The Ichikukai Dōjō (一九会道場) is a place for training in Misogi-no-kokyu-ho (a Shinto purification through breathing practice) and Zen meditation. The Misogi practiced at the Ichikukai traces its roots to Inoue Masagane.
The dōjō was founded in 1922 by members of the Tokyo University Rowing Team along with Ogura Tetsuju, the last disciple of swordsman and calligrapher Yamaoka Tesshu. The Ichikukai has a reputation for severity. A number of well-known martial artists (esp. aikido) have trained there.
References
- P. 58-88, Practical Pursuits: Religion, Politics, and Personal Cultivation in Nineteenth-Century Japan, Janine Anderson Sawada
- John Stevens (2001-08-28). The Sword of No-Sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu. Shambhala Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8348-2829-2.
- "Interview with Koichi Tohei (3)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- Edward Burke (2012-09-28). The Swordmaster's Apprentice: or how a how a broken nose, a shaman, and a little light dusting may point the way to enlightenment. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-14-352900-2.
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