California Trainin'

Cali here we come!

On Friday, June 26th, Tomoko and I will make our way to Los Angeles and join my close friend and Buyu, Shidoshi Michael Govier (SGTI Dojo LA), as host for a two-day Makko Ho and Taijutsu seminar. This is a rare trip for us to teach in the beautiful state of California.

Makko Ho is like the flipside of training, where we can learn to use our Taijutsu to help heal ourselves and others. It's a remarkable method, complex in its simplicity, much like Taijutsu. Hatsumi sensei even studied Makko Ho at one point and the Bujinkan knows its basic movements as the Ryutai Undo. 

Tomoko is one of only two licensed Makko Ho instructors here in the United States, and on Friday evening she'll take everyone through this esoteric Japanese stretching art, including the Hodo Taiso - partner bodywork that teaches practitioners to use positioning and alignment for healing purposes. Check out the interview I did with her: To Look Straight Forward.

Then on Saturday, June 27th, I'll engage everyone with my perspective on Taijutsu and conflict ethics, specifically the "protector ethic." We'll be in two separate, but close, locations: a city park and the same studio from the night before - the outdoor/indoor difference should be highly informative. We'll be covering unarmed movement, specifically how to make tactics and techniques "viable," or capable of sustaining and protecting life, and any and all weapons available and the overlapping universality of their use. 

Makko Ho Workshop with Tomoko Morganelli

Friday, June 26th
8:00-10:00pm

Location:
DanceGarden LA in Atwater Village
3191 Casitas Ave, Suite 112
Los Angeles, CA 90039
DanceGardenLA.com
A large, free parking lot is available


Taijutsu Workshop with James Morganelli

Saturday, June 27th
12:00-6:00pm

2 Locations:

Part I: 12-3pm 
Griffith Park
4730 Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
laparks.org/GriffithPark
Merry-Go-Round parking lot 
Training will be behind the tennis courts 

Part II: 3-6pm
DanceGarden LA in Atwater Village
3191 Casitas Ave, Suite 112, 
Los Angeles, 90039

Cost: 
$25 for Tomoko's Workshop  
$60 for James' Workshop


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Questions? Contact Shidoshi Govier at: 
mike@sgtidojo.org 

We look forward to meeting new folks and sharing some great training!

Tomoko and James