Taikyoku Araki-ryū Palos Verdes
Taikyoku Araki-ryū is a distillation of Araki-ryū, designed to provide access to essential elements of that koryu through focused modules. We currently focus on a set of five paired weapons katas that eventually merge and provide a complete theory of engagement across combative ranges. We further examine the bridge between live grappling and weapons training through practices of torite (grappling with weapons – primarily, in
our case, knife) – with an emphasis on the possibility that a weapon may unexpectedly materialize at any point during an apparently-unarmed encounter. Click link in the title for a complete description and contact info.
Taikyoku Araki-ryū Pacific Northwest
Taikyoku Araki-ryu PNW focuses on the torite and kogusoku sections of the Araki-ryu curriculum. Our practice is based in the received kata of the tradition, influenced by modern combatives methodologies and pressure tested and proven in real world experience. The emphases of these close combat engagement patterns utilizing short bladed weapons make them practical today, and a complement to modern grappling practice. Click link in the title for a complete description and contact info.