The Ichikukai Dōjō (一九会道場) is a place for training in Misogi-no-kokyu-ho (a Shinto purification through breathing practice) and Zen meditation. The Misogi practiced at the Ichikukai traces its roots to Inoue Masagane.[1]

The dōjō was founded in 1922 by members of the Tokyo University Rowing Team along with Ogura Tetsuju, the last disciple of swordsman and calligrapher Yamaoka Tesshu.[2] The Ichikukai has a reputation for severity. A number of well-known martial artists (esp. aikido) have trained there.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ P. 58-88, Practical Pursuits: Religion, Politics, and Personal Cultivation in Nineteenth-Century Japan, Janine Anderson Sawada
  2. ↑ John Stevens (2001-08-28). The Sword of No-Sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu. Shambhala Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8348-2829-2.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Koichi Tohei (3)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  4. ↑ Edward Burke (2012-09-28). The Swordmaster's Apprentice: or how a how a broken nose, a shaman, and a little light dusting may point the way to enlightenment. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-14-352900-2.
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