月山館

The Gassankan ( Yueshan-guan ) is a private training activity in the Pacific Northwest concerned with classical and traditional internal martial arts.

It was after visiting Gassan Dai-jinja and Haguro Shugen Honshu Kotaku-ji Shozen-in in 2005 that I made the decision to focus my training efforts exclusively on classical and traditional martial arts. I moved to Seattle in 2016. After visiting the root temple of Honzan-ha Shugendo in 2024, I renewed my dedication to cultivating mindfulness and awareness through shugyō ( 修行 ).

This site maintains a curated (but not exhaustive) list of links to recommended training resources in classical and traditional martial arts as well as some reference material.

Mark Raugas

Seattle, WA