A great two-day Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) course in Kemsing, Kent last weekend and a great group of people training (both in person and via online streaming of the course).

This course also represented a celebration of my 45 years in Ryōi Shintō-ryū.

We covered the Kihon waza (基本技) techniques:

Kamae (構)(Shizentai  自然体, Jigotai 自護体 )

Tai Sabaki  (体捌き)

Uke waza (受け技)

Ate waza (当て技)

Shime waza (締め技)

Then the Sho Mokuroku (初目録) techniques of 

Katatedori (片手捕) 

Ryōtedori (両手捕) 

Koshiguruma (腰車) 

Ōguruma (大車) 

Moroha (諸羽) 

Keriage (蹴揚) 

Eritedori (襟手捕) 

Also the Kō Mokuroku (後目録) techniques of:

Koteshibori Karame Hikitate (小手絞り搦め引立) 

Koteshibori Mawashi  (小手絞り廻し)

As Ryōi Shintō-ryū has been described as a: "Sōgō-bujutsu no ketsujitsu“ (良移心当流は総合武術の結実 - a comprehensive martial art of achieving success) we also worked with the some of the following weapons and approaches used in the system:

Rokushakubō-jutsu (六尺棒術)

Sanshakubō-jutsu (三尺棒術) / Hanbōjutsu (半棒術)

Kenjutsu (剣術)

Tantōjutsu (短刀術)

Many thanks to Steve Rodgers and Kieran Smith for organising and to everyone else who helped, and attended either in person, or by video link. 

As always, my sincere gratitude goes out to my teacher James Shortt for preserving and teaching Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu and without whom, this seminar wouldn’t have been possible.

Our next session will be at a one-day course will be Saturday 13th November 2021 at Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE- all welcome.