The above images are from the SMAA Europe Seminar that took place in London, England this summer. The instruction combined Hatha yoga with Nakamura Ryu and Toyama Ryu swordsmanship. The classes were lead by SMAA Senior Advisor John Evans Sensei, a seventh dan in Nakamura Ryu. Evans Sensei lived in Japan for several years, where he studied Nakamura Ryu directly from Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei, the founder of this discipline. The seminar was a great success with participants attending from the USA and Europe. This was our first, but hopefully not last, event in Europe. As the result of this fun and educational course, the SMAA signed up a large number of new members in England. Thanks to Evans Sensei and his students, who worked hard to make the SMAA Europe Seminar a fascinating and friendly event!
