Maryland Jodo
Baltimore Dojo

General Information

Maryland Jodo Baltimore Dojo History:  The group was started by Dave Pitard who trained since 1992 under Phil Relnick Sensei in Japan . Relnick Sensei trained with Shimizu Sensei in Japan in the early 1960's. After departing Japan, David lived and taught in  San Jose CA before moving to Baltimore in 2004. Classes are held at the Baltimore Aikido Dojo in Federal Hill district of Baltimore.

If interested please contact David Pitard at david@pitard.com or cell phone 443-220-1799. Only serious students please.

Class Information and Directions

Equipment and Resources:
Jodo Stick: 50 1/4  in. long, 15/16 in diameter
Recommended Readings for Koryu  (Classical Japanese Martial Arts):

• Recommended Readings on Koryu Books web site: click here.
• Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts by Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith
• Martial Arts & Ways of Japan series (3 vols.) by Donn F. Draeger: Classical Bujutsu; Classical Budo; Modern Bujutsu and Budo
• Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan series (3 vols.) edited by Diane Skoss: Koryu Bujutsu; Sword & Spirit; Keiko Shokon
• Sword and Brush: the Spirit of the Martial Arts by Dave Lowry

Recommended Readings for Jodo:

• Start with these links to articles on the web on the Maryland Jodo Society Home page.
• Jodo the Way of the Stick by Pascal Krieger is the only recommended reference for this style of Jodo. It is out of print for 3 years but an author sanctioned scanned copy is available on line at http://www.ecoledubudo.com/krieger/index.htm

Directions

Please refer to the Baltimore Aikido Website for directions