Below are photos from martial arts related events I have attended over the years. My broader photography portfolio is called Inner Capture and features some of my travel and landscape photography.
Kagami Biraki at Lonin 2025
03 February 2025
I attended Kagami Biraki at Lonin League in Seattle, Feb 2025. It was a privilege to see the demonstrations of budo from members of Tenshin Buko-ryu, Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu, and Japanese Fighting Arts Northwest.
Kagami Biraki 2024
15 February 2024
Kagami Biraki held at Lonin League in Seattle, Feb 2024. Our group performed selected from the curriculum of Jikishinkage-ryū; we were honored to be able to watch the demonstrations by Tenshin Buko-ryu and our guests Japanese Fighting Arts Northwest.
Kagami Biraki 2023
15 February 2023
Our group participated in a Kagami Biraki ceremony to observe the Lunar New Year in Seattle in January 2023. We performed kata selected from the curriculum of Jikishinkage-ryū and were honored to watch presentation from the Tenshin Buko-ryu class at Lonin.
Keiko at Seattle Budokan
30 August 2021
In August we conducted group practice at the Seattle Budokan in August 2021 during a lull in the pandemic. We have been training outdoors in the Seattle area for the last year after Lonin League lost its space and it was nice to be back for an afternoon in a traditional dojo.
2019 Pittsburgh Taiji Seminar with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun
12 May 2019
Pittsburgh seminar in Northern Wu Style Taijiquan with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun.
Swordsquatch 2018
16 September 2018
Some photos from final matches at Swordsquatch 2018 in Seattle, WA can be found below.
Swordsquatch 2017
16 September 2017
Photos from final matches at Swordsquatch 2017 in Seattle, WA:
Enbu for Karunakaran
15 September 2016
Memorial demonstration in honor of the late Karunakaran-sensei, senior student of Donn Draeger in Shinto Muso-ryu Jo.
Longpoint 2016
15 August 2016
This Saturday afternoon I visited Turf Valley Resort in Ellicot City, MD, to watch the tournament finals at Longpoint, one of the premier Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) gatherings in the United States. Enthusiasts attended the multi-day even from as far away as Gothenburg, Helsinki, The Netherlands, and Italy.
Wu Taiji Quan Seminar with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun
23 May 2016
Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun taught a series of three seminars on the Wu Style Taiji Quan of Wang Peisheng during May 2016 in Princeton, Pittsburgh, and Silver Spring.
Kagami Biraki 2016
01 March 2016
This winter, the Hobyokai and Masakikai and guests gathered for their annual kagami biraki gathering.
Kagami Biraki 2015
01 March 2015
This winter, the Hobyokai and Masakikai and guests gathered for their annual kagami biraki gathering.
Capital Katori
15 December 2014
From 2005 to 2015, I actively trained in a line of Katori Shintō-ryū maintained at Capital Aikikai. I was introduced to what at the time was a small study group there by Bob Galeone, my teacher in Gao Lineage Bagua. Over the years, I learned a large portion of the curriculum they taught and received their first rank, called mokuroku. Afterwards, our group lead was deployed in the Army and I continued to train, but missed having regular instruction – this is when I began training at the Hobyokan.
Kagami Biraki 2014
01 March 2014
This winter, the Hobyokai and Masakikai and guests gathered for their annual kagami biraki gathering.
Kagami Biraki 2013
01 March 2013
This winter, the Hobyokai and Masakikai and guests gathered for their annual kagami biraki gathering.