Hataya Mitsuo Yoshitoki is the current Kaicho of Zen Nihon Toyama Ryu Iaido Renmei or ZNTIR in Machida Japan. He is also Dojo Cho of the Seizankai Dojo and co-creator of the Kotetsu katana and wakizashi with Kenpaku Yasutoshi of Sagamihara. History The current Zen Nihon Toyama Ryu Iaido Renmei (ZNTIR) was created as "Toyama-Ryu Shinko kai" by Tokutomi Tasaburo and Nakamura Taizaburo who were Gunto Soho instructors at the Toyama Ryu Military Academy for the Japanese Imperial Army. Over time the "Toyama-Ryu Shinko-Kai" was renamed as Zen Nihon Toyama Ryu Iaido Renmei and practiced the 8 kata derived from Gunto Soho. Another organization the "Zen Nihon Batto Do Renmei" or ZNBDR was established at the same time in order to include other schools of Batto Do. In 2001, ZNBDR and ZNTIR separated to become two organizations. The current kaicho of ZNBDR is Zanemon Sakaida.
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