TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS OF JAPAN
Great Falls Budokan is a traditional Japanese dojo established in Great Falls, Virginia in 1978. Today, Great Falls Budokan resides in Sterling, Virginia and continues to teach Itto Tenshin-ryu kenjutsu and Yamate-ryu aikijutsu. Class sizes are generally small and class instruction is personalized. Training is rigorous and disciplined. The arts that are taught have a combative orientation and require continuous study to obtain mastery.
Itto Tenshin-ryu®
Kenjutsu
Adults 16+
Kenjutsu is the art of swordsmanship, and considered the most highly respected of all Japanese martial arts. Generations of swordsmen have devoted their lives to the study of every conceivable variation in the use of the weapon. Those swordsmen laid the groundwork for the strategic and philosophical aspects of the art, penetrating to the very core of conflict itself.
Yamate-ryu®
Aikijutsu
Adults 14+
Aikijutsu is a highly refined martial art derived from the Japanese tradition of jujutsu (sometimes spelled ju-jitsu or jiu-jitsu). The curriculum contains techniques and principles which allow an accomplished practitioner to defeat an opponent with minimal physical effort, making it an especially effective martial art for law enforcement, women, and those who enjoy the challenge of sophisticated technique.
