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Kitakan Dojo
The Kitakan Dojo was established in the Winter of 2007 in Toronto, Canada to support the training of a koryu jujutsu tradition, Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin ryu. The Kitakan Dojo maintains a simple vision - provide semi-private training to a small group of earnest individuals who wish to practice, experience and explore the classical samurai art of Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin ryu.
Latest News
April 26th, 2009. For those interested in seeing what TSYR looks like, I have included links
to a series of video clips from Aikido Journal. Click one of the following links to view the clip:
Aiki Expo 2003,
Aiki Expo 2005
and Aiki Expo 2005 Demo
April 21st, 2009. Toby Threadgill and Shoden Mokuroku, Linda Crochiere will be in Montreal
teaching classes on Shindo Yoshin ryu at the "Women in Karate '09" and "Wado ryu Summer Camp 09".
March 28th, 2009. Kitakan dojo is moving to a larger and more spacious training facility in the
gym of the Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation located between Gerrard St E. and Dundas St E.,
west of Coxwell Ave. This area will provide us with more training space as well as storage space.
March 27th, 2009. A group of TSYR students recently traveled with me to the Kannagara Jinja in Granite Falls,
Washington to attend the formal enshrinement of Takamura sensei as a Shinto kami. This ritual was done in collaboration with
the 2019 year old Tsubaki O Yashiro Jinja in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Takamura sensei is now Takamura Yukiyoshi no mikoto,
Shinto ancestral diety and ujigamai of Takamura ha Shinto Yoshin ryu.
March 23rd, 2009. We have added a link to a demonstration of Shindo Yoshin ryu performed by Toby
Threadgill in 2005 at an Aikido Journal event. The link on our site can be found here. The
YouTube link can be found here.
March 18th, 2009. We have added a Saturday morning training class to our schedule. While the weather
is good, our Saturday morning classes will be held outdoors at various parks in the city. Our first spring
class will be on the 21st of March.
January 17th, 2009. We have begun to add a photo gallery to our website. The current photos we
have up are small in number but we intend to add more over the next few weeks.
January 6th, 2009. Our study group celebrates its third year of study in the art and philosophy
of Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu!
Takamura Ha Shindo Yoshin ryu
Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin ryu is correctly considered a sogo bujutsu or comprehensive martial arts tradition. Teachings of the school include both classical weaponry and empty handed applications, studies that were historically embraced by the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Enquiries
Enrollment in a proper Japanese koryu dojo is a very serious commitment. Unlike a modern martial arts studio, the knowledge contained in the syllabus of a classical school of Japanese budo is considered a sacred trust, not a commodity. Therefore acceptance into the Shindo Yoshin Kai should be viewed as rare privilege, not a recreational hobby. Every potential student must apply for membership and undergo a personal interview by the sensei of the dojo. Even after initial acceptance, membership is of probationary status. Only after the sensei of a dojo is convinced that a potential student demonstrates the necessary character, dedication, skills and temperament will he be allowed to join the dojo as a formal deshi or disciple.
Please visit our Membership page for an outline of our enrollment procedure.