Dates: 20th - 22nd February 2026Times: Friday 17.00-20.00 Saturday: 10.00-12.00, Lunch 13.30-16.00 Sunday: 10.00-12.00, Lunch 13.30-16.00 Price: 50€ Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Venue: Fysio Sakura Sitratori 3, 3 krs. 00420 Helsinki. Organiser: Erick EllisonFor further details (in Finnish) please visit: https://www.fysiosakura.fi/budoTo book / enroll: info@fysiosakura.fi

The technique in both illustrations is Obi Biki (帯引 - sash pull) from Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術). There are two Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsuka in the picture of the Police Shihan group. The famous Nakamura Hansuke (中村 半助) is seated 6th from the left in the 2nd row and Uehara Shōgo (上原庄吾) is sitting cross legged […]

Dates: 20th - 22nd February 2026 Times: Friday 17.00-20.00 Saturday: 10.00-12.00, Lunch 13.30-16.00 Sunday: 10.00-12.00, Lunch 13.30-16.00 Price: 150€ Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) & 10th (十段), Hanshi (範士) - (ZNSBR) Venue: Fysio Sakura Sitratori 3, 3 krs. 00420 Helsinki. Organiser: Erick Ellison For further details (in Finnish) please visit: https://www.fysiosakura.fi/budo To book / […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 16th November 2025 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-16th-november-2025/

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術)'Sho Mokuroku' (初目録 - primary catalogue / syllabus) licences awarded to our members from the the 'Ryōi Shintōkai Halifax Shibu Dōjō' (良移心当会 ハリファックス 支部 道場) in Nova Scotia, Canada. Congratulations and thank you for your work in promoting Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu in Canada. My thanks to Stephen Grayston (Shindō Shodō Kai […]

I am very grateful to Ishii Hideharu Sensei, Kaichō of the 'Nihon Budō Kokusai Renmei' (日本武道国際連盟 - Japan Budō International Federation) for the awards of Jūdan (十段 10th Dan) rank and Dai Shihan (大師範 - senior master teacher) title in Jūjutsu (柔術). This is a testament to the 403 year old tradition of Ryōi Shintō-ryū […]

A few pictures from last weekend's Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. My thanks to everyone who attended for your enthusiasm and hard work. More to follow. Our next seminar will be on Sunday, 16th November 2025. (My thanks to David Heslington for taking these photos.)

Copies of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) Sho Mokuroku (初目録 - primary catalogue of techniques) document to be presented to Sho Mokuroku holders at tomorrow's seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K.

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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Japanese calligraphy - Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) Sho Mokuroku (初目録 - primary catalogue / syllabus) certificates being presented to: at yesterday's Ryōi Shintō-ryū seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. Congratulations to you all on your your acheivement of this level. (Thank you to David Sumner for the photos)

Attendance certificates prepared for tomorrows Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K.

Sho Mokuroku (初目録 - primary catalogue / syllabus) certificates ready for presentation at this Sunday's Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K. For further details see: https://www.ryoishintokai.com/2025/08/01/ryoi-shinto-ryu-jujutsu-seminar-24th-august-2025/

From: Martial Arts Studies 10-2 'The "Ju" of Early Modern Jujutsu - Its Development and Transformation' by Yoshiaki Todo (Saitama University) 武 道学研究 10-2近世柔術の「柔」その展開と変質藤堂良明（埼玉大学） (二）良移心当和の「和」 (2) Ryōi Shintōwa no "Wa"柳生新陰流から柔術部門を独立させたものに、福野正勝の良移心当和、茨木専斎の起倒流乱がある。 Yagyū Shinkage-ryū (柳生新陰流, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū) from which the jūjutsu division became independent, produced Fukuno Masakatsu (福野正勝, Fukuno Masakatsu)’s Ryōi Shintōwa (良移心当和, Ryōi Shintōwa), and Ibaraki […]

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar - Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K. (Also available online) Date: Sunday, 24th August 2025 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-24th-august-2025-copy/

Presenting some of the - Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu(良移心当流 柔術) Kyū (級) certificates (Shōmei-sho 証明書) to students at the Ryōi Shintōkai Sidcup Shibu Dōjō (良移心当会シドカップ支部道場) on Sunday 27th July 2025. (My thanks to Amy Douglas for the photos.)

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu(良移心当流 柔術)Kyū (級) certificates (Shōmei-sho 証明書)ready for presentation to graded students at the Ryōi Shintōkai Sidcup Shibu Dōjō(良移心当会シドカップ支部道場) on Sunday.