Members of the Committee responsible for the creation of the Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata/Kendo no Kata (in order from right to left): Takano Sasaburo (Ono Ha Itto Ryu/Nakanishi Ha Itto Ryu), Monna Tadashi (Hokushin Itto Ryu), Naito Takaharu (Hokushin Itto Ryu), Tsuji Shinpei (Shingyoto Ryu), and Negishi Shingoro (Shindo Munen Ryu)

Members of the Committee responsible for the creation of the Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata/Kendo no Kata (in order from right to left): Takano Sasaburo (Ono Ha Itto Ryu/Nakanishi Ha Itto Ryu), Monna Tadashi (Hokushin Itto Ryu), Naito Takaharu (Hokushin Itto Ryu), Tsuji Shinpei (Shingyoto Ryu), and Negishi Shingoro (Shindo Munen Ryu)

By Jeffrey Karinja

Jeff lives in Tokyo where he practices Kendo, Iaido, and a number of Koryu.

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