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The Road to Asia 2007 - November 3, 2007 New

Tokumeikan is scheduled once again to take part in the annual Fall festival, entitled The Road to Asia, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. At this event, we will hold a demonstration class in the fundamentals of Katori Shinto Ryu with members from both the St. Catharines and Toronto groups taking part. Our demonstration will take place on Saturday, November 3rd. The specific time is still to be determined. Check back for updates. Information about the JCCC can be found at their website: www.jccc.on.ca Hope to see everyone there!

Tokumeikan was very pleased to host a special intensive seminar in Katori Shinto Ryu with Sozen Larsen Kusano Sensei of Kakudokan (Norway). Participants were treated to two days of sun, fun, drink, and camaraderie. In the midst of this fun, they did learn a lot about Katori Shinto Ryu and enjoyed the wisdom of Sozen Sensei's unique brand of Zen Buddhist philosophy and humour. A truly unforgettable event. For more information on this event, read Corey's article on our Journals page. To see pictures from this event, go to our Multimedia page

Tokumeikan was very happy to once again take part in the annual spring festival at the JCCC. The event featured a demonstration class in Katori Shinto Ryu with members of the St. Catharines and Toronto groups taking part. This year we also welcomed a small group of KSR practitioners from Guelph to the event. Tokumeikan would like to thank everyone that helped make this a great day. A special thank you to Jim Ura of the JCCC for once again inviting us back.

On December 16, 2006 the members of Tokumeikan once again gathered to celebrate the end of another great year. Our annual Bonenkai took place at the St. Catharines dojo and included an evening of food, drink and socialization. Thank you to everyone that helped make 2006 a great year.

Road to Asia 2006 - November 4, 2006Tokumeikan was very proud to once again take part in the Road to Asia Festival at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. The group performed a demonstration class in Katori Shinto Ryu. We would like to once again thank Mr. Jim Ura and the wonderful staff at the JCCC for allowing us the opportunity to showcase our art to the community. We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s Spring Festival.

Kenjutsu Workshop - October 22, 2006

Tong sensei conducted introductory workshops in Katori Shinto Ryu kenjutsu at Dragon Fencing Academy in Richmond Hill (Toronto) on Sunday, October 22. A regular class will be starting soon at Dragon Fencing Academy. Space is limited.

To register for the class, call 905-764-8388 or email info@dragonfencing.com

Tokumeikan was happy to present the 2nd annual Niagara Kyudo Intensive with Phil Ortiz of the Toko Kyudojo - New York, NY. The 2 day intensive included instructional training in Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin-ha Kyudo and included a first shot program for beginners and 28m range shooting. To view pictures from the event: Niagara Kyudo 2006

Kenjutsu Workshop - June 11, 2006

Douglas Tong sensei conducted an introductory workshop in Katori Shinto Ryu kenjutsu at Aikido Sandokai dojo in Toronto on Sunday, June 11. Aikido Sandokai dojo held a special fundraising event and Tong sensei appeared as a guest instructor in support of the event.

Tokumeikan took part in this years Mixed Martial Arts Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event features exhibits and training sessions in several different martial styles. We hosted a training session in Katori Shinto Ryu on both days of the event and had a booth open for those wishing to learn a little more about Tokumeikan.

Douglas Tong sensei conducted an introductory workshop in Katori Shinto Ryu kenjutsu at Rapier Wit Stage Combat School in Toronto on April 17. The workshop was designed to introduce stage actors and fight choreographers to the art of Katori Shinto Ryu and focused on fundamentals of the style: stances, cuts, and selected basic techniques. A big thank you to Daniel Levinson, Fight Director, for his efforts in organizing the workshop. The workshop turned out to be a big success (we had a packed studio) and we look forward to many more opportunities to work together with Rapier Wit.

Tokumeikan was very happy to taking part in Haru Matsuri, spring festival, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. We brought out our largest group yet and performed demonstrations in Katori Shinto Ryu, Ono-ha Itto Ryu and Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin-ha Kyudo. Tokumeikan would like to thank Jim Ura for inviting us back, taking part at this event continues to be a great honour. We would also like to thank Gord, Brian, Ebe and Mr. Gircys for helping us with photos and video. Pictures of the event can be seen in our multimedia section.

Tokumeikan held an introductory workshop in Katori Shinto Ryu at Aikido Sandokai in Toronto, Ontario. The focus of the workshop included basic stances, cuts and tactical applications.

“I am a long time student of kendo and iaido. Recently, I participated in a workshop on the basics of Katori Shinto Ryu kenjutsu with Douglas Tong. I was especially impressed with the pleasant and capable manner with which Tong Sensei led the large and diverse group. It was an energizing and fun experience. I am sure that anyone involved in traditional Japanese martial arts or swordsmanship in general will find much of interest in this style which is possibly the oldest koryu (classical school) still in existence.”