KAIJI TOMITA
Copyright
© 2003 James Deacon
Kaiji
Tomita, a student of Mikao Usui, learned
Reiki around 1925-6, and later taught Reiki in a format consisting
of 4 levels:
Shoden (first grade)
Chuuden
(middle grade)
Okuden (inner grade)
and
Kaiden (grade of explanation).
[This
4-leval teaching format is believed to have been introduced by
the Naval Officers
Juusaburo Gyuda (also known as Ushida) and Kanichi Taketomi late
in 1925.]
Apparently, Tomita's classes for the first three levels: Shoden,
Chuuden and Okuden, each involved a 10-hour period of training
over 5 days, and Kaiden involved 15 days training (presumably
30 hours).
After Usui-Sensei's death, Tomita went on to establish the 'Tomita
Teate Ryohokai' (Tomita Hand-Healing Association).
In
1933/4 he wrote a book:
Reiki To Jinjutsu Tomita Ryu Teate Ryoho
(Reiki & Humanitarian Work - Tomita Ryu Hands Healing).
[Note:
Reiki
To Jinjutsu Tomita Ryu Teate Ryoho
was re-published in 1999.]