Jodo杖道- Shintou Musou-Ryu神道夢想流- Aizu会津

Martial Art Type:
Jodo (as well as tonfa, kusarigama, bo, bokutou, etc.)
杖道
Style:
Shintou Musou-Ryu
神道夢想流

Practice Days/ times:
Monday/Thursday: 7:15pm-9:15pm (Bange)
Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Yanaizu)
**Saturday: 4pm-6pm (Ishikawa, special training with the grandmaster)

Dojo Name:
Mondays/Thurdays: Kanagami Elementary school gymnasium (かながみ) 金上 (Bange)
Wednesdays: Yanaizu Fureaikan (Yanaizu)

Address:
Bange: Fukugawara-913 Fukuhara, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6527
Yanaizu: 969-7201 Fukushima Prefecture, Kawanuma District, Yanaizu, Kanayazawa−1795

Head Instructor (Bange/ Yanaizu):
たなか先生
Tanaka Sensei (4th dan Jodo, 5th dan Iaido, 4th dan Kyokushin Karate, and others)

Contact Information:
show up and ask to join at either location
or post a message here

Notes:
There are seminars once every couple of months.

The instructor is top notch and it is reflected in his students.  The ages range from 4-5 years old to people in their 60s or so. He is a very kind, older gentleman and is open to discussing reasons for techniques and additional applications. He is also aware of other styles and how they differ, so don`t worry if you have never trained in these styles, or have other martial arts experience.

 

Karate空手-Kyokushin極真-Aizu会津

(photo credit:www.rexperienz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Kyokushin-spirit.)

Martial Art Type:
Karate
空手
Style:
Kyokushin
極真

Practice Days/ times:
Monday/Thursday: 7pm-9pm (Bange)
Tuesday: 7pm-9pm (Town of Ishikawa)
Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Yanaizu)
Friday: 7pm-9pm (Wakamatsu)
Sunday: 5-7pm (Wakamatsu)
**Saturday: 4pm-6pm (Ishikawa, special training with the grandmaster, if given permission)**

Dojo Name:
Mondays/Thursdays: Kanagami Elementary school gymnasium (かながみ) 金上 (Bange)
Tuesdays: 勤労少年ホーム  (Town of Ishikawa)
Wednesdays: Yanaizu Fureaikan (Yanaizu)
Friday: next to tsurugajo castle at 鶴城コミュニティ会館(Wakamatsu)
Sunday: at 会津総合体育館 (Wakamatsu)

Address:
Bange: Fukugawara-913 Fukuhara, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6527
Yanaizu: 969-7201 Fukushima Prefecture, Kawanuma District, Yanaizu, Kanayazawa−1795
鶴城コミュニティ会館(Wakamatsu)
会津総合体育館 (Wakamatsu)

Head Instructor (Bange/ Yanaizu):
たなか先生 (4段空手、５段居合度、４段杖道、etc.）
Tanaka Sensei (4th dan Kyokushin Karate, 5th dan Iaido, and others)
Head Instructor (Ishikawa):
Grand-master Okazaki (Souke/ head of the Mugairyu iaido and upper of Kyokushinkan Karate)

Contact Information:
If possible, message me, and I will give the sensei a heads up!

If forewarning isn’t possible show up and ask to join at either location
or post a message here.

Notes:
The instructor is top notch and it is reflected in his students.  The ages range from 4-5 years old to people in their 60s or so. He is a very kind, older gentleman and is open to discussing reasons for techniques and additional applications. He is also aware of other styles and how they differ, so don’t worry if you have never trained in these styles, or have other martial arts experience.
Many of his students are national (and a few world) champions in Karate for forms and sparring.

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Iaido居合道 – Mugairyu無外流: Yanaizu/AizuBange

Photo credit: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/iaido–9–tim-nichols.html

Martial Art Type:
Iaido
居合道

Style:
Mugairyu
無外流

Practice Days/ times:
Monday/Thursday: 7:15pm-9:15pm (Bange)
Wednesday: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Yanaizu)
**Saturday: 4pm-6pm (Ishikawa, special training with the grandmaster)

Dojo Name:
Mondays/Thurdays: Kanagami Elementary school gymnasium (かながみ) 金上 (Bange)
Wednesdays: Yanaizu Fureaikan (Yanaizu)

Address:
Bange: Fukugawara-913 Fukuhara, Aizubange-machi, Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-6527
Yanaizu: 969-7201 Fukushima Prefecture, Kawanuma District, Yanaizu, Kanayazawa−1795

Head Instructor (Bange/ Yanaizu):
たなか先生
Tanaka Sensei (5th dan Iaido, 4th dan Kyokushin Karate, and others)

Contact Information:
show up and ask to join at either location
or post a message here

Notes:
The instructor is top notch and it is reflected in his students.  The ages range from 4-5 years old to people in their 60s or so. He is a very kind, older gentleman and is open to discussing reasons for techniques and additional applications. He is also aware of other styles and how they differ, so don`t worry if you have never trained in these styles, or have other martial arts experience.
Many of the students are national champions in Iaido competitions as well as Karate for forms and sparring.