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Shoden of Koto Ryu Koppojutsu and Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu
Don’t Miss this Special Seminar – May 19th & 20th: Shoden of Koto Ryu Koppojutsu and Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu
For the first time, we are honored to bring to San Diego Dojocho Amanda Charrier, from Jinenkan Baltimore, to teach this special 2 day seminar series covering Kotu Ryu and Takagi Yoshin Ryu.
Sat. May 19th
Sign in 8:30am – 9:30am
Koto Ryu Koppojutsu – Shoden (basic level) 9:30am – 12:00pm
Lunch Break 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu – Shoden & Eri Jime (chokes) 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Optional Dinner – Location TBD 6:00pm – ???
Please join us for dinner and camaraderie after training!
Sunday May 20th
Sign in 8:30am – 9:30am
Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu – Shoden 9:30am – 12:00pm
Lunch Break 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Koto Ryu Koppojutsu – Shoden & Eri Jime 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Location
Poway Samurai Martial Arts
13160 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92064
Pricing
Pricing for students: $55 both days or $35 1 day. Jinenkan Members: $60 both days or $35 1 day.
General Public: $75 both days or $40 1 days. Space is limited. Please RSVP by May 11. Non-students are welcome.
About Koto Ryu:
The school can be translated as “Knocking down the Tiger School”.
This is a Japanese martial art school that utilizes of koppojutsu, (骨法術) shurikenjutsu, and kenjutsu. This school specializes in using larger bones to strike weaker ones of your opponent. Koto ryu’s core is breaking the opponent’s balance, posture and movement using Tai Sabaki (to block and counter body movement), Kyushu (Attacking vulnerable points), attack to different heights, unexpected punches and deception. The two focus points of this school are first, disabling the opponent’s attacking abilities, and second is the creation of an entrance into the opponent’s weak points and posture.
About Takagi Yoshin Ryu:
The School can be translated as “Heart of the Willow Tree School”.
This school of Japanese martial arts was one of the original forms of samurai grappling, known as Jutaijutsu (more commonly referred to as jujutsu today). It is mostly recognized as a “Bodyguard School” that contains quick and effective jujutsu techniques, and daishosabaki (jujutsu while wearing two swords in the belt). Other techniques are based around bojutsu (using the 6′ staff).
Takagi Yoshin Ryu uses many techniques that appear similar to judo or aikido, but are applied in ways that make it difficult for the opponent to escape by rolling or breakfalling. These are close quarter techniques with the opponent held close.
About Dojocho Amanda Charrier:
Dojocho Amanda Charrier began training in 1996. She initially met Manaka Sensei at the first international Jinenkan seminar, which was held in the spring of 1997. Impressed with the attention to detail and respect given to proper fundamental movements, she shortly thereafter joined the Jinenkan.
In the years prior to Manaka Sensei’s announcement that he would be moving to America to live and teach for a time, she took trips to Japan to train with him. She was extremely fortunate to already be living in Baltimore when Manaka Sensei announced that Baltimore was the very city he had chosen to make his home for the duration of his time spent living in America. So from April of 2001 to May of 2004 she had the great fortune to live less than 10 miles from the Honbu dojo and Manaka Sensei.
Since Manaka Sensei has returned to Japan she travels there again to train with him, as well as to locations around America and Europe when he was teaching abroad. She received her dojocho license in March of 2004, just two months before Manaka Sensei returned to Japan.
The Samurai School
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We call ourselves The Samurai School because we maintain the heritage of the Samurai and Ninja lineage by teaching these Japanese arts directly from the ancient scrolls. This is different from any other school you will find offering Karate and Martial Arts in San Diego. Our teachings of kobudo (old martial arts) traditions harkens back to field combat tactics that involved large groups and complex strategies to win battles.
Too often the “modern” martial arts of today fail to provide much skill, focus or purpose in life other than to fight. They have thrown away the traditions, lessons and philosophies their arts were based on. The focus of the Japanese warriors was not simply to be a good fighter or warrior (bushi) but to temper those skills with the lessons and philosophies for a fundamentally more full, abundant and happy life. That is why Samurai means essentially “to serve” and Ninja essentially means “to persevere or be patient”.
When you choose to study the traditional and authentic Japanese martial arts of the Samurai and Ninja, you learn martial arts with meaning. By following Bushido, (the way of the samurai), our students find meaning in their lives they did not even know they were looking for. The traditional arts of the Samurai and Ninja teach effective skills for self defense and combat from techniques that have been practiced for hundreds of years. And, they also build character, self esteem, focus and self discipline skills which help increase mental agility. This can give those who practice it an advantage in the workplace and build a solid moral and ethical approach to life which leads to a safe and happy existence. Plus, as a physical activity, our training provides a non repetitive form of exercise that can relieve stress both physically and mentally.
Come to The Samurai School and train with us to change your life. It’s not just martial arts, it’s Bushido!
Tony Whetstine (The Bushido Guy)
Owner/Instructor of Poway Samurai Martial Arts
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