The Jigō Tenshin-ryū (自剛天真流) is a school that was derived from the Ryoi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) in the 19th century. I was looking at the Jigō Tenshin-ryū entry in Web Hiden's (Japanese language) Dōjō directory. I noticed similarities in content to, the Ryoi Shintō-ryū that I had learnt from my teacher James Shortt Sensei, so I […]

Saturday 13th April 2024, I was teaching Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) on the Nippon Jūjutsu Kobudō Renmei (日本柔術古武道連盟) Spring Seminar in Oldham, Greater Manchester, U.K. As with previous events this was a mix of Koryū (古流) and Gendai (現代) styles. Once again, it was a pleasure to work with my friends and fellow instructors, Kirby […]

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) Seminar - Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K.(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 28th April 2024 Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Cost: £35 Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-%e8%89%af%e7%a7%bb%e5%bf%83%e5%bd%93%e6%b5%81-%e6%9f%94%e8%a1%93-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-28th-april-2024-copy/Booking link:

Continuing with the Ryōi Shintō-ryū tradition and further to my post of 6th March 2024, regarding my qualifications and appointments to the 'United States Taiho Jutsu / Police Defensive Tactics Instructors (ITJ-PDTI)' and the 'Police Tactics Instructors of America (PTIOA)'. I am now also honoured to be appointed as a member of 'International Taiho Jutsu / […]

Kappō (活法 resuscitation) is an integral part of traditional Jūjutsu and is complementary to its opposite Sappō (殺法 killing technique). One is to raise the person up and the other is to knock them down. Together they are often referred to asSakkatsu-hō (殺活法 killing and living method). Within Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術), they are […]