I now have a small Takenouchi Ryu study group in Quito, Ecuador: http://quito-ecuador.wix.com/takenouchiryu
Takeuchi ryu bichu den 竹内流備中伝 jujutsu, kenjutsu, bojutsu etc Study Group in Quito, Ecuador Contact me for details
There is no official Hakko ryu in the UK. Most Hakko ryu outside Japan is of groups that no longer have contact with the hombu. There is a an...
I train in koryu in Japan. In general in the koryu scene videoing isn't that unusual, but it's more for personal interest and personal learning...
Occasionally people have told me that they are studying such and such a koryu. Often they have no contact with the hombu etc and what they mean is...
Hi, I've heard that Stephen Chan in the UK is breaking away from the Dentokan organisation (Run by Jerry Hobbs). Anybody have any details....
Same advice as above. Though there is a koryu sword school in Leeds too, but I can't recall the name. Google will know.
Takeuchi ryu in Mirfield, Yorkshire, would be his nearest, and in fact one of the few options for traditional jujutsu / kobudo in the UK.
Not many Japanese people settle in the UK. Not may Japanese people know any jujutsu. The group fulfil both criteria is tiny. Nevertheless, it does...
Not so much, at least actual Japanese jujutsu doesn't have that much, Western versions tend to emphasize this more. The joint techniques in...
Hapkido was formed by combining Japanese jujutsu techniques with striking techniques. That's not really doubted. That is why there are...
The TJF mainly operate out of UK universities, most of the members are students, and the dojos are mainly in student unions. This is why they go...
I've trained with Dentokan. It is essentially an organisation that teaches the arts that the head, Jerry Hobbs, has studied over the years. He is...
If anybody is interested, here is a list of places outside of Japan were Takeuchi ryu is practiced, all are Takeuchi ryu Bitchuden Shoufukan,...
A very interesting video about Hakko ryu has turned up on YouTube, it contains clips of Okuyama Ryuho performing techniques. Hakko ryu
Could you supply any details of this? Is it true that most of the throws that the TJF and judo use were mainly from Kito ryu? I thoughtTenshin...
I have experience with the The Jitsu Foundation. Its sylabus is what you'd expect from a westernised jiu jitsu. It's mainly judo tecniques with a...
Takeuchi-ryu Bitchuden, Yorkshire, UK 竹内流 備中伝 松風館 道場 Takeuchi-ryu Bitchuden, Shoufukan dojo Mirfield, Yorkshire, England
As far as I understand it, the only Takeuchi classes in Europe are in Mirfield, Yorkshire, UK.
And osoto gari is the judo name for it. It wasn't called that before judo, after judo started calling in osoto gari, other people did too. It...
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