Tsuki Kage Photo Gallery

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Current Dojo Members

Keiko Hajime






Keiko Hajime, ISF/AB/KTRR Honbu 2004 -
Tsuki Kage members with Obata Kaiso		 Current Dojo Members

BACK ROW; L/R:
Robin Paris, Alex Otero, Andreas Haas, Patrick Donovan
FRONT ROW; L/R:
Kenji Oshidari, Nathan Scott, Brian Drake, Kumiko Haas




1st annual "Nanka Tokenkai" Santa Barbara enbu

Taihojutsu

Taihojutsu enbu;
Mr. Tony Tung = uke		 Tonbogaeshi

Tonbogaeshi
(nagashi waza)
 Iwao

Nanahonme - Ippondachi;
Mr. Tung = uchidachi




Highlights from the "UCLA 13th Annual Culture Night"

happo no kamae
Participants were: Nathan Scott,
Sammy Briggs, Mr. Yagi, Yoko Obata,
Ken Ruiz, Anthony Varas & Ryan Lan		 happo no kamae; kasumi

Mr. Briggs leads
Happo no Kamae		 pre-Chuden Sei kata

Preparing for Chuden
Sei no kata		 Chuden Do kata


Chuden Do no kata

Sanbon Batto-dachi

Sanbon Batto-dachi		 Bamboo cutting

Bamboo cutting		 Kiriage
Kiriage through an
un-pegged target		 Dotangiri
Dotangiri ended
the demonstration




Highlights from the "Sakura Matsuri"

Sankajo nage


Sankajo nage		 Enbu organizers
Yukishiro Obata Sensei,
David Cohen, Mr. Yagi
and Nathan Scott		 Jo nage waza

Yoko Obata performing
Jo nage waza		 Ikkajo henka

Variation on
Ikkajo pin




Shurikenjutsu and Traditional Tatami Tameshigiri, 2007

Bo-Shuriken
Bo-shuriken (straight blade) practice		 Senban Shaken
Senban shaken (flat blade) practice		 Kiri-otoshi
D. Roy performs kiri-otoshi

Morotezuki
K. Oshidari performs mototezuki		 Suemonogiri
N. Scott performs suemonogiri		 Morotezuki
N. Scott performs morotezuki




Various Photos

Foreign relations

Spiritual forging at
the old Honbu dojo		 Takegiri

Obata Soke testcutting
a sizeable piece of bamboo		 Kobayashi


A Kobayashi Yasuhiro Wakizashi		 Yoko Obata


A young Yoko Obata

Dotangiri stand

Dotangiri stand;
#1 shows multi-target straight cut
#2 shows multi-target diagonal cut		 Nagamaki


At the WM Hawley Private Library:
Holding an antique "Nagamaki"		 Hawley Visit


At the WM Hawley Private Library:
lt to rt - H.Quick, P.Hawley
N.Scott, H-J.Deuser

Scott and Takita


Scott and actor Takita Sakae
training in Japan - 1998		 shinzen


At the Maniwa Nen ryu dojo:
the dojo shinzen		 naginata enbu
Scott and Helen Nakano Sensei
demonstrating Tendo-ryu
naginata/tachi awase

Edo-jidai Jutte

Late Edo Period Jutte
 Gankosen
Reproduction of Sakakibara Kenkichi's wooden
Gankosen ("Stubborn Fan"). Hand crafted by Obata Akira.		 -
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