tOYAMA-RYU iAIDO cLASSES
This is the information page for the Toyama-ryu Iaido (samurai swordsmanship) classes of the Tengukenkai held at the Ryokukai Honbu Dojo in Sterling Heights, MI.
This class meets only on Thursdays at 9:00pm.
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Location:
Ryokukai Honbu Dojo
2113 15 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, Michigan, 48310
Class Cost:
$10/class or $30/month
*All students must join the International Budo Ryokukai - A lifetime membership is $70.00.
For more information: email [email protected]
This class meets only on Thursdays at 9:00pm.
PLEASE CHECK OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE LATEST NEWS PERTAINING TO CLASS TIMES AS THE TIMES CAN FLUCTUATE.
Location:
Ryokukai Honbu Dojo
2113 15 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, Michigan, 48310
Class Cost:
$10/class or $30/month
*All students must join the International Budo Ryokukai - A lifetime membership is $70.00.
For more information: email [email protected]
What is Toyama Ryu Iaido?
Iaido (居合道 Iaidō or just Iai 居合) is a modern Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.
Ryokukai Toyama-ryū Iaido is a combination of:
Ryokukai Toyama-ryū Iaido is a combination of:
- Iaijutsu - Drawing, cutting, and re-sheathing techniques
- Kata - Pre-arranged single and two-person scenereios
- Tameshigiri - Test cutting of targets with shinken (live blades)
- Gekiken - Sparring with padded swords and helmets
Toyama-Ryu iaido history
Toyama-ryu Iaido was developed by the Japanese Army as a consolidated, improved, and officially adopted katana swordsmanship method in 1925 at the Rikugun Toyama Gakkō, or "Toyama Army Academy" in Toyama, Tokyo, Japan.
After the Second World War, it was referred to as ‘Toyama-ryu’ and established as a school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship of Iaido, and it continues to evolve as to pursue the height of the art and be modified today.
Since the process of consolidation, improvement, and establishment of the Gunto Soho took approximately twenty years, from the Taisho period till the end of the Second World War, and several sword masters from different schools were involved in its development by stages, Toyama-ryu is not attributed to a single founder.
After the Second World War, it was referred to as ‘Toyama-ryu’ and established as a school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship of Iaido, and it continues to evolve as to pursue the height of the art and be modified today.
Since the process of consolidation, improvement, and establishment of the Gunto Soho took approximately twenty years, from the Taisho period till the end of the Second World War, and several sword masters from different schools were involved in its development by stages, Toyama-ryu is not attributed to a single founder.