Itten Dojo

  Now available on Amazon, in print and Kindle formats! A Journey of Sword and Spirit: Itten Dojo Through Three Decades and Lessons Learned Along the Way . “A joyous read! Wolfe’s writing skills result in a textural clarity of rich, engaging content useful to all martial artists.” — Michael DeMarco Instructor of Chinese Martial Arts, Author, Publisher “This is a book about a journey, a journey that every serious martial artist makes. It’s a journey to integrity and truth; Mr. Wolfe’s truth and the truth of Itten Dojo.” — Reg Sakamoto Instructor of Classical and Modern Japanese Martial Arts “After decades of study, research, and austere training, I was very happy to see that Wolfe Sensei is presenting the wonderful traditions, principles, and techniques of the Itten Dojo in book form. In an age where many of these traditions are misunderstood, set aside, or merely shrugged off as archaic, I feel that this wonderful presentation may help return the readers to a serious understandin

  The March edition of Sword and Spirit has been posted. In “Small Victories,” Itten Dojo chief instructor Robert Wolfe proposes that an optimal approach to martial arts training focuses on frequent, relatively limited gains that add up to major accomplishments over the long term. Download the newsletter by joining the Sword and Spirit group on Facebook, or directly from our website, at https://www.ittendojo.org/dbfiles/download/swordandspirit/pdf/77. All back issues of Sword and Spirit are available at https://www.ittendojo.org/articles/swordandspirit. #ittendojo #japanesemartialartscenter #iaido #jujutsu #kenjutsu #shodo

  The February edition of Sword and Spirit has been posted. In “Ukemi: A Comparison,” Itten Dojo chief instructor Robert Wolfe responds to a question posed by Mr. Chris Gonzales, in which he requested some details of my assertion in a social media post that the ukemi we are learning from Suino Sensei for use in Nihon Jujutsu waza and kata is intrinsically superior to our legacy style of ukemi. Download the newsletter by joining the Sword and Spirit group on Facebook, or directly from our website, at https://www.ittendojo.org/dbfiles/download/swordandspirit/pdf/76. All back issues of Sword and Spirit are available at https://www.ittendojo.org/articles/swordandspirit. #ittendojo #japanesemartialartscenter #iaido #jujutsu #kenjutsu #shodo

  The January edition of Sword and Spirit has been posted. In “To JMAC in Winter” Itten Dojo chief instructor Robert Wolfe reports on the trip this month to train and test at Suino Sensei’s Japanese Martial Arts Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our largest commuting contingent ever, and an incredibly productive weekend, recorded in exceptional photography by Rie Hashimoto Bailey Sensei. Download the newsletter by joining the Sword and Spirit group on Facebook, or directly from our website, at https://www.ittendojo.org/dbfiles/download/swordandspirit/pdf/75. All back issues of Sword and Spirit are available at https://www.ittendojo.org/articles/swordandspirit. #ittendojo #japanesemartialartscenter #iaido #jujutsu #kenjutsu #shodo

  Take a three-minute video tour of Itten Dojo, at https://youtu.be/gRbJU2x6JDg .  Our facility has three main areas: the entrance with visitor’s seating and a tokonoma (an alcove for display of ikebana flower arrangements and kakemono hanging scrolls); the primary training area with our integrated floating floor and mat (the most sophisticated mat system in the area); and the auxiliary training area with hardwood floor, with access to the dressing rooms and office. Both training areas are video conferencing capable, so that we can attend remote classes with our instructor and/or offer online instruction from here. #ittendojo #iaido #jujutsu #kenjutsu #shodo

  The December edition of Sword and Spirit has been posted. In “Toy Swordsmen?” Itten Dojo chief instructor Robert Wolfe tackles the question of whether training primarily with an iaito (a blunt, alloy-bladed substitute for a katana) is inferior to training with a shinken (a “live sword” — a sharpened, steel blade). Download the newsletter by joining the Sword and Spirit group on Facebook, or directly from our website, at https://www.ittendojo.org/dbfiles/download/swordandspirit/pdf/74. All back issues of Sword and Spirit are available at https://www.ittendojo.org/articles/swordandspirit. #ittendojo #japanesemartialartscenter #iaido #jujutsu #kenjutsu #shodo