Originally posted by Jason Backlund
Hello Guy,
>As for me- I began studying Matsubara Ryu Bujutsu when I >was eight years old in Orlando. My teacher was a >Matsubara Ryu Soke Daihyo by the name of Yamagata Takashi.
Jason, is that Orlando Florida?
Dennis Hooker
http://www.shindai.com
>He became like a father figure to me. I was his uke and >primary student while he was developing his own brand of >kenjutsu and goshinjutsu. Originally, we thought it would >be Yamagata Ha Matsubara Ryu Bujutsu, but as it turned >out, Matsubara Isao insisted that it was unique enough to >be simply Yamagata Ryu Bujutsu.
>Best wishes,
Jason Backlund
Kobushin Kai
Yamagata Ryu Bujutsu, Matsubara Ryu Bujutsu
Dennis Hooker
www.shindai.com