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    There are quite a number of koryu dojo in Washington state. There are fewer in Texas, but there are still quite a few. They generally don't advertise, which is why they are not well known. If you tell people just where in Texas or Washington, (do you commute?) then you would probably get a bit more help.
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    Ah, good to know. I Googled and found nothing, so I assumed there probably wouldn't be any at all!

    I'm seriously considering moving to Seattle in Washington, and live in Odessa, Texas right now. It's about 120 miles from Lubbock, 300 from Austin. Very much doubt there will be one here, or anywhere closer than Austin, but since I'm going to move soon anyhow...
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    If memory serves Phil Relnick and Ellis Amdur both live in or around Seattle. Mr. Relnick teaches Shindo Muso-ryu and Katori Shinto-ryu (http://www.tenshinsho-den-katori-shinto-ryu.org). Mr. Amdur teaches Toda ha Buko-ryu and Araki-ryu (http://www.ellisamdur.com). I'm sure there might be others in the area, too.

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    Sorry, but there is absolutely nothing in Odessa, not to mention no koryu arts. Heck, I've got family in Odessa, and even they're not worth going there for.
    Seattle is rich in koryu though. In addition to the two mentioned by Mr. Covington, you can also get MSR iaido at http://www.musokai.org/
    There are good people doing Shinto ryu here ... http://www.shinto-ryu.net/v1/
    Scott Irey teaches MJER iaido, but you'd have to do some investigative work to turn up his contact information. He's a great guy and his iaido is VERY nice.
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    Stef Finley teaches Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Ryu in Austin.
    http://www.shinyokai.com/Dojos_Shoshinkan.htm
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    If you're in Texas, then wouldn't drill with saber and bayonet, using manuals such as Cooke (1862), constitute koryu? It is pre-1868, uses traditional weapons, and was taught to folks who expected to use it.

    See, for example, http://www.usregulars.com/Cooke_file...e_05.htm#SabEx

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    Thanks a lot to everyone who posted. I was sure there wouldn't be anything... I am surprised and pleased! Now I've got some research to do.

    By the way, pgsmith - you say iaido, but I thought the "-do" arts were as far from koryu as you can get. I may not understand the terminology exactly right (I would say "iaijutsu").

    @Joseph: Interesting idea, but not exactly what I meant...
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    Hey Karl,
    Really its just how you want to define it ie do/jutsu.... both are technically acceptable. Its kinda ironic that most Westerners tend to focus on a very narrow deffinition where as the different terms are used a little more freely in Japanese. Yes there is a wide spectrum of thought on this. Some good examples of this are Nakayama hakudo using the kanji for jutsu and specificially using it as waza or vice versa, same with using Kanji for Batto and calling it Iai/ Iaijutsu something along that line. Happy hunting!!
    Jeff Collier

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