Mar
30
10:00 AM10:00

March 2025 Seminar & Shinsa at Mountain Stream Budo

On Sunday, March 30th, Mountain Stream Budo will be hosting USFBD seminars and testing in Putnam Valley, NY. We will have over 30 attendees from all 5 of the Northeast dojos, as well as guest teachers Rob Raimondi sensei, Russ Gordon sensei, Matt Odell sensei, and Sang Kim sensei.

We will also have Douglas Firestone sensei as a judge for the shinsa!

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Nov
9
2:30 PM14:30

Nov 2024 Seminar & Shinsa at Zentokan Dojo

On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, Zentokan dojo hosted a day of seminars and testing in Brooklyn, NY.

We had kata and kenjutsu seminars from guest teachers including Zach Biesanz sensei, Rob Raimondi sensei, and Tim Clear sensei, as well as testing for rank in the USFBD. Huge thanks to them as well as Matt Odell sensei and Sang Kim sensei, and congratulations to everyone who passed their tests!

Shodan

  • Ahmed Abdallah

  • Jerome Brand

  • Danielle Richards

  • Adrian Walker

Sandan

  • Michael Shane

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Feb 2024 Seminar & Shinsa at Genbukan
Feb
25
11:00 AM11:00

Feb 2024 Seminar & Shinsa at Genbukan

On February 25th, Genbukan hosted Sang Kim sensei and other high-ranking teachers for a day of seminars and shinsa. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped clean up afterwards, and special thanks to our instructors and judges!

Congratulations to everyone who passed their tests:

Shodan

Rayot DiFate

Isaac Lee

Julian Ghadimi

Misa Nishiyama

Roman Range

Jiayin Xu

Nidan

Yufeng Wang

Aaron Bush

Yuhao Liu

Peter Haas

Sandan

Mark Gagliardi

Nelson Pecora

Yondan

Robert Raimondi

Zach Biesanz

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Jun
10
to Jun 11

2023 Tri-State Taikai

  • Englewood, NJ United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The 2024 Tri-State Taikai was held June 10th and 11th in the New York Metro area. We had participants from many regional dojo as well as some folks traveling across the country!

Thanks so much to our instructors, including:

  • Andrew Delikta, Shin Shin Ryu

  • Dave Drawdy, Nakamura-ryu Battodo

  • Russell Gordon, Toyama-ryu Battodo

  • Erik Johnstone, Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iai Heiho

  • Sang Woo Kim, Toyama-ryu Battodo

  • Rodrigo Kong, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu

  • Masaki Kurihara, Toyama-ryu Battodo and Kendo

  • Paul Manogue, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu Heiho Kenjutsu

  • Matt Odell, Toyama-ryu Battodo

  • Valiant Yeung, Ryushin Shouchi Ryu Iaido

We had many seminars from various styles of battodo, iaido, and related arts:

It was a wonderful two days of seminars and competition that brought practitioners of different arts together!

A huge thanks to our sponsors, and congratulations to our competition winners!

Photos credit: Ed Serecky

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Apr
23
to Apr 24

April Seminars at Genbukan and Zentokan

  • Genbukan and Zentokan (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Thank you to Dave Drawdy sensei for coming to visit some of our dojos and teach a special set of classes! We always appreciate when teachers of related styles come and expand our horizons.

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Jul
16
10:00 AM10:00

2022 Batto Camp

After a long hiatus, we were able to have Batto Camp again! Huge thanks to Tim Clear for hosting and to all the instructors who shared their wisdom, including Dave Drawdy sensei who was able to join us! A bunch of dojos came out to share the fun:

  • Byakkokan

  • Genbukan

  • Koshinkai

  • Mountain Stream Budo

  • Battodo of Monmouth County

  • Zentokan

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2021 USFBD Shinsa
Nov
6
3:00 PM15:00

2021 USFBD Shinsa

Zentokan Dojo (Brooklyn, NY) had the honor of hosting the last USFBD shinsa of 2021. Everyone learned and grew in support and camaraderie. Thank you to Firestone sensei, Kurihara sensei, Gordon sensei, and Mitchell sensei for judging!

Congratulations to everyone who passed their tests!

Shodan

Allen Ramirez

Jason Yoon

John Ganis

Dylan Myers

Prin Amorapanth

Josh Wickman

Nidan

Michael Shane

Nelson Pecora

Clifton Wessels-Yen

(image credit: Robert Baron and Anthony Deen)

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2019 Tri-State Tai Kai
Oct
19
to Oct 20

2019 Tri-State Tai Kai

The U.S. Federation of Battodo sponsored a weekend of seminars, testing, and competition this fall in Englewood, New Jersey! The event was open to all styles, and it was a fantastic opportunity for members of different sword schools to come together and learn from each other. VIEW »

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Aug
27
to Aug 29

East Coast Tai Kai

This is the premier Federation event this year with unparalleled training opportunities. Hataya Sensei and Sakaida Sensei are coming in from Japan to teach, and our list of American instructors includes Bob Elder Sensei, Carl McClafferty Sensei, Carl Long Sensei, Dave Drawdy Sensei, and Pete Campbell Sensei. Two days of seminars gives you access to kata and cutting instruction you just can't get anywhere else. VIEW »

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