Ryōi Shintōkai (良移心当会) is also fortunate to have a close working relationship with the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF). The USJJF is a large national organisation, covering; Modern Ju-Jitsu, Traditional Jujutsu, Sport Ju-Jitsu & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Founded in 1971 and enjoying its 50th anniversary this year. It is the oldest & also the most proactive […]
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Striking with the extended first knuckle to the kyūsho point - Ganka (雁下)
Striking with the extended first knuckle. Especially to the ribs (including under heart / pectoral) - the kyūsho point is Ganka (雁下 - below the goose) - see picture above Superficially this can affect the ribs themselves (including the pain sensitive periosteum that covers them) and the sensitive intercostal muscle between the ribs, but on […]
The origins of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) - Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流) Heihō (兵法 - war method, strategy).
Fukuno Shichirouemon Masakatsu (福野七郎右衛門正勝) studied the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流) Heihō (兵法 - war method, strategy) under Yagyū Sekishūsai Taira-no-Munetoshi (柳生石舟斎平宗厳 ) and became a ‘Tatsujin’ (達人 – master expert) of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū. As such the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū can be considered as one of the root lineages, or pillars upon which the Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) […]
The Zen Nihon Sōgō Budō Renmei (全日本総合武道 連盟) and Nihon Seibukan Dōjō (日本正武館道場) in Kyōto, Japan.
Ryōi Shintōkai (良移心当会) is fortunate to have a close working relationship with a number of esteemed bodies, including the 'Zen Nihon Sōgō Budō Renmei’ (全日本総合武道連盟 – All Japan Budō Federation), in Kyōto, Japan. The Zen Nihon Sōgō Budō Renmei (全日本総合武道 連盟) was nurtured within the Nihon Seibukan Dōjō (日本正武館道場). The Nihon Seibukan Dōjō (日本正武館道場) was […]
Ryōi Shintō-ryū Kobujutsu' (良移心当流 古武術) recognition by the 'Zen Nihon Sōgō Budō Renmei’ (全日本総合武道連盟 – All Japan Budō Federation)
Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) was initially, an early Edo period (江戸時代, 1603 - 1868) amalgamation, drawing on three separate traditions of martial arts. It is for this reason that Oshimatsu (1983) describes Ryōi Shintō-ryū as being “the fruition of general / comprehensive martial arts” (良移心当流は総合武術の結実 - “Ryōi Shintō-ryū wa sōgō bujutsu no ketsujitsu”). The three foundation […]
James Shortt Hanshi - Austria Seminar
A superb opportunity to train with the very excellent Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu teacher James Shortt Sensei (10th Dan, Hanshi) in Austria on 4th & 5th September 2021 (see link below). https://fb.me/e/3AcjNT6Ou
James Shortt Sensei is included in the book: 'The Worlds Greatest Martial Artists'
Heartfelt congratulations to James Shortt Sensei for being included in the book: 'The Worlds Greatest Martial Artists' - so very well deserved.
Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) training in 1979 / 1980
Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) training in 1979 / 1980, on a course in Sanderstead, Surrey taught by James Shortt Sensei.