Suiō-ryū Iai Kenpō of Rhode Island

05/01/2022

Spring Embu 2022, Providence RI

05/01/2022

Spring Embu 2022, Providence RI

02/14/2022

11/28/2021

Training today at 4pm.

11/22/2021

Sunday training sessions will now be 4-6pm.

03/28/2021

Great training session this morning!

02/28/2021

Excellent Embu that shows many parts of the Ryuha.

02/18/2021

Soke and Hiro doing a demonstration.

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“速すぎてわかんない😵 https://t.co/JracaBIQJe”

02/14/2021

Instruction is available in Rhode Island and other locations in the USA.

Suio Ryu encompasses a broad variety of techniques from pure iai-jutsu drawing techniques, to semi-armored grappling techniques called kogusoku. Amongst the waza, or techniques, of the Suio Ryu are jojutsu, paired sword forms called kumi-iai, naginata-jutsu, pure kenpo sword forms, and wakizashi techniques. The emphasis of the Suio Ryu is practical application; although kata practice is the norm, every technique is intended to be delivered with full strength and intent, as if one were actually cutting against a live opponent. In many ways, this is part of what makes the Suio Ryu unique, for most of the techniques that comprise a kata are meant to be paired against techniques from other waza so that their applications can be both understood and tested.

The Suio Ryu is one of the few extant koryu, or ancient systems of martial arts, practiced today. It was founded around 1600 by Mima Yoichizaemon Kagenobu, and has followed the traditional method of oral transmission. Today, the head of the Suio Ryu is Katsuse Yoshimitsu Kagehiro, who lives and teac...