兵法

Heihō

The Gassankan [ 月山館 ] maintains a practice of classical Japanese weapons arts centered around the combative use of the sword as drawn from several lines of Shinkage-ryū practice that are passed down at the Hōbyōkan dōjō founded by Dr. David Hall.

 

Gassankan Keiko 2021

We train independently — our practice is a form of mindful austerity called shugyō that is strongly influenced by Taoist (internal martial arts) and esoteric Buddhist martial principles.

I refer to my practice by the name Shinkage Heihō, using the characters 神 for 'shin' and 陰 for 'kage' to acknowledge the influence internal martial arts have had on my training.

For more information on Jiki Shinkage-ryū in English, please see The Truth of the Calm Spirit: The practice of Shinkage-ryū Heihō as Taoist Internal Alchemy, which looks at some of the history, structure, and teachings of that art.

Where To Train

Weekly introductory training in Seattle is led by my two senior students, Jake Harlin and Nicky Sayah Sina, as Tōsha Dōjō [ 闘者道場 ]. Those interested can learn more at Jiki at Lonin — inquiries can be made through that site.