Rembukan Admittance in the 70's

Draeger S. Performing Oku with Shimizu S.

Foreigners hoping to study Shindo Muso Ryu at the original Rembukan Dojo in Tokyo, Japan were interviewed by both Shimizu and Draeger Sensei.  Donn was responsible for all non-Japanese students of SMRJ. 

Below is the text that each non-Japanese had to read and sign prior to being allowed entry into the dojo.

This process was taken very seriously.  Each student had a sponsor that the teacher would communicate through. 

Author's NOTE:  My Sempai Bruce Brown's guarantor Mr. Horii and I met in April 2015 at the Tokyo Budokan.  Still active within the Jodo Division of the Kendo Renmei, Horii San and I enjoyed coming full circle after all of these years.

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