From 'Self-Defence: The Essential Handbook" by James Shortt (1984). Based on the principles and techniques of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術). 1) A right major move: having moved to your left, bring your right hand up to grip your attacker between the top of his elbow and his shoulder. (Preferably, your left hand should be […]

My sincere thanks to Kodō Butoku Renmei Kaichō - Stephen Grayston Meijin, his your family and others who helped organise the event, to my fellow teaches, the excellent participants and to everyone else who helped to create a memorable event. Additional thanks to David Parker for acting as my 'Uke' and assistant during the seminat […]

Date: Sunday, 11th October 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-11th-october-2026/

Date: Sunday, 11th October 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-11th-october-2026/

I will be teaching Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu [良移心当流柔術] at the Kodōsai [古道祭] International Budō Course & Cultural Event on Friday 2nd October - Saturday 3rd October 2026 at: Best Western Hotel, Purfleet, United Kingdom, RM19 1YN For further details, see: https://www.facebook.com/kodosaiseminar

Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Cost: £35 Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE. Booking link:https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-23rd-august-2026/

Date: Sunday, 23rd August 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-23rd-august-2026/

Various kyūsho (急所) / kinketsu (禁欠) charts ready for Sunday's Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent.

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) Seminar Date: Sunday, 19th July 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-19th-july-2026/

5 years ago, but I remain honoured and very grateful to Mr Bruce Bethers - (President of the USJJF) for my nomination and then later induction into the 'USA Unified Martial Arts Hall of Fame', as a 'Pinoneer of Jujutsu'. The 2022 ceremony in New Jersey was a fantastic event, with lots of great people […]

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu 良移心当流柔術 Seminar(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 19th July 2026Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Cost: £35 Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-19th-july-2026/

Remastered photos of (the late) James Shortt Sensei and uke Mike Nelson demonstrating, Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) at the 1985 Anjinkai Festival in London for the then Crown Prince and now Japanese Emperor Naruhito (今上天皇 徳仁).

Remastered photos of me (and uke Mike Nelson) demonstrating Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū Jūjutsu (天神真楊流 柔術) at the 1985 Anjinkai Festival in London for the then Crown Prince and now Japanese Emperor Naruhito (今上天皇 徳仁). In 1983, I was fortunate to. recieve Shoden (初傳) in Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū Jūjutsu (天神真楊流 柔術) from Kubota Toshihiro Sensei (久保田敏弘 先生) - […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in last Sunday's - Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. and online. We practiced techniques from the Sho Mokuroku (初目録 primary list) Toriai Shikkō (捕合執行 execution of meeting & capture). Great partticipants (as always), so we were able to cover a number techniques and strategies in […]

Date: Sunday, 7th June 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-7th-june-2026-copy/

Recently, I have been working on collating the various Kyūsho (急所 vital points) / Kinketsu (禁穴 prohibited points) charts that I received from my teacher - (the late) Shortt Sensei. There are different charts for larger and longer range striking (ate waza) areas and much closer smaller target areas. There are charts for larger areas […]

From the book; 'Hakkei no hiden to gokui' 発勁の秘伝と極意(The secrets and essence of explosive power)by Kasao Kyōji & Tairakami Nobuyuki (1997) 本體HontaiThe Original Body Within the principles governing rest before action. If one separates oneself solely into form, the opponent’s ki cannot be correctly obtained. If one does not know one’s own principle, the opponent’s […]

Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu (起倒流柔術) is derived from Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術), so I thought that this Japanese language article might be of interest. From the 'Nihon Kobudō Sōran' (日本古武道総覧)“Compendium of Japanese Classical Martial Arts” (1989). Yurai — OriginsRegarding the origins of Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu, there are three theories: It is said that the school originated through […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 7th June 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-7th-june-2026-copy/

Jikishin-ryū Jūdō (the earliest use of the term Jūdō and before the Kodōkan) is derived from Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu, which in turn was derived from Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu. From the book 'Nihon no Budō - Jūjutsu' 直信流柔道 Jikishin-ryū Jūdō "In Ansei 3 (1856), Terada Sukesada of Bitchū Matsuyama founded this ryūha, and from that time it […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 7th June 2026 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. Booking link: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/product/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-one-day-seminar-online-streaming-7th-june-2026-copy/