Training with the Saga Study Group

The modern dojo in the country side

Prospective students came to meet Yamamoto -sensei. They are preformers in ninja shows at the Hizenyumekaido.

In the Hizenyumaikaido

There are now five study groups in Japan to which Yamamoto-sensei visits regularly.They are in Kagoshima, Saga, Hiroshima, Osaka and Tokyo. Two days ago I joined Yamamoto-sensei and Uehara-soke to go to train with the Saga group who practice in two different dojos; one is a modern building in the Ureshima country side, and the other in an old theatre they are allowed to use in a Ninja amusment park called the Hizenyumekaido. Here some photos of the training and the place.

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October 21, 2016 by goshuhyohotaisharyu

Training in the Yatsushiro dojo.

Some photos from Tuesday nights training.

October 9, 2016 by goshuhyohotaisharyu

Today’s training…

Hyoho Taisha-ryu Australia keikokai (study group) is still just the two of us – Go-san and I which is why the posting on this blog is infrequent – nothing much to tell. However, I’m going to the Yatsushiro dojo in Japan this week for ten days Intensive Training and will be going to the Saga dojo for practice and also to couple of enbu (demonstrations) at Hitoyoshi and Nishiki-machi festivals. For R&R I’m going to climb Mt. Takachio in Kirishima. I will try to post often while I’m there to explain more about the current state of the Taisha-ryu and also lots of photos of training and around some of the most beautiful parts of Kyushu.

A few shots of todays training below.