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Training

In Belgium, there are 2 places where Hontai Yoshin Ryu is practiced:

Sporthal TEN GAERDE
Jozef Mertensstraat 27 A
1702 Groot-Bijgaarden
Complexe Sportif du CERIA (Salle Arts Martiaux)
51 Rue des Grives
1070 Anderlecht

Those who are interested to join us in Groot-Bijgaarden or Anderlecht, can contact us at contact@hontaiyoshinryu.be

Lessons are organized in order to accommodate the complete curriculum of the school: weaponless forms (toshu kata) and weapon forms (emono kata). The weapons used in the school are: chobo, hanbo, tachi, kodachi and tanto.



SCHEDULE:

Tuesday: 19:00 – 20:30 Groot-Bijgaarden: all levels and advanced class



Thursday: 20:30 – 22:00 Groot-Bijgaarden: emphasis on Emono kata (weapons)



Wednesday: 20:00 – 21:00 Anderlecht: all levels



Friday: 20:30 – 21:30 Anderlecht: all levels


Training is normally done in a DOJO (lit. the place to study the way): a humble place of natural and quit dignity, always kept clean. An atmosphere of courtesy and respect, which is essential to cultivate the appropriate spirit.

The term training is not very accurate in describing the combination of practicing, learning, training, searching and even questioning, which characterizes the process in our school. In Japanese, this is better described by the word KEIKO, which refers to the teaching of the old masters. Their skills have been passed from generation to generation.

In Europe we don’t always have the possibility to train in a true dojo (i.e. a place totally devoted to study budo). In fact we often have to train in places that are shared with others. Although, in theory, such a place should be called KEIKOJO, since it has not the classical features of a dojo and it is not a devoted place, we do try to create the right atmosphere, so that we can call it “our dojo”.





Weapons used in the school






Training in "our dojo"
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