Hozoin-ryu sojutsu

[Mrodriguez]

Hello,

On Sunday September 26, there was a demonstration of Hozoin-ryu sojutsu at the Kofukuji in Nara. I was determined to see this for myself, but I've only been living in Japan for a few weeks and made some errors in navigating the JR lines that resulted in my missing the 45 minute demo. Needless to say, I was extremely dissapointed, but I was hoping that maybe some e-budoka might have been there. If not, are there any members who regularly practice and train in Hozoin-ryu. The threads on this koryu seem scant upon searching.

There is a website, but my Japanese is insufficient to translate it (http://www.hozoinryu.org ). Could anyone tell me if there is another demonstration of this school coming up anytime soon? Also are there other e-budo members in the Kansai-Osaka area? I would love the chance to see other koryu if there are demonstrations to be seen. I just don't know where to look. Thank you.

Mike Rodriguez

[hyaku]

I meet with them fairly often. Hyoho Niten Ichiryu have a sort of arrangement that they attend our functions and embu and we attend theirs.

Hozoin Ryu are usually at the Miyajima Embu in Hiroshima in November. I don't have the dates for that yet. Apart from that I dont know.

Its quite a problem for them as they have to send on their equipment by delivery service beforehand.

[PRehse]

About six years ago I spent on very pleasent Saturday with them. In the morning my friend and I trained in the dojo, then after lunch we were taken to the associated temple and museum followed by a long afternoon at my place eating my wife's spinach pie. I mention the pie because of the quantity consumed by our host. He was as much into that as we were into those long pointy things.

Impression: the spears are long and heavy and the stance is very hard when you are not used to it. My thighs stopped hurting about two weeks later.

Mike - I train in Osaka every Sunday. Sunday evenings are free and I enjoy beer. Where and in what do you train.

[Mrodriguez]

In doing a forum search on Hozoin-ryu, I remember coming across some replies from you two indicating that there was some inter-school training and friendly support going on.

Hyaku:
Thanks for the information! I would enjoy the chance to see the embu you mentioned in November. Please let me know the details of this event if it is not too much trouble.

Peter:
Thanks for the inquiry ^_^ I am not currently training in anything right now. My past efforts have focused on Swordsmanship. Kendo for a short time in college and some WMA training with John Clements in Houston. Thats really about it. I decided against coming to live in a foreign country determined to practice a specific art. I'm trying to be open-minded and look for budo opportunities near me as long as there is the potential for long term study and commitment and their was a general fit of personality/philosophy etc. Anyways, yes I live near Osaka and coincidentally also enjoy beer and have Sundays free. Please PM me more details. I welcome the opportunity to learn more about budo.

[shieldcaster]

Hyaku, do you happen to have the dates for that Miyajima Embu?

Thanks.

[hyaku]

We meet up on Miyajima on the 27th November. Embu will start on Sunday 28th and will go on until mid afternoon if not longer.

[shieldcaster]

Rock & roll, Hyaku. Thanks fo' the info. I was really looking forward to making it, but I'm doing a Thanksgiving thing for my village on Sunday. Damn. Gambatte.

[tsurutengu]

Originally posted by Mrodriguez
Hello,
There is a website, but my Japanese is insufficient to translate it (http://www.hozoinryu.org )...
My Japanaese language skills are none existent but I mucked around the website anyway. I was particularly taken by the Hozoin-Ryu Raccoon Dog Soup listed on the English version of the home page. Don't know what's in it by they appear to have a lot of people enjoying bowls full.

Mark Galvin