KIYAMAKAI MEMBERS ONLY CLASS
with Roy Goldberg Shihan
Monthly, 3rd Wednesday. 7-9pm
PLEASE RSVP WITH SENSEI BY THE PRECEDING MONDAY
PRICE:
Kiyamakai Members: $40
Private Students: $20
Cash preferred.
Goldberg Shihan will be holding a monthly class at the Kiyamakai hombu dojo in Stamford, CT for members only. Typically held on the third Wednesday of each month. Please check with Sensei ahead of time before attending.
Space is Limited. You must RSVP with Sensei by phone or text prior to attending.
Goldberg Sensei demonstrating techniques for an article in Japan’s preeminent martial arts magazine “Hiden”
Roy Goldberg Shihan is one of the highest ranked Daito Ryu practitioners outside of Japan and the Chief Instructor of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Kiyamakai.
Goldberg Sensei receiving the Hi Ogi, the 3rd Scroll in the Daito Ryu transmission from Kiyama Shihan. — June, 2016
For over four decades, he has trained under Kiyama Hayawo Shihan, the Chief Instructor for the Kodokai branch of Daito Ryu in North America, and is Kiyama Shihan's senior student.
The Kodokai Menkyo Kaiden, Inoue Yusuke awarded Goldberg Sensei the rank of 7th dan, the official Kyoju Dairi teaching license, and the Hi Ogi no Koto, the 3rd scroll in the Kodokai tradition.
In 2017, Goldberg Shihan separated from Kodokai in Japan to form the Kiyamakai, an independent Daito Ryu organization, but maintains a close relationship with his longtime teacher Kiyama Shihan, who has recognized Roy Goldberg as the Shihan of Kiyamakai. He supervises Study Groups throughout the US and in Tokyo, traveling regularly to teach in seminars all over the world. HHe has been featured in Aikido Journal and Hiden Magazine in Japan.
To learn more about Roy Goldberg, read the interview in “Aikido Journal”
Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu is a 1,200-year-old samurai martial art. It has directly influenced the development of many popular martial arts, Shorinji Kempo, Hakko Ryu Jujutsu, Hapkido and most famously Aikido. Once a secret art, passed generation to generation through the Takeda clan, the system of Daito Ryu was revived in the late 19th century by Sokaku Takeda.
Morihei Ueshiba in front of a placard reading “Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu.” — Read More at Aikido Sangenkai
For Aikido practitioners, Daito Ryu is a link to the art of Morihei Ueshiba's teacher Sokaku Takeda. Experiencing the earlier versions of many familiar Aikido techniques will provide a new perspective on the evolution of the art and your own Aikido practice. Kodokai style Daito Ryu is not "hard Aikido" as is sometimes claimed, but rather emphasizes building structure, developing connection, and dominating kuzushi, controlling the attacker with subtle, extremely soft techniques.