Practice of Setagaya Branch on February 23rd (Thursday, the Emperor’s Birthday) will be held at the location and time. Please note that we will not practice at the usual place and time. ＜Location＞ Setagaya-ku Sports Center (“Sogo Undojo”), No.1 Budo-jo（Map：https://se-sports.j-server.com/LUCSESPORT/ns/tl.cgi/https://www.se-sports.or.jp/facility/sougou/map?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XCHARSET=utf-8&XJSID=0） ＜Time＞ 18：30～20：00
The major events of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters and Setagaya Branch in 2023 are as follows. The details of each event, changes, additions, etc. will be announced on the HP (schedule) each time. January Beginning of practice (Setagaya branch began on Thursday, January 5th) April 29th-May 1st Slovakia seminar June 3rd Asakusa demonstration of Japanese Traditional […]
Happy New Year.This year is the ”year of the rabbit” in the oriental world. The rabbit has the meaning of “safety”, “leap” and “growth”. At the Setagaya branch, I want to make it a year in which we can safely accumulate practice day by day without injury, and at the end of the year, we […]
On Sunday, December 25, the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Setagaya Branch had the final practice in 2022 and held the kyu promotion examinations three times up to this day. In the kyu promotion examination, a total of 15 students were promoted to 1-8 kyu as a result of strict reviewing of understanding and execution of the technique […]
Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Setagaya branch celebrated its 3rd anniversary today. Since it was a dojo that was set up from scratch, there is something deeply moving about this milestone of the 3rd anniversary. Over the past three years, we have practiced more than 330 times while battling the pandemic, and the number of students counted to […]
Over the two days of November 19th (Sat) and 20th (Sun), the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters held the domestic joint practice camp and the dan promotion examination at Chuo-ku Sports Center in Tokyo. More than 50 students from each branch in Japan participated in the direct instruction session by Kondo Masayuki Hombucho (Headquarters Director), the dan […]
On Culture Day, November 3rd, the Meiji Jingu dedication demonstration was held by the Japan Kobudo Promotion Society as part of the Meiji Jingu Autumn Festival. This day was overlaped with the 170th anniversary of Emperor Meiji’s birth. For these two years, only a few traditions could dedicate demonstrations due to the pandemic, but this […]
On October 1st and 2nd, 2022, we participated in the annual Japan Traditional Martial Arts Exchange Demonstration held at Kashima Jingu. On the second day, the public demonstration was blessed with fine weather, and 25 traditions, including Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, solemnly performed dedicatory demonstrations on the stage set up in front of the main hall. I […]
In Japan, since ancient times, people have been told to steal, not being taught, when it comes to passing on skills, not just in Budo. Teachers or instructors do not teach verbally . They show you by doing and let you steal. Techniques that are taught by verbal are not easily acquired. You are taught, […]
