2008 Palm Bay, Florida Tai Kai-Feb 28,29 and March 1

Sword Seminars presented by Sensei Bob Elder contact Fran Elder at ecmas@ecmas.com

Dojo History:

Toyama Batto Jutsu History:

See back pages of "Cutting Targets with the Japanese Sword - Practical Tameshigiri and Battodo for the Modern Swordsman" by Richard W. Babin, MD with Sensei Bob Elder.

Bob Elder Sensei Background: I am a native Floridian.  I have been involved in martial arts since 1971.  I have studied Isshin Ryu Karate for 10 years from Bob Earls and later from his teacher Bob Bremer Sensei.  Wanting to learn Japanese Swordmanship for a long time and being a Japanese sword collector and dealer since 1979, I had to endure that wait for the right time and right teacher will appear ordeal.  I knew several sword practitioners that came in my martial arts supplies shop (owned since 1979), but did not see what I was looking for until the seminar taught by Hataya Sensei at Art Rotts Chito Ryu dojo in Apopka took Place.  That was the turning point in my life.  Sensei Elder holds these titles:

5th Dan Toyama Ryu Batto Jutsu, 6th Dan Kyoshi Zen Nihon Batto Do Renmei, President US Federation of Toyama Ryu Iai do, Inc, President US Federation of Batto Do, Inc, Shibucho Seishinkan Dojo, Hombu Dojo, Orlando, FL, Shibucho Zen Bei Batto Do Renmei

See back pages of "Cutting Targets with the Japanese Sword - Practical Tameshigiri and Battodo for the Modern Swordsman" by Richard W. Babin, MD with Sensei Bob Elder.

Hataya Sensei: