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All classes on hold until further notice
In the interest of public health and safety, all classes are currently on hold until further notice. For more information please email us at oakvillekenjutsu@gmail.com. Please stay safe!
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Yagyu Shinkage Ryu seminar with Sensei Tong
We are pleased to announce that Sensei Tong will be conducting a seminar for Yagyu Shinkage Ryu on Saturday July 13th in Montreal. A key principle of this style is to use the sword to save lives, not take them. In other words, they seek not to win but also, not to lose. Hence they …
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San Gakuen, The Three Learnings – Reflections on the Labour Day seminar in Ottawa, 2018
Life can get busy at times. It’s an unavoidable consequence of living in our society. When my life gets busy, I usually get caught up in all the complexities of my existence and I lose sight of the present moment. I value my time practicing martial arts as it helps me step away from my …
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New Demo Video
We are honoured to have the talented Daniel Paredes create a promotional video for us. Thank you very much for your hard work! Filmed and Edited by: Daniel Paredes @Danielp.films https://www.instagram.com/danielp.films/ https://www.facebook.com/DanielParedesFilms/
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Gasshuku 2018 – Thoughts and reflections
On Canada Day weekend, Sensei Tong of Tokumeikan hosted the Summer Gasshuku in Orangeville Ontario. This was an important event as it created a chance for keiko-kai (study group) leaders as well as out-of-town students to come together and train. This three day (four if you include the pre-seminar training on Friday night) focused on …
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Dojo closed for Wed June 27 and Mon July 02, 2018
Practice will be cancelled on Wednesday June 27th to Monday July 02nd as some of us will be attending the seminar with Kajitsuka Soke. Normal class schedule will resume on Wednesday July 04th. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me directly. Have a safe and happy St. Jean and Canada Day!
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An Afternoon of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu with Sensei Tong: Thoughts and Reflections
Life is change. It seems like such an obvious statement, however there is so much depth to those three simple words. Change can take on many forms: from great sweeping events that reshape the world in a matter of moments to minute transformations that happen over time and are only noticed upon reflection. Setting all …
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Upcoming Seminar with Sensei Tong in Ottawa
On April 21st, Sensei Tong will be leading a seminar focusing on the techniques and philosophies of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Kenjitsu at the Takahashi Dojo in Ottawa. The seminar is open to public registration, however it would be advisable to register early. For more details about the seminar, please visit the facebook event page HERE
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Remote training with Kajitsuka Soke
We were honoured to have Kajitsuka Soke take the time to call in from Japan during our Monday night Keiko to oversee our class (a full two hours!). Mrs Kajitsuka kindly photographed the session. We are very fortunate and thankful to have such a dedicated headmaster!
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Yagyu Gasshuku Japan 2017
We were honoured to be a part of the group invited to train in an intensive 3 day Keiko with our Soke in Japan at Yagyu Village – home to our style Yagyu Shinkage Ryu. Of our group, Melissa was able to attend and experience what training is like in Japan. Special thanks to Kajitsuka …
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