I'm looking into a local dojo that used to be part of Nippon-Kan (their head instructor is a Hombu person now), and one of their regular instructors got his black belt from Nippon-Kan. I've been looking around the internet for information on Nippon-Kan aikido and what distinguishes it from other styles, but I've found very little. Can anyone shed some light on this?
YOur talking about the Nippon-Kan with its HQ in Denver headed by Gaku Homma Sensei? If so then I cant tell you anything about the level of his deshi especially if they have been training in other styles. You should check out the main website http://www.nippon-kan.org/new/whats_new.html for info on him. Basically he was a deshi in Iwama during Osensei's final years and then became a deshi to Morhiro Saito after O'sensei entrusted Saito to carry on looking after the Iwama dojo and shrine. I would say that Iwama is his main background but he has defiantly developed his own way. Only one way to know what you think... get on the mat or watch a class
I'm definitely going to get out on the mat with the guy; I just wanted to try and get a feel for what Nippon-Kan is. Thanks for the info.
