Ono-ha Itto-ryu USA

04/18/2026

This is a great opportunity-don’t miss out!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1288981909998050&id=100066587604988

03/03/2026

Great opportunity in Europe to train with our Soke and senior students!

01/26/2026

I had the pleasure of leading a seminar at the Hokuto Dojo in Sacramento CA January 16-18. Day 1 focused on basics and on days 2-3 I worked with more senior students.

Thanks to all who attended. I look forward to next time.

Contact Dustin Acuff Sensei at the Hokuto Dojo to learn authentic Ono-ha Itto-ryu and get notified of future seminars.

Find out more here: [email protected]

Hokutodojo.com

12/24/2025

Ono-ha Itto-ryu continues to expand under the Reigakudo, this time in Japan!

I’m happy to introduce the Ensokai, the Ono-ha Itto-ryu dojo operated by Richard Stonell in Kobe, Japan.

If you are in that area and want to train, contact them through the link below.

小野派一刀流奉納演武（写真 © Grigoris A. Miliaresis）

11/17/2025

It was a pleasure training with my friend Valentino Guzzinati and the other members of the Italian Branch last weekend. Also, a special thanks to those who travelled from other parts of Italy besides Ferrara, and those who travelled from Belgium and Israel to attend.

It was great to (re)connect with old friends and make new ones. I look forward to training with everyone in future seminars in Japan and around the world.

As a reminder of upcoming seminars led by Yabuki Soke, see below:

Tokyo, Japan: 24-26 April, 2026

Brussels, Belgium: 8-10 May, 2026

10/28/2025

It was a pleasure training with members from New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania at the MAPA Dojo in Central PA over the weekend.

I’m already looking forward to the next chance to get together.

09/01/2025

I am pleased to announce that the latest volume of the Secrets of Itto-ryu (Itto-ryu Gokui) is out.

Secrets of Ittō-ryū: Book Five is the fifth installment of the translation of the Itto-ryu Gokui and covers the teachings of Ono-ha Ittō-ryū passed down orally to Sasamori Junzo, the 16th Soke of the school. Book Five builds upon Book Four, which covers in detail the contents of the school's licenses.

Book Five breaks the teachings down into two chapters:

The first covers more practical aspects of the art, such as detailed descriptions of the kamae, how to observe your opponent, timing and distance, and the nuances of attacking and cutting.

The second chapter covers more esoteric aspects of the art, such as its relationship to Heaven, Earth, Man, Ying-Yang theory etc. This chapter also contains letters between Yamaga Takayoshi and Nakanishi Chuzo, where they discuss the pros and cons of kata training vs competitive practice with shinai.

This book is available at Amazon here: https://a.co/d/1LhyChg

You can also get it directly from the publisher’s website here (not Amazon): www.alkaidresearch.com

For centuries, the inner teachings of —one of Japan’s oldest and most revered schools of samurai swordsmanship—were passed down orally from master to disciple. Now, for the first time, these secret lessons are available in English. presents the confidential fighting principles of , 16t...

08/23/2025

If you are in Minnesota and want to train in Ono-ha Itto-ryu, contact Beon Magaard. He is putting together a study group. Contact points are below:

Mutōkai Iaido Club
Beon Magaard (Daihyōsha)
www.mutokai.org
[email protected]
Phone: 651-343-1053
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We practice at the Twin Cities Aikido Center, located at:

2382 Hampden Ave – Suite 203
St Paul, MN 55114

08/17/2025

Hello everyone,

If you are in Bonn, Germany on October 11 and 12 and want to train in Ono-ha Itto-ryu, see below.

Please register at: [email protected]

07/23/2025

Budo Japan posted another article about Ono-ha Itto-ryu. See the link.

In it, Sasamori Takemi Soke discusses some key concepts of our school, concepts that are part of our gokui.

Hiden Magazine, April 2007By Nomura AkihikoTranslated by Mark HagueAn Obsession with OneOno-ha Ittō-ryū is One is Victory, Two is Defeat.” Thus said Sasamori Takemi, the 17th Sōke of Ono-ha Ittō-ryū. A single cut of a sword will decide the outcome of a f……