兵法

Shinkage Heihō

I maintain a practice of kenjutsu centered around the teachings of Shinkage-ryū passed down at the Hōbyōkan, especially Jiki Shinkage-ryū heihō kenjutsu.

I began studying at the Hōbyōkan in 2008 under Dr. David Hall, who trained under Namiki Yasushi and Itō Masayuki in Tokyo. In 2016 I moved to Seattle, where I continued my practice first through solo training and then through freestyle exchange with other arts.

 

Gassankan Keiko 2021

 

In 2018 I received a Hōbyōkan chuden license associated to my practice of Jiki Shinkage-ryū. Shortly thereafter, I began working with a small group in traditional kata practice at Lonin League in Seattle. Now Jiki at Lonin is led by two of my senior students, who I continue to mentor.

I use the name Shinkage Heihō [ 神陰兵法 ] to refer to my kenjutsu practice, while Gassankan [ 月山館 ] is the name of my school. I now practice independently — over time my swordsmanship has been increasingly influenced by my continued study of internal martial arts and exposure to teachings from other lines of Shinkage-ryū.

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