Toby Threadgill in Toronto - March 27th, 2010

Happy New Year everyone!

Kitakan Dojo will be hosting a seminar on Koryu Bujutsu with Toby Threadgill of Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu. The seminar will take place on Saturday March 27th from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM and will cover a variety of principles and techniques of the Shindo Yoshin ryu system including empty-handed work as well as weapons.

- This seminar is open for practitioners of all styles. Bokken and wooden Tanto are required.
- In the interests of promoting both a safe and vigorous training, attendance will be limited.
- The seminar will be held at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church on 79 Hiawatha Road in Toronto.

For more information please visit our website or to download our flyer and registration form please click here. If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to contact Bryan Zarnett at tsyr.toronto@gmail.com.

About Toby Threadgill:
Threadgill Sensei is one of only three people in the world to be awarded a menkyo kaiden (license of full transmission) in Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin-ryu. He presently functions as the kaicho (administrative head) of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai worldwide and overseas instruction at the Shindo Yoshin Kai Hombu Dojo.

The official website for Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu can be found here.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Mark Ainslie

Mark Ainslie wrote: Happy New Year everyone! Kitakan Dojo will be hosting a seminar on Koryu Bujutsu with Toby Threadgill of Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu. The seminar will take place on Saturday March 27th from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM and will cover a variety of principles and techniques of the Shindo Yoshin ryu system including empty-handed work as well as weapons. - This seminar is open for practitioners of all styles. Bokken and wooden Tanto are required. - In the interests of promoting both a safe and vigorous training, attendance will be limited. - The seminar will be held at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church on 79 Hiawatha Road in Toronto. For more information please visit our website or to download our flyer and registration form please click here. If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to contact Bryan Zarnett at tsyr.toronto@gmail.com. About Toby Threadgill: Threadgill Sensei is one of only three people in the world to be awarded a menkyo kaiden (license of full transmission) in Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin-ryu. He presently functions as the kaicho (administrative head) of the Takamura ha Shindo Yoshin Kai worldwide and overseas instruction at the Shindo Yoshin Kai Hombu Dojo. The official website for Takamura-ha Shindo Yoshin ryu can be found here. Looking forward to seeing you there! == Mark Ainslie

This should be very interesting. I will make every effort to attend.

Best

LC

Toby is a very skilled martial artist and instructor, and always puts on a good seminar. I highly recommend.

Greetings!
May I ask if it is planned to teach the "Nairiki no Gyo" ?
Thank you.

I have trained with Threadgill Sensei many times.
I will train with Threadgill Sensei every chance I get.
Always instructional, insightful, and inspirational.
High skills. Highly recommend.
If you go, please extend my best.

Same here. Toby is one of my favorite people to train with!

Mr Phillipson,

I plan to cover some of the Nairiki no Gyo and associated kunren.

Regards,

Toby Threadgill / TSYR

I attended Toby Threadgill's open seminar in Saarbrücken last October, it was a pleasure to hear precise explanation and see him demonstrate his art. His enthusiasm for Budo is contagious !

Larry Camejo wrote: This should be very interesting. I will make every effort to attend. LC

Hey folks,

Reading my original post I realized that I should have included a key detail.

For logistical reasons we require interested parties to reserve their spots in advance as there is limited space. What can I say, we koryu people like things cozy.

I apologize but we will not be able to accommodate last minute participants at the door.

Cordially,

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Mark Ainslie

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to say that our first TSYR seminar in Toronto with Threadgill Sensei was a tremendous success. I'm sure this will lay the foundation for many more in the future.

Thank you to everyone who came down and added their positive and open-minded energy to the mix. Also thanks to Threadgill Sensei for the perfect mix of laughs and learning.

Cordially,

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Mark Ainslie

I'd like to second Mark's comments. It was a fantastic seminar. Toby is a highly engaging, entertaining and energetic instructor. What was able to pick up in one afternoon with Toby far surpasses the quantity and quality of information I generally receive during a full weekend seminar. his method of principle based instruction really struck home with me and made what he was demonstrating readily applicable to my base art (Yoshinkan Aikido). It was time very well spent!! Thanks very much Toby!

Thanks to all those who participated and especially those individuals whose hard work organizing the event made it enjoyable for all.

As a quick aside, Toby has got to be one of the most genuine and nicest people I've ever met! I my opinion he is a great example of "a man of budo".

I'd like to add to the comments of others and say that this was an exemplary seminar. It was the perfect mixture of sound principles, direct, in-your-face application and explanation combined with enough humour to make the time fly from having so much fun.

I was very impressed by Toby's skill and teaching. He is a rare treasure among instructors and anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of their Budo training would do well to seek him out.

Thinking of joining the Toronto TSYR group actually. A lot of my Tomiki Aikido trainign meshes nicely with their concepts. And then there are some other things that just blow your mind, all you can do is smile.

Great seminar. I hope there are more to come and hopefully not 2 years away.

Best
LC