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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Welcome to the United States Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu (USTRI) website! Through the extensive efforts of Brent Eastman Sensei, our Webmaster and Southeast Michigan Branch Manager, the USTRI website has been upgraded to have a fresh look many new features, such as easier to navigate menu items for branches and training information, a new format for the Photo Pages, a translation of The History of Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu by14th Headmaster Tsumaki Seirin (Genshin), and much more. We hope that you will take some time to explore this site and contact either the Michigan Honbu Dojo or our Southeast Michigan Branch if you are interested in making an appointment to observe a class.Doumo arigatou gozaimasu!
    Michael Alexanian (Gennan) - 7th Dan
    USTRI General Manager (Sokatsu Shibucho)
    Genwakai Head Instructor (Shihan)
  • NEW SECTION: We have added a new section to our web site called "Instructor Forum". This is a place for the instructors of USTRI to post ideas, thoughts and comments about situtations that arise during training or teaching. Please follow the Articles link to see that section.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Shinsakai / Taikai
    Date: Saturday, June 12th, 2010
    Location: Southeast Michigan Branch Dojo, Birmingham, Michigan
    Time: 1:00 - 4:00
    Social gathering: To be held at the home of Eastman Sensei.
    This is a closed event - for current TRI Deshi only
  • Fall All-Member Practice Session
    Date: Saturday, September 11th, 2010
    Location: East Lansing Hannah Community Center, East Lansing, Michigan
    Time: 1:00 - 4:00
    Social gathering: To be held afterwards at a local Japanese restaurant.
    This is a closed event - for current TRI Deshi only
  • Winter New Year’s Practice (Shinnen Geiko) and Mirror Polishing (Kagami Biraki)
    Date: Saturday, January 8th, 2011
    Location: Southeast Michigan Branch Dojo, Birmingham, Michigan
    Time: 1:00 - 4:00
    New Year's Party: To be announced.
    This is a closed event - for current TRI Deshi only
 

The photos above are of the Kikyou, or Japanese Balloon flower, which is the flower used by the Tsumaki family on their Kamon, or family crest.
Welcome to the United States Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu website. This is the North American site for this 400-year old Japanese Art of Swordsmanship. Here you will discover its history and traditions that continue to develop and are being protected outside of Japan.

Learn more about this Koryu form of Iaijutsu by clicking on each of the above buttons/headings.
MONTHLY THOUGHT FROM SOKE SENSEI:
“Study Iai seriously. Iai begins from the eyes... rather than from the ears.”

 - Kazuo Tsumaki Genwa Soke
 
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The symbol at the top of the page is the family crest (Mon) of the Tsumaki Family and is the formal crest of the United States Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu Organization