Kenjutsu

Sunday 1700-1900hrs

I studied Jikishinkage-ryū kenjutsu at the Hōbyōkan [宝瓶館] under David Hall, reaching the level of chuden in 2018. Previously, I had practiced Yagyū Shinkage-ryū in NYC in the mid 1990s and was able to continue that practice in DC and the PNW with my Hōbyōkan sponsor.

I now mentor a small group that meets as part of Lonin League, a martial arts cooperative in Seattle, where we train in the historical kata of Jikishinkage-ryū as the foundation of our practice. Over time we incorporate free practice called jigeiko into our training. I try to inform this study through my continued work in internal martial arts.

Because we train independently and have multiple influences, I have adopted the name Gassankan Heihō Kenjutsu [月山館兵法剣術] for this activity, rather than using the name of a historical ryūha.

More information for my Seattle kenjutsu mentorship cohort can be found below.