration of the Imperial Families, but students of any clan were admitted.

Location
The Hundred Stances Dojo was originally built in a desolate plain, where a legend said a young Hida Osano-Wo met an old warrior. Osano-Wo compared his life with the one of the aged warrior, who was irritated by Osano-Wo's pride. The nameless warrior offered him a challenge, who was accepted. The old man challenged Osano-Wo to defeat death, breathed his last breath and quietly passed away, having himself lost the same challenge.

Hundred Stances Style
The Hundred Stances style predated the dojo itself. Oshiro was a ronin who after the study of the Tao of Shinsei realized the individual techniques did not matter. He combined the underlying forms of swordsmanship, into a fluid and versatile basic fighting style. Chased by men with instructions to bring him back by force if needed to serve a demanding Lord, Oshiro hid his scrolls in the desolate plain, declared he had destroyed his scrolls and committed seppuku on the spot.

Original Dojo
The scrolls were found years later by Bayushi Sawao, who left his clan and founded the original Hundred Stances Dojo. He and his few followers further developed the style. Eventually Sawao and his students were killed by a group of ronin Sawao had wronged in the past, torching the place.

Rebuilding
The ruins of the dojo were found by a Lion officer, Akodo Kentsu, alongside with some of the Hundred Stances scrolls. He began teaching the Stances to his men in the rebuilt dojo. The Lion Clan started sending promising students to the dojo, further improving its reputation and value.

War for the Dojo
For years the Lion secretely trained new students on this new edge for their kenjutsu training. Eventually one of its graduates, Akodo Hitsuko, exposed the existence of the dojo after she defeated a Crane in the Imperial winter court. The Scrpion claimed the dojo as their own, and assaulted it without success, but killing Kentsu. The Phoenix also joined the fight for the building and the access to Oshiro's teachings.

Imperial Administration
The Great Clans involved called for the arbitration of the Seppun family, being the Scorpion who would choose the arbiter. A minor and inexperienced samurai, Seppun Akentsu was picked. He realized Oshiro's texts were a treasure of spiritual wisdom and fighting acumen, and that no clan would let another keep such an advantage to itself. Aketsu placed the Hundred Stances Dojo under direct Imperial administration.

Tournament
Akentsu established a kenjutsu tournament to decide the champion of Dojo, whose clan would have first access to the scrolls, but could be challenged at any time, ensuring that only the worthiest swordsman would ever be sensei of the dojo. Students from all of the clans were let to study in the dojo. The first tournament was known by Akodo Hitsuko, and over the years nearly all of the Great Clans had had one of their samurai win access to the Hundred Stances scrolls.

Known Sensei

 * Bayushi Sawao
 * Akodo Kentsu
 * Akodo Hitsuko