What Awaits You in October
Every piece of this weekend is built around direct transmission: focused time on the mat with the senior ranks of the art, refining technique that can only be passed from instructor to student, in person, hands on.
Direct Transmission from the Senior Ranks
Hakko Denshin Ryu is passed from instructor to student through direct, physical correction. This is the only weekend where the North American Federation's senior instructors are all teaching together on the same mat. Led by Hanshi Evans, with guest instructors traveling from Europe. This level of direct transmission does not exist at any single dojo.
Every Instructor Teaches Every Group
Multiple simultaneous mats. Instructors rotate throughout the day. Whether you are a white belt or a senior dan rank, every Shihan on the mat will work with you directly.
The Rank Recognition Banquet
Saturday evening. A formal dinner and ceremony honoring those who have earned new rank. This is not a casual meal at the dojo. This is how the art recognizes achievement.
International Instruction
A European delegation travels in from Belgium and Spain to teach alongside the North American Shihan. Different perspectives on the same art, on the same mat, in the same weekend.
Shiatsu
A full Sunday morning dedicated to the healing art that is foundational to Hakko Denshin Ryu. Hands-on instruction in technique that most students never receive in regular class time.
Conversations You Will Not Have Anywhere Else
The instructor roundtable. Ask senior instructors why they teach a technique differently than your home dojo. Hear practitioners from across the federation discuss philosophy, application, and the subtleties of the art. Unscripted. Open to all.
