Meik Skoss

Description

American practitioner and teacher of classical Japanese martial arts, in Japan from 1973; member of Shinto Muso-ryu, Toda-ha Buko-ryu, Tendo-ryu and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, and a student of Sawada Hanae in Tendo-ryu from 1976.

Teachers (2)

  • Sawada Hanae
    swordsTendō-ryū Probable
    Probable
    The book’s contributor note, edited by his wife Diane Skoss; one side.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1976)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    The book’s contributor note, edited by his wife Diane Skoss; one side.
    “Meik Skoss has been her student in Tendo-ryu since 1976.”
    — Skoss, Meik; Sawada, Hanae; Bird, Marci. (1997). The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japaninfo
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “After moving to Tokyo in 1976, Skoss started studying Shinto Muso-ryu jo under Shimizu Takaji, Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu with Muto Mitsu, and Tendo-ryu naginatajutsu under Sawada Hanae.”
    — Meik Skoss | Koryu.comlinkinfo
  • Shimizu Takaji
    swordsShindō Musō-ryū Probable
    Probable
    His own account (Koryu Books author page); one side.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1976)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    His own account (Koryu Books author page); one side.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “After moving to Tokyo in 1976, Skoss started studying Shinto Muso-ryu jo under Shimizu Takaji, Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu with Muto Mitsu, and Tendo-ryu naginatajutsu under Sawada Hanae.”
    — Meik Skoss | Koryu.comlinkinfo

Lineage

Sources

“Meik Skoss has lived and trained in Japan since 1973 and is a member of the Shinto Muso-ryu, Toda-ha Buko-ryu, Tendo-ryu, and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu.”
— Skoss, Meik. (1997). Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jujutsu. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japaninfo
“Meik Skoss has been her student in Tendo-ryu since 1976.”
— Skoss, Meik; Sawada, Hanae; Bird, Marci. (1997). The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japaninfo

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Meik Skoss. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6BGZPMBX9JKHHVGBVHXZDDY - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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