Koryu Kenjutsu dojo

[Kyousuke]

Hello. Im new here. My name is Eric Kolmos. I would like to know if anyone could point me in the right direction to a Koryu Kenjutsu dojo in california, preferably in or near los angeles, but dosnt have to be. im willing to travel. I am pretty open to what ryu but would preferably like to take say Yagyu Shinkage Ryu or Niten Ichi Ryu, though i already know no Niten Ichi Ryu school are in the USA. Only in Canada and Japan I believe. I have dreamt of taking a Koryu kenjutsu ryu since I was 7, so its been about 11 years now. Since then I have done ALOT of studying on Japan, Samurai and many martial arts, mainly Kenjutsu. I am currently in Kendo. Please anyone help me. This is my dream. THankyou so much for any of your help and time. I hope to hear from anyone soon.

Sincerely,
Eric Kolmos

[Kaoru]

Hi!

I know of three Koryu kenjutsu dojo so far in LA off-hand without checking. Kashima-shinryu, Ono-ha Itto Ryu and Suio Ryu. There is no Shinkage Ryu in LA that I am aware of and there is no Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu(HNIR-full name of it.) anywhere either in LA.

There is one sensei, Sosnowski-sensei, back east who is allowed to run an HNIR(Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu) study group, but last I heard, he was not taking anyone.

Please check your box for more details. I don't publically post Koryu.

Kaoru

[Fonsz]

I can see that you are your regular self again? Because this was very quick even for you!:shocked:

[Kusarigama]

Hello. Im new here. My name is Eric Kolmos. I would like to know if anyone could point me in the right direction to a Koryu Kenjutsu dojo in california, preferably in or near los angeles, but dosnt have to be. im willing to travel. I am pretty open to what ryu but would preferably like to take say Yagyu Shinkage Ryu or Niten Ichi Ryu, though i already know no Niten Ichi Ryu school are in the USA. Only in Canada and Japan I believe. I have dreamt of taking a Koryu kenjutsu ryu since I was 7, so its been about 11 years now. Since then I have done ALOT of studying on Japan, Samurai and many martial arts, mainly Kenjutsu. I am currently in Kendo. Please anyone help me. This is my dream. THankyou so much for any of your help and time. I hope to hear from anyone soon.

Sincerely,
Eric Kolmos

The Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo USA Shibu is located in Anaheim, California, just south of Los Angeles.

Please visit our website for more information:

http://suioryu-usa.org/

[Ralutin]

Hello. Im new here. My name is Eric Kolmos. I would like to know if anyone could point me in the right direction to a Koryu Kenjutsu dojo in california, preferably in or near los angeles, but dosnt have to be. im willing to travel. I am pretty open to what ryu but would preferably like to take say Yagyu Shinkage Ryu or Niten Ichi Ryu, though i already know no Niten Ichi Ryu school are in the USA. Only in Canada and Japan I believe. I have dreamt of taking a Koryu kenjutsu ryu since I was 7, so its been about 11 years now. Since then I have done ALOT of studying on Japan, Samurai and many martial arts, mainly Kenjutsu. I am currently in Kendo. Please anyone help me. This is my dream. THankyou so much for any of your help and time. I hope to hear from anyone soon.

Sincerely,
Eric Kolmos

Hi Eric,

Here is the website for Kashima-Shinryu at UCLA:

http://ksr.bol.ucla.edu/

[Ralutin]

Hi!

I know of three Koryu kenjutsu dojo so far in LA off-hand without checking. Kashima-shinryu, Ono-ha Itto Ryu and Suio Ryu. There is no Shinkage Ryu in LA that I am aware of and there is no Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu(HNIR-full name of it.) anywhere either in LA.

There is one sensei, Sosnowski-sensei, back east who is allowed to run an HNIR(Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu) study group, but last I heard, he was not taking anyone.

Please check your box for more details. I don't publically post Koryu.

Kaoru
I tried to send you a PM, but apparently your inbox is full.

Where exactly is this Ono-ha itto ryu dojo in L.A., who teaches it and where did you get this information? Please send me a PM.

Thanks.

[pgsmith]

Big Tony also teaches Mugai ryu as well as Toyama ryu in Costa Mesa.

[Kaoru]

I tried to send you a PM, but apparently your inbox is full.

Where exactly is this Ono-ha itto ryu dojo in L.A., who teaches it and where did you get this information? Please send me a PM.

Thanks.

I found it by accident on either Budoseek! or e-budo awhile back. Forget which.

I just copied and pasted into my list, but didn't yet look up the contact into. I was gonna do that this evening and find out more. I'll give it to you.

Sorry my box was full!

Thanks guys for posting those links. I was told some while back to that it was better to send Koryu info by PM instead, by a sempai. I didn't know for sure, if that included the Koryu websites. He never said...

Kaoru

[Kaoru]

Big Tony also teaches Mugai ryu as well as Toyama ryu in Costa Mesa.

Oh yeah... forgot about that!

Thanks.

Kaoru

[Ralutin]

I found it by accident on either Budoseek! or e-budo awhile back. Forget which.

I just copied and pasted into my list, but didn't yet look up the contact into. I was gonna do that this evening and find out more. I'll give it to you.

Sorry my box was full!

Thanks guys for posting those links. I was told some while back to that it was better to send Koryu info by PM instead, by a sempai. I didn't know for sure, if that included the Koryu websites. He never said...

Kaoru
Thanks, Kaoru. Please let me know what you find out.

[Kaoru]

Thanks, Kaoru. Please let me know what you find out.

Ok, and you're welcome. :)

Kaoru

[Musha]

Kaoru do you ever contact these dojos? How do you know if the quality of them is good and if they want you to give out informaiton about them to other people?

[Kyousuke]

Id really like it if you could give me the name of any dojos you have in and around here. Like I said Im willing to travel. Thankyou so much for your help. Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu please, though Im mainly looking for Kenjutsu I am open to other possibilities in the case I can not join a certain school or perhaps I will join in the future in addition. Thankyou very much again. Your Box was full so I couldnt get to you.

[Kyousuke]

Kaoru? I keep trying to send you a message but its always full.

[Ralutin]

Kaoru? I keep trying to send you a message but its always full.
Hi Eric,

Did you click on the Kashima-Shinryu and Suio ryu links in the previous posts? As far as I know, there is no Ono ha itto ryu dojo here in Southern California and Kaoru has yet to get back to me on where she got her information from.

[Kyousuke]

Thanks for the help. I would like to know if anyone could tell me information on Suio Ryu? I been to the links and Ive looked into both places. I have learned as much as I could about Kashima ShinRyu by buying the book by Carl Friday, Legacies of the Sword. I cant find any really indepth info on Suio Ryu though. All I was able to find out is it is a Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu as well as certain other weapons such as the kusarigama but the school in Anaheim for now only practices the Iaijutsu and paired kata. There is also a study group in UCLA where the Kashima Shin Ryu is. For now I can not join them because they said there UCLA student to non student ratio is way more non students and to get back to them in January when new students come to UCLA for the new semester and they might be able to accomodate some non-students once the ratio is more evened out. I also know of a Suio Ryu school in Irvine but I do not know if it is a study group at a school or a Dojo. Does anyone have any information on this too? I am very interested in Suio Ryu, I would just like alot more information. Thanks in advance to everyone helping me. It is very greatly appreciated.

