Jikishinkage-ryū in North America
Below for convenience are recorded links to branches of Jiki Shinkage-ryū training in North America related to where I trained, schools led by my sempai, and training activities I am directly involved with:
Maryland
The Hōbyōkan founded by Dr. David Hall in Rockville, MD maintains a practice of Shindō Muso-ryū jo, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū heihō, and Kashima-shinden Jiki Shinkage-ryū kenjutsu.
The Ryūzukan is led by Brian Wagner and Chris Covington in Baltimore, MD. They trained in Jikishinkage-ryū at the Hōbyōkan and are senior pracititioners of Daito-ryū aiki-jujutsu in the line of Tokimune Takeda and Kondo Katsuyuki.
North Carolina
>David Sims trained in Jikishinkage-ryū at the Hōbyōkan and is now a formal member of Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū Naganuma-ha holding the rank of reikenden. He lives in North Carolina.
Washington
Mark Raugas began teaching in Seattle in 2018 at Lonin League — weekly training is now led by his two students Nicky Sayah Sina and Jake Harlin.
District of Columbia
Yōshin Kage Dōjō is a jujutsu and kenjutsu training activity led by Michael Heiler in Washington, DC.