2,000 Miles Apart, the Training ContinuesHere is Shane Shaffer with Headmaster Crandall at the New Hartford training hall after Shane’s recent training session on his last visit...
Iaido Testing Results - June 9, 2021Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall Iaido/Batto Style Testing Results for June 9, 2021 Joseph DeTraglia completed an extensive testing...
Iaido Training - June 2021Our Iaido students are very fortunate to be able to do traditional Batto as well as traditional Iaido. Thanks to Master Fumio Demura,...
Batto-Do Taikai 2019Batto-Do Taikai Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall School of Iaido and Batto-Do held its second in-school Batto-Do Competition this...
The Passing of Master Choji Sato - A TributeIn tribute to a great man Master Choji Sato This picture was given to me by Master Sato in one of his letters to me from Japan. He...
Batto Seminar with Master DemuraThe American Martial Arts Institute offers four separate martial arts styles: 1) American Eagle Style (empty hand martial arts) 2...
First Americanized Eagle Kendo ClassKendo for Fun! The first Americanized Eagle Kendo class was held on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Kendo is, historically, a Japanese form...
Batto-Do TaikaiBatto-Do Taikai Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall School of Iaido and Batto-Do held its first in-school Batto-Do Competition this...
Iaido Painting DayOn Sunday, June 25, students of Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall iaido came together to clean and paint a large segment of the main...
Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall Iaido SuccessorTakenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall Kyoshi Testing May 20, 2016 Although much of his physical testing took place on May 20, Renshi...