-Kyousuke

[Ralutin]

Thanks for the help. I would like to know if anyone could tell me information on Suio Ryu? I been to the links and Ive looked into both places. I have learned as much as I could about Kashima ShinRyu by buying the book by Carl Friday, Legacies of the Sword. I cant find any really indepth info on Suio Ryu though. All I was able to find out is it is a Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu as well as certain other weapons such as the kusarigama but the school in Anaheim for now only practices the Iaijutsu and paired kata. There is also a study group in UCLA where the Kashima Shin Ryu is. For now I can not join them because they said there UCLA student to non student ratio is way more non students and to get back to them in January when new students come to UCLA for the new semester and they might be able to accomodate some non-students once the ratio is more evened out. I also know of a Suio Ryu school in Irvine but I do not know if it is a study group at a school or a Dojo. Does anyone have any information on this too? I am very interested in Suio Ryu, I would just like alot more information. Thanks in advance to everyone helping me. It is very greatly appreciated.

-Kyousuke

Did you try e-mailing the Suio ryu study groups or sending a PM to 'Kusarigama' aka Mr. Britt Nicols? He'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have about Suio ryu.

[Kusarigama]

Thanks for the help. I would like to know if anyone could tell me information on Suio Ryu? I been to the links and Ive looked into both places. I have learned as much as I could about Kashima ShinRyu by buying the book by Carl Friday, Legacies of the Sword. I cant find any really indepth info on Suio Ryu though. All I was able to find out is it is a Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu as well as certain other weapons such as the kusarigama but the school in Anaheim for now only practices the Iaijutsu and paired kata. There is also a study group in UCLA where the Kashima Shin Ryu is. For now I can not join them because they said there UCLA student to non student ratio is way more non students and to get back to them in January when new students come to UCLA for the new semester and they might be able to accomodate some non-students once the ratio is more evened out. I also know of a Suio Ryu school in Irvine but I do not know if it is a study group at a school or a Dojo. Does anyone have any information on this too? I am very interested in Suio Ryu, I would just like alot more information. Thanks in advance to everyone helping me. It is very greatly appreciated.

-Kyousuke

If you want to know more about Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo, Antony Cundy, one of our seniors in the Tradition, wrote a lengthy article on the Ryu in "Kendo World" in 2003. Perhaps someone out there can provide you with a copy. If not, PM me and I'll see what I can do.

UCI is a Study Group under the USA Shibu. Because the ARC (Anteater Recreation Center) is subsidized by their Student Recreation Fees, they charge non-UCI Students and arm and a leg to use this facility. So it is generally not a good idea to even consider it unless you have cash to burn.

The best way to get a feel for Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo is to come to Anaheim and see for yourself.

If it speaks to your heart, you will know.

[Kyousuke]

Thanks for the help everyone. One other Koryu Id like to know if anyone could teach me some about that I am quite interested in but cant find too much. The art is Tennen Rishin Ryu. Does anyone have info they could tell me about this art or someone they know that could? I know there isnt any school for it here in the US, only Japan I think. I would just like to learn about it also since maybe I would like to study it when I move to Japan in the near future. Thanks again everyone. Youve all been such great help and supportive. Hope to hear from anyone soon.

[Kaoru]

Kaoru do you ever contact these dojos? How do you know if the quality of them is good and if they want you to give out informaiton about them to other people?

Yes, sometimes I do, when I am not entirely sure about the dojo. How do I know? I ask others in qualified dojos in the area if they know anything about it if I need to as well. :)

Kaoru

[Kaoru]

Kaoru? I keep trying to send you a message but its always full.

I'm sorry!! :( My computer died again. I haven't access to a computer most of the time for now.

Kaoru

[Kaoru]

Hi Eric,

Did you click on the Kashima-Shinryu and Suio ryu links in the previous posts? As far as I know, there is no Ono ha itto ryu dojo here in Southern California and Kaoru has yet to get back to me on where she got her information from.

I'm REALLY sorry!! My computer died again... I've never gotten back here until today. Am at my parent's. :D

I have not even had a chance to research this info more. I never had a reason to until this thread went up. I just collected it for the future a long time ago. I usually research a dojo when I need to. I'll try to make time if I can in the next couple weeks if I can get to my parent's to borrow their computer.

Sorry!! *bow*

Kaoru