Who We Are?
Jōdō Keiko Kai of Delaware
Instructor: Is a Menkyo-level licenced instructor in Shindō Musō‑ryū Jōdo residing in northern Delaware
Affiliation: With the Beikoku Rembukan Dojo, headed by Rick Polland Sensei, Menkyo Kaiden in Shindō Musō‑ryū
Lineage: This lineage traces back to Ōsato Kōhei Sensei (大里幸平), head of the Nihon Jōdō Kai, a senior Japanese instructor who studied directly under both Shimizu Takaji and Kaminoda Tsunemori, receiving full transmission of Shindō Musō-ryū.
Rick Polland Sensei received direct transmission and formal authorization in the art through the issuing of Menkyo Kaiden within this lineage, reflecting a traditional Menkyo-based approach to instruction.
Kamado Shrine dedicated to Muso Gonosuke
Dazaifu, Fukuoka Japan