Hoten Ryu Enten Dojo

Hoten Ryu Enten Dojo Hoten Ryu is a Japanese Sengoku Era (Warring States Period) art utilizing many weapons, but focusing primarily on swordsmanship (kenjutsu).

Training in Hoten Ryu in Tempe, AZ. This is the first Hoten Ryu study group outside of Japan. Training includes swordsmanship (kenjutsu), pole-arms (bojutsu, jojutsu, etc), flexible weapons (kusari, kusarigama, himofundo, etc), throwing implements (shurikenjutsu), and more. I am not looking to commercialize the art. I would like to build up to a class of only 6 to 8 students.

A very good friend of mine got this cool jutte for me (the other items were for himself). Notice the barrel and ignition...
08/08/2026

A very good friend of mine got this cool jutte for me (the other items were for himself). Notice the barrel and ignition point.

This small temple, Hoten-ji (法典時), is wholly unrelated to Hoten Ryu (法典流), but I stopped by simply because it uses the s...
07/18/2026

This small temple, Hoten-ji (法典時), is wholly unrelated to Hoten Ryu (法典流), but I stopped by simply because it uses the same kanji.

Had some good training this past weekend.
07/16/2026

Had some good training this past weekend.

Map of the 38 most important sites on Ontake-san (Mt. Ontake). I've had a chance to visit only a handful of these, so I'...
07/04/2026

Map of the 38 most important sites on Ontake-san (Mt. Ontake). I've had a chance to visit only a handful of these, so I'll definitely need to come back.

07/03/2026

Mt Ontake has a very high density of shrines. This entrance to one of the smaller shrines is one of my favorites.

Photo dump from today -- Traveling around Kiso-Ontake, the historic home of Hoten Ryu, hiking and visiting many shrines.
07/03/2026

Photo dump from today --
Traveling around Kiso-Ontake, the historic home of Hoten Ryu, hiking and visiting many shrines.

An old article featuring our late Soke.
05/16/2026

An old article featuring our late Soke.

As some of you may be aware, I relocated back to Japan over a year ago to take care of an ailing family member and to st...
03/23/2026

As some of you may be aware, I relocated back to Japan over a year ago to take care of an ailing family member and to start a new job. My family joined me several months later. Here are some random photos we took over the last several months.

01/02/2026

Playing with an untethered momiji.

This memory popped up on FB today. 16 years ago, but it sure doesn't feel like that much time has passed. I miss the exp...
12/11/2025

This memory popped up on FB today. 16 years ago, but it sure doesn't feel like that much time has passed. I miss the experience of visiting Tachibana Soke early in the mornings to meet for training. I count myself very fortunate to have had that experience.

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