Jikishinkage-ryū Groups
Below are links to some groups maintaining a practice of Jikishinkage-ryū kenjutsu.
United States
Maryland
The Hōbyōkan (opens in a new tab) founded by Dr. David Hall (opens in a new tab) in Rockville, MD maintains a practice of Shindō Muso-ryū jo, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū heihō, and Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū kenjutsu.
The Ryūzukan (opens in a new tab) is led by Brian Wagner and Chris Covington in Baltimore, MD. They trained in Jikishinkage-ryū at the Hōbyōkan and are senior pracititioners of Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu in the line of Tokimune Takeda and Kondo Katsuyuki.
North Carolina
David Sims [wdsims at gmail dot com] trained in Jikishinkage-ryū at the Hōbyōkan and is now a formal member of Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū Naganuma-ha holding the rank of reikenden. He lives in North Carolina.
Washington
The Gassankan [月山館] is a private training activity in Seattle led by Mark Raugas — Tōsha Dōjō holds a weekly group practice at Lonin League that is led by Nicky Sayah Sina and Jake Harlin, who train under his direction.
Japan
Below are links to branches of Jikishinkage-ryū training in Japan provided for reference:
- Kuunkai (opens in a new tab) [
空雲会 ] - Hyakurenkai (opens in a new tab) [
百錬会 ] - So-honbu (opens in a new tab) [
宗本部 ] - Ichikenkai (opens in a new tab)
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一劔会 ] - Yokohama Hōjōkai (opens in a new tab) [
横浜法定会 ] - Kenshukai (opens in a new tab)
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硯舟会 ] - Rokugo Dōjō [
六郷道場 ]
The Kuunkai, Kenshukai (opens in a new tab), and Yokohama Hōjōkai groups are descended from the line of Namiki Yasushi and Itō Masayuki, so practice will be most similar to that preserved at the Hōbyōkan.