Daito-Ryu Training

[zlarin]

Hello all,
My question today involves the differences in training among the different Daito-Ryu schools, specifically a Daibukan affiliated dojo (lineage is traced through Kenkichi Ohgami and Takuma Hisa) versus other Daito-Ryu instruction. I am soon going to begin training in a dojo with said lineage, and was just wondering what more experienced practicioners of DRAJJ would say about such a school versus others.

On a complete side note, the same dojo also has an Aikido class training there regularly, so I was considering training in Aikido also. Any thoughts?

I look forward to your responses
Best Regards,

[Nathan Scott]

Mr. Vukorepa,

These are good questions. They are also subjects that have been discussed here at length:

Aikijujutsu vs. Aikido (http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32947)

The Various Daito-ryu Branches (http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8943)

Aikido & Daito-ryu: Differences and Similarities?/ Rengokai (http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1948)

This whole forum is an archive of compiled threads. There are many other threads that you might find informative if you use the search function or browse through the pages. Feel free to revive an old thread if there is something you'd like to add.

Regards,

[zlarin]

Nathan,

Thank you very much for the informative threads. It seems I have a bit of studying to do.

Best Regards,

[Ames]

Just to add a quick note.

If you have never studied Aikido or DRAJJ before, I would advise against taking the two arts together. Choose one or the other. Doing both, while perhaps making your Aikido more 'combative', will negatively effect your Daito Ryu training. The body movements are diffirent in each art, and when it comes to Daito Ryu, having proper movement is key (it's not a strength based art).

I'm not sure where I stand on the whole crosstraining before shodan issue, but either way, the movements are diffirent, yet similar enough to confuse and frustrate you.

That's it. Enjoy the reading.

Chris