I am happy to offer space on my blog this time for a guest contribution. It is an article written by one of our Kenshi from the Dōkōkai Firenze (Italy) who stayed over two weeks at the Honbu-Dōjō of the Hokushin Ittō-Ryû Hyōhō as an Uchi-deshi. One week for his private training and the second … Mehr Two weeks as Uchi-deshi at the Chiba Dōjō
The school I am a member of, the Hokushin Ittō-Ryū Hyōhō, was founded almost two hundred years ago (in the early 1820‘s). The first fifty years of its existence are probably the most important and most eventful in Japanese history. The subsequent five decades have been shaped by a boisterous atmosphere of change as well … Mehr Timeless
On July 1st, 2017 a Koryû Enbu was held in Besançon in eastern France (around 80 km from the swiss border). It is a striking place for a Koryû Enbu as the city had a significant military importance throughout its history. I was told that even today the city holds the biggest garrison of the french … Mehr Koryû Enbu in Besançon (France) on July 1, 2017
In the second week of April I went for another private seminar to the Hombu Dōjō of the Hokushin Ittō-Ryū Hyōhō. These weekends are always very special. They are filled with hard training and afterwards very long talks about Koryū and life in general while eating delicious foods… and of course drinking fancy stuff! … Mehr Musha-Shugyō at the Chiba-Dōjō of the Hokushin Ittō-Ryū Hyōhō
Translation of an article from February 2014. The reason for writing it where discussions on certain social media about the preservation of Koryû schools and the means to do this (or not). Jibun no ryûha o mamoru is a simple japanese phrase meaning: Protecting (defending) one’s own school. This can mean different things: First, … Mehr Jibun no ryûha o mamoru
This is the english translation of an older blog post in german from November 2015. Gekiken (撃剣) refers to the free sparring of various ryûha using bôgu and shinai (or without bôgu, of course). Once a standard of probably most schools, it is today part of the curriculum of just a few left. The … Mehr Some thoughts on Gekiken
Nach der Ernennung von Ôtsuka Ryûnosuke Masatomo zum 7. Sôke wurde die offizielle Webseite der Schule komplett überarbeitet. Die Seite des Chiba-Dôjô in München, welches nun das Honbu-Dôjô unserer Ryûha ist, findet man auf Deutsch, Englisch und Japanisch unter http://www.hokushinittoryu.com und die der Schule in Japan unter http://www.hokushinittoryu.jp. Die Seiten wurde nicht nur „kosmetisch“ verändert, auch die Inhalte … Mehr Überarbeitete Webseite der Hokushin Ittô-ryû Hyôhô online / Overhauled website of the Hokushin Ittô-ryû Hyôhô online
In the classical martial schools (ryûha) the settlement of succession is of utmost importance. The main concern is, who will lead the school and how the teachings will be transmitted for following generations. In our ryûha this decision was pending and the announcement was published this week. On March 26th 2016 the current 6th Sôke (Ôtsuka … Mehr Settlement of succession in the Hokushin Ittô-ryû Hyôhô and certain implications
That was: Wow! The autumn seminar of the Hokushin Ittô-ryû Hyôhô was held from October 13th – 18th 2015 in the Chiba-Dôjô Munich. As always, the 6th Sôke Ôtsuka Yôichirô Masanori undertook the long journey from Japan to teach us together with Saikô-Shihan Ôtsuka Ryûnosuke Masatomo (Menkyo-Kaiden). Again, it was an outstanding and hard seminar … Mehr Autumn seminar 2015 of the Hokushin Ittô-ryû Hyôhô in the Chiba-Dôjô Munich
(Please find the link to the english translation at the end of this article) Ellis Amdur hat nach über zehn Jahren eine erweiterte Version seines erfolgreichen Buches „Old School“ veröffentlicht. Mit einer gewissen Verspätung habe ich mir nun das Buch ebenfalls besorgt und möchte hier eine deutsche Rezension beisteuern. Es gibt bereits verschiedene Reviews des … Mehr Rezension „Old School, expanded edition (2014)“ von Ellis Amdur
