Invitation to the Hōzōinryū Sōjutsu Seminar from 18 to 20 September 2026 with Komakita Manabu
The Hōzōinryū, founded in Nara in the mid-16th century, is the oldest of Japan’s surviving spear schools and specializes in the use of the jūmonji-kamayari (cross-shaped sickle spear). In this seminar, le...
The best of course would be to train in Japan. There are three dōjōs, one in Nara, one in Higashiōsaka and one in Nagoya, where training is held regularly. Addresses, training hours and contact data can be found at the Japanese site of the Hōzōinryū.
Outside Japan the only place offering Hôzôinryû Takadaha Sôjutsu training in Europe on a regular base is located in Hamburg/Germany (recently a branch opened in Toronto/Canada as well):
