Ichikukai Dōjō Explained

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]}

Notes and References

1. P. 58-88, Practical Pursuits: Religion, Politics, and Personal Cultivation in Nineteenth-Century Japan, Janine Anderson Sawada
2. Book: John Stevens. The Sword of No-Sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu. 2001-08-28. Shambhala Publications. 978-0-8348-2829-2. 49.
3. Web site: Interview with Koichi Tohei (3) . 2010-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204092523/http://www.aikidojournal.com/article?articleID=269 . 2010-12-04 . dead .
4. Book: Edward Burke. The Swordmaster's Apprentice: or how a how a broken nose, a shaman, and a little light dusting may point the way to enlightenment.. 2012-09-28. Penguin Random House South Africa. 978-0-14-352900-2. 139.