Gassan Heihō Kenjutsu
I maintain a practice of heihō and kenjutsu. I attempt to do so in a manner informed by my practice of internal martial arts. Some of the arts I have studied include:
- Yagyū Shinkage-ryū: Kato Kazuo, Port Washington, NY, 1995.
- Katori Shintō-ryū: Capital Aikikai (opens in a new tab), 2005-2015. mokuroku
- Kashima-shinden Jiki Shinkage-ryū (opens in a new tab): Hōbyōkan, 2008-2016. chuden
- Yagyū Shinkage-ryū: Yōshin Kage Dōjō (opens in a new tab), 2014-2018.
In late 2015 I decided to focus on my Hōbyōkan training instead of continuing to participate in multiple dōjō. I moved to Seattle the next year, where my focus shifted to solo practice and pressure testing. In 2018 I was given permission by David Hall to work with a small group on the traditional katageiko (kata practice) of Jiki Shinkage-ryū.
Two of my students now lead weekly practice in Seattle, which meets at Lonin League in SODO.
