Train One-on-One With an Experienced Sensei
Train One-on-One With an Experienced Sensei
About Three River School of Kenjutsu/Iaido
About Three River School of Kenjutsu/Iaido
At Three Rivers Dojo, we teach a wide range of martial arts styles. We specialize in teaching Japanese swordsmanship (Kenjutsu/Iaido). Get in touch to inquire about schedules.
Other Systems Taught and Studied/Explored:
Other Systems Taught and Studied/Explored:
- Jujitsu- Daito Ryu
- Aikijujitsu
- Aikido
- Karate-Shorin Ryu
- Weapons/Kobujutsu
- Calligraphy-Kangi/Asian Culture and history/etiquette/languages as taught by Professor Juan Yu from Inner Mongolia University, China
Sensei Mal P. Braich
Sensei Mal P. Braich
Over 50 (Fifty) years of progressive experience in participation in various organized sports, sports management, sports training and Martial Arts. Trained Martial Arts in United States, Japan, and Korea.
Experience
Experience
- Owner and Chief Head Instructor-Three Rivers Dojo, Manville, New Jersey
- 3rd Degree Black Belt- Shorin Ryu Karate
- 3rd Degree Black Belt-Daito Ryu Aiki Jujitsu
- 3rd Degree Black Belt-Aikido
- 3rd Degree Black Belt-Kobujutsu Weapons
- 4th Degree Black Belt –Tae Kwon Do/Hapkido
- Shodansha-Master Teacher in Kenjutsu – Japanese Samurai Swordsmanship/Tenshin Ryu
- Instructor Previously at Two Other Martial Arts Schools for 35 Years
- Co-Head Coach, Rutgers University Ice Hockey 1983–1991
- Co-Captain Rutgers University Ice Hockey Team 1978–1982
- Participated in High School Varsity Baseball and Varsity Ice Hockey at East Brunswick, NJ
Sensei Wilson
Sensei Wilson
Sensei Wilson is an instructor with over 40 years of martial arts experience. Sensei Wilson has rank in the following martial arts
- Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu (San Dan)
- Shorin Ryu Karate (San Dan)
- Okinawan Weapons Kobudo (San Dan)
- Aikido (San Dan)
- Sempei Rank in Tenshin Ryu Kenjutsu
- Black Belt Rank in Tae Kwon Do
More on the Japanese Sword-Nippon To
More on the Japanese Sword-Nippon To
Samurai Katanas Sword History & Tips
Samurai Katanas Sword History & Tips
The swords are often divided by age:
- Koto (“Old Swords”) 795 – 1596
- Jokoto (“Ancient Swords”) – 795
- Shinto (“New Swords”) 1596 – 1624
- Shinshinto (“New New Swords”) 1624 – 1876
- Gendaito (“Contemporary Swords”) 1876–1953
- Shinshakuto (“Modern Swords”) 1953 -
Oldest swords on record in Japan are the two that were sent as a present to queen Himeko from China during Wei-dynasty in 240 a.d. In 280 a.d. many more iron swords were imported from China to Japan. Katana is the most famous Japanese samurai sword.
Japanese Bushido
Japanese Bushido
Bushido-Way of Warrior
Bushido-Way of Warrior
Bushido Believes: Benevolence, Love, Sincerity, Honesty, Self-Control and Stocism. Bushido had been developed in samurai society that started from the Kamakura period (1192-1333), and ripened at the Edo period (Tokugawa Shogunate era, 1603-1868).
Bushido is a strict code that entailed concepts such as loyalty to one's master, respect and self-discipline, overall ethical behavior.
Bushido comes from Buddhism, Zen and Confucianism.
- The Buddhist concept of reincarnation and rebirth led samurai to abandon torture and needless killing, while some samurai even gave up violence altogether and became Buddhist monks after realizing now fruitless their killings were. Some were killed as they came to terms with these realization in the battlefield.
- Zen meditation became an important teaching due to it offering a process to calm one's mind.
- The most defining role that Confucianism played in samurai philosophy was to stress the importance of the lord-retainer relationship; this is, the loyalty that a samurai was required to show his lord. Confucianism is one of the three traditional Chinese religions. Here are some of the most important principles of Confucianism: Humanity, Loyalty, Morality and Consideration.
These different combinations of religions were brought together to create the one code of the Warrior known as Bushido. This code was considered to be very Confucian in nature. A notable part of the Bushido code is seppuku, which allowed a disgraced samurai to regain his honor by passing into death, where samurai were still beholden to the rules of Bushido.
To learn more, please see this website.