Happy New Year. This year is the ”year of the snake” in the oriental world. The snake has the meaning of “rebirth”, “change” and “wisdom”. At the Setagaya branch, after celebrating its fifth anniversary last year, we will make a new start and make changes with our wisdom to aim for further growth and development […]
On October 5th and 6th, 2024, we participated in the annual Kashima Jingu Dedication Japan Kobudo Exchange Demonstration. On the first day, a private session for exchange of techniques was held at the Butokuden, and on the second day, a record 38 schools, including Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu, performed a solemn dedication demonstration on the stage in […]
From August 6th (Tuesday) to August 12th (Monday), the Katsuura Camp was held at the Nippon Budokan Training Center in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture, hosted by Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters. This year, around 120 students from Japan and abroad, more than last year, gathered together and practiced in three parts: early morning, morning, and afternoon, and […]
From April 27th to 30th, 2024, the overseas seminar was held in Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy, and Kondo Masayuki Hombucho and myself participated from Japan. (The headquarters’ HP: https://www.daitohryu.com/all/blog/2032) A total of 75 participants from 13 countries gathered in Italy for the first time in 6 years, and we were able to hold very […]
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, the 47th Japan Kobudo Demonstration (commemorating the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Traditional Martial Arts Association) was held at the Nippon Budokan by the member schools of the Japan Traditional Martial Arts Association, including Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu. For more information, please see the Nippon Budokan website (https://www.nipponbudokan.or.jp/shinkoujigyou/gyouji_06).
In response to the government’s extension of the state of emergency against the spread of covid-19, evening practices in Setagaya Branch will be suspended on Thursday, February 18, Thursday, February 25, and Thursday, March 4. (If the state of emergency is lifted early, the practice will also be normalized.) On Thursday, February 11, we will […]