Our Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar on 12th March 2023 was tinged with sadness following the tragic loss of James Shortt Sensei, however we trained with the sincere desire to honour his legacy.

We revised:

• Ushiro hadaka jime (後裸絞 rear naked chokehold) (一カ条 ichi-kajō – 1 item)
• Kata mune dori (片胸捕 one hand lapel grip) (二カ条 ni-kajō – 2 items)
• Chudan tsuki (中段 突 mid level punch) (一カ条 ichi-kajō – 1 item)
• Yokomen uchi (横面 打 front head strike (一カ条 ichi-kajō – 1 item)
• Ushiro ryo kata-dori 後両肩取り - rear shoulder grab (一カ条 ichi-kajō – 1 item)
• Ushiro Kakae-dori 後抱取- rear bear hug (受けの上 Ude no ue. - above the arms) (一カ条 Ikajō – 1 item)

Then we practiced:

• Sutemi-waza (捨て身技) (一カ条 ichi-kajō – 1 item)
• Mutodori - 無刀捕 against Kodachi 小太刀 (三カ条 San-kajō – 2 items)

Great work from everyone. My sincere thanks to everyone who attended, both in person and online.

Our next seminar will be in April 2023 (date to be advised)

(My thanks to Monika Mansell for the excellent photos)