HistoryItten Dojo was founded in 1992, to provide residents of central Pennsylvania access to the finest training available in classical, Japanese martial arts.SpecialtiesItten Dojo is a private center for the practice of budo, located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. We welcome as new members those persons we believe will likely share our enthusiasm and dedication. Previous experience is not required. Two complimentary martial arts are practiced at our dojo: * Yamate Aiki-budo -- An elegant, unarmed, throwing and pinning art derived from Daito-ryu aikijujutsu. * Ono-ha Itto-ryu Kenjutsu -- Classical Japanese swordsmanship. In the same way a Japanese sword is created through the heat and pressure of a forge, a martial artist is crafted by means of the intensity and shared purpose of a dojo. Within the dojo, rank is determined solely on the basis of demonstrated performance, and expectations of women are the same as those for men of comparable size. New students -- especially those without prior martial arts experience or current participation in athletics -- are guided very carefully in their early training, so that they are able to build the requisite level of physical conditioning and basic skill without undue risk of injury or discouragement. While the necessary uniforms and equipment required for training can be obtained through the dojo, only the prospective student can provide the most important ingredients for the creation of a martial artist -- enthusiasm, dedication, a strong sense of fun and adventure, and the ability to retain forever the receptiveness of a beginner's mind.