Katsumata Kenichi, 8th Dan Kyoshi
He is the senior instructor of the Tamiya Ryu School in Odawara and a direct student of Fukui Seiichi Sensei. In his civilian life, he serves as a Shinto priest at the Hakone Shrine.
He is credited with demonstrating the techniques of Tamiya Ryu Iaido on DVD, published by Herz Co. Ltd. In addition to presenting the kata, the DVD highlights key points of execution and their practical applications (riai). Fukui Seiichi Sensei served as the technical supervisor for the recording.
On behalf of Fukui Sensei, Katsumata Sensei became the teacher of Patrik Demuynck Sensei, thereby becoming the lead instructor for the European Tamiya Ryu community. For many years, Katsumata Sensei visited Belgium on numerous occasions to teach Tamiya Ryu to European students at seminars hosted there.