Further to my previous posts and blog articles dated; 1st December 2019 & 10th January 2020, regarding John O'Brien, who learnt Jigō Tenshin-ryū Jūjutsu (剛天 真流柔術) in the Nagasaki foreign settlement and then returned to the U.S.A.. As I mentioned previously, Jigō Tenshin-ryū Jūjutsu (剛天真流柔術),is an off-shoot of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) Here is a […]

(Also available online) is: Date: Sunday, 5th October 2025 Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Cost: £35 Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/.../ryoi-shinto-ryu.../

Some more pictures from our Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar on Sunday, 24th August 2025. Our next seminar is on Suday 5th October 2025 in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. (My thanks to David Heslington for taking the photos)

Further to my previous post of 22nd January 2024. The understanding of combative distances is an essential element that features significantly in the Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) level of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu. James Short Sensei would often speak about the longer range of projectile weapons and it seems that they were key to battlefield success during […]

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