Heihō Kenjutsu
The Gassankan maintains a practice of traditional kenjutsu centered around Shinkage-ryū Heihō.
I began training at the Hōbyōkan in 2008. I received a Hōbyōkan chuden license in 2018 from Dr. David Hall associated to my practice of Kashima-shinden Jiki Shinkage-ryū Heihō Kenjutsu, one of the most powerful surviving forms of classical Japanese swordsmanship. I also studied portions of the Yagyū line Shinkage-ryū in NYC in the mid 1990s and later with Hōbyōkan sempai from 2014 to 2022.
I began working with a small number of students in 2018 to continue my practice of Jikishinkage-ryū. Weekly classes in Seattle are now held by Nicky Sayah Sina and Jake Harlin at Tōsha Dōjō, which meets as part of Lonin League.