Unfortunately, cancelled due to COVID, to be rescheduled. Potential date Sunday 7th August 2022 (to be confirmed) Date: Sunday 3rd July 2022 Instructor: Peter King – Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Time: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE In person and streamed online. Cost: £35 To book:  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-july-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3k_HJIfvcFxQY1kH95eiH-6knxpP4VnhIE8P0_BGHzeuoLH3Sepv9KH5s

Further to my previous post: Shimizu Takaji Sensei demonstrating Isshin-ryū (一心流) Kusarigama-jutsu (鎖鎌術) with Kaminoda Tsunemori Sensei. I was fortunate enough to have attended Kaminoda Sensei's training in Tokyo in 1981. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG3UPd7ahLc

I have had a training version of a 'Kusarigama (鎖鎌 - chain & sickle) made. Although, this is taken from the Isshin-ryū (一心流) design, you can see that it is very similar to the Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流) design that we wear on your badge. The significance of the kusarigama in Ryōi Shintō-ryū is that it […]

I am grateful to the 'The Loneliest Sport' Facebook page for posting these quotes by previous World Welterweight and Middleweight Boxing Champion - Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989), where he discusses his preferred striking targets. I was particularly interested, because these points are also amongst the 'kyūsho' (急所 - vital points) of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 […]

In the Jigō Tenshin-ryū Mokuroku (自剛天真流目録) it states, “When grappling on the battlefield (kumiuchi), Ryōi Shintō-ryū is best,” which places the focus on essential grappling on the battlefield. The aim is to be able to separate oneself in both mind and body and execute one’s techniques freely by becoming “soft on the outside and hard […]

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar - Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K. Date: Sunday, 3rd July 2022 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 Mode: Attendance and online streaming Booking: 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-july-2022/

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) is recognised by governing bodies and organisations on four separate continents: Asia (Japan) - Zen Nihon Sōgō Budō Renmei (ZNSBR) North America - United States Jujitsu Federation (USJJF) South America - Pan-American Jujitsu Federation (PJJF) Europe - European Jujutsu Organization (EUJJF) My sincere thanks to the Executives of the EUJJO […]

The acknowledgement in Japan that schools (such as the Ryōi Shintō-ryū) that have 'died up' in Japan, still continue to exist outside of Japan, is an important recognition of the importance of such schools in maintaining those Japanese traditions. In the 'Encyclopedia of Japan' (https://doyouknowjapan.com/judo)Entry on 'Judo - Brief Overview of Judo'(Sub section): 'Judo and […]

We held another successful one-day Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar in Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K. on Sunday, 8th May 2022 We reviewed Koteshibori Mawashi (小手絞り廻し - wrist constriction rotation)  Tai Sabaki & uke waza (both soto & uchi) We worked with the: Sho Mokuroku (初目録) themes of: Katatedori (片手捕 - single-handed capture)  Ryōtedori (両手捕 - double-handed […]

Translated from the Japanese language article: 'Jikishin-ryū Jūdō ni tsuite' (直信流柔道について、- about Jikishin-ryū Jūdō) by Fujioka Masaharu (藤岡正春) Bulletin of Faculty of Education, Shimane University (Educational Science) Vol. 30, pp. 1-8, December 1996 島根大学教育学部紀要（教育科学）第30巻 1頁～8頁 平成8年12月 直信流柔遣について、 藤岡正春 https://ir.lib.shimane-u.ac.jp "With the permission of Yagyū Sekishūsai Munetoshi, Fukuno (Shichiroemon Masakatsu) founded Ryōi Shitō-ryū Wa (良移心当流和) with […]

Although, not directly concerned with Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu, it does give translations of material (previously only available in Japanese) on a number of Edo and Meiji period Jūjutsu schools. I recommend this whole series 1 - 4 to anyone wishing to gain incite into the practice of Jūjutsu during the above eras.

These are the United States Ju-jitsu Federation - Hall of Fame certificates that James Short and I were a awarded last weekend in New Jersey, USA.

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Yesterday evening, James Shortt and myself had the honour of being inducted into the the United States Jujitsu Federation’s - ‘Hall of Fame’ as a ‘Pioneers of Jujutsu’, at a ceremony in the Sheridan Hotel in Eatontown, New Jersey, USA. The USJJF is the national governing body for Jujutsu in the USA and works in […]

Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu (起倒流柔術) was derived from Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) This article was published in 'Aiki Journal' on 7th December, 2002 and written by the Editor (believed to be the late Stanley Pranin) “Sagoemon Hotta: reviver of Kito-ryu Okunojo Yoshida, whose writings I have often used as a source for this series, was of retainer of the […]

A translation from Japanese document the: Ryōi Shintō Battō Mokuroku (良移心當抜刀目録 ) from the author’s private collection “The most precious weapon of a warrior is the sword, which he cannot leave unattended. It is a treasure of the gods for many generations. The three foot sword of the Emperor Gaozu (256 BCE – 195 BCE) […]

I am very happy to be attending the 'USA Unified Martial Arts Hall of Fame' ceremony next week with James Shortt Hanshi, where we will both be inducted into the 'United States Jujitsu Federation's Hall of Fame' as 'Pioneers of Jujutsu'. I can think of no more deserving recipient than Shortt Hanshi. It is an […]

In the 'Budō no Densho' (武道の傳書 - handbook of martial arts) by Watanabe Ichirō (渡邉一郎) - a professor at the University of Tsukuba (筑波大学), he states that: "In the Shūkaroku/Tōkaroku (拾華録) it says that: “The Ryōi Shintō ryū makes use of kumiuchi (組打 - grappling), atemi (当身 - blows), tantō (短刀 - knife) techniques, etc. […]

This was in celebration of the 400th anniversary Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) We worked with the: Sho Mokuroku (初目録) techniques Katatedori (片手捕 - single-handed capture)  Ryōtedori (両手捕 - double-handed capture) Moroha (諸羽 - double wing i.e. arm) Keriage (蹴揚 - rising kick) Oikakedori (追掛捕 - following, hanging on capture)  and the:  Kō Mokuroku (後目録) techniques […]

On Sunday 6th March 2022, we held our first seminar in celebration of 400th anniversary of the founding of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術). This seminar was  in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. and transmited via video link to Manchester U.K. and Halifax in Canada. During the seminar the following grade awards were made: Sandan 3rd dan […]