Columbus, OH

[Fnor]

Sorry to be a bother (I'd imagine you guys get a lot of this), but I've looked near and far and I haven't found anything in Columbus. I'm looking for a kenjutsu-focused school (hopefully katori shinto ryu) and have had 0 luck so far. Thank you very much.

[Charlie Kondek]

Oh, no, that's not right! There's the Classical Kendo federation run by Kotaka-sensei. It's a kendo/iai/kenjutsu school with roots in a branch of, if I'm not mistaken, Itto-ryu. I have trained with some of these guys at a kendo event, and they were sweet, and their org. sounds sweet. Get on it, man!

Contact information:

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/6305/

Loaded really weird when I clicked on it just now, but I have been able to view this in the past. A simple Google search under the terms reveals other sites.

[Fnor]

Yes, there is that, but I cannot find any contact information, which is just as good as it not being there (until they fix their page, at least).

[gendzwil]

Web page works fine for me. Contact for the Columbus dojo is Kotaka-sensei himself, Sadao Kotaka (614)885-3181.

[Fnor]

Thank you very much for the number.

[Brian Stokes]

If you are interested in taking up the Suio Ryu contact Daniel Tackett at Hepcity@msn.com. He runs a study group at Grove City Karate.

Brian Stokes

[Brian Stokes]

Grove City, Ohio that is ... about 15 minutes southwest from downtown Columbus.