[Tokyo] A comprehensive samurai experience of swordsmanship and archery in a real dojo---My class is not a tourist trap

Once your reservation is confirmed, we will send you an email, so please make sure to check it. If you would like to participate with more than 6 people, please let us know. We can accommodate up to 10 people. In this class, you can experience swordsmanship and archery. The instructor is Yoshiaki Sumita, a teacher of the All Japan Toyama-ryu Iaido Federation. With over 27 years of experience, he has also taught at overseas branches in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong, and is one of the few teachers in the world who has deeply mastered both swordsmanship and yabusame and continues to pass them down. Iai teaches how to handle a sword, Gekken teaches the distance between you and your opponent and how to attack and defend, and Nuchi teaches the blade line (how to set the blade). ～Schedule: Time may vary depending on the number of participants～① Demonstration (3 mins) ② Lecture on swords (20 mins) ③ Change into training clothes (10 mins) ④ Iai lesson (20 mins) ⑤ Gekken lesson (20 mins) ⑥ Kyūjutsu lesson (20 mins) ⑦ Checking the blade line (20 mins) ⑧ Certificate of Inka (5 mins) ⑨ Change into casual clothes (10 mins)

I am the assistant instructor at the All Japan Toyama-ryu Iaido Federation Headquarters Dojo, and also the assistant instructor for Yabusame, and I also perform Yabusame in armor. For the past 20 years, I have been teaching at overseas branches in the United States, Europe, and Asia several times a year. I have also been in charge of test cutting experiences for over 3,000 people, and experiences for foreign VIPs through embassies. This experience is not entertainment or street performance, but teaches real swordsmanship and spirit. Please join us if you want to experience it the right way and study the real thing.

You can experience beginner's classes in three areas: Iai, Gekken, and Ha-suji. Before the experience, a lecture will be given to deepen your understanding of swords. In Iai, you will use a mock sword to learn how to draw and sheathe the sword, and in Gekken, you will practice sparring using a special bamboo sword. In the Kyūjutsu lesson, you will shoot at the target with a bow and arrow that is actually used in Yabusame. In the Ha-suji lesson, you will check the Ha-suji of the blade.

Those who complete this experience will be issued a certificate of certification from the Toyama-ryu Bizen-kai.