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 […]

Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) Date: Sunday, 24th March 2024 Time: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE Booking link: 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-24th-march-2024/?fbclid=IwAR2lp8X3nsQ6uOxx72jRWaqeCNFRhs1Jj53vPCLE14L-C9WJsxGCzmFBJJk

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu has been connected with Police arresting techniques - Toritejutsu (捕手術) and Taiho-jutsu (逮捕術) since the early Edo period. Examples of this are: “His (Ryōi Shintō-ryū founder - Fukuno Shichirroemon) association with Chin Gempin appears to have marked the introduction of ’Torite no jutsu' (捕手の術 - capturing hand art) and also the three […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 18th February 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 Booking link: 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-february-2024/

The introduction is the beginning of things (foreword), and the scrolls of the Edo period were written by people, not printed. The content of the tradition states that harmony (juu) is always the way to victory by switching between the two, yin and yang, depending on the situation at the time. The spirit of the […]

My congratulations to Caroline Richmond, who was promoted to Shodan (初段 1st Dan) and Okuiri (奧入 - entry to the inner part) in Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) on 13th January 2024.

Date: Saturday, 13th April 2024 Instructors: Venue: Samurai Ju Jitsu Academy - Unit 20, Stockfield Road, Oldham, United Kingdom OL9 9EW Times: 7 hrs (details to follow) Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/njjkr-spring-jujutsu-kobudo-seminar-tickets-805747782307?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR3a9oonzEARzpZVEUPrpxKcOPDE_xX2-GAv1G7f7F6rXlfW8FCyhvvt-9U

My thanks to Eric Shahan for posting this item (on Facebook) and to Dr Karl Friday for sharing his historical insights in the comments.Students are often uninterested in the disengaged distance of projectiles, but these figures suggest that approximately three quarters of battlefield deaths occured at the distance.With the Seige of Osaka being in 1615 […]

I have been working on the Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) technical programme in preparation for our next seminar on 13th January 2024. The programme follows the traditional content and levels, and provides a clear picture of the technical scope and progression within Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu. The picture below shows part of that work. Seminar […]

(Also available online) Date: Saturday, 13th January 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 Booking link: 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-january-2024/

My congratulations to the following, who were graded in Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流柔術) on 10th September 2023 and awarded their Ryōi Shintōkai (良移心当会) menjo: Darren Cherry Nidan (2nd dan 弍段)David Parker (2nd dan 弍段)Steven Rodges Nidan (2nd dan 弍段)Monika Mansell - Shodan (1st dan 初段) These grades have been recognised by the 'Zen Nihon Sōgō […]

Part 2 of the little-known aspect of martial arts: Kyusho.Discover these points and zones, and how to apply them effectively and precisely. With Peter King: Topics covered during the course: The anatomical locations and landmarks of the different KyūshoThe scientific mechanisms by which they workThe combinations necessary to obtain an optimal effectThe medical effects and […]

Oshimatsu (1983), describes Ryōi Shintō-ryū as a being a "Sōgō-bujutsu no ketsujitsu“ (良移心当流は総合武術の結実 - a comprehensive martial art of achieving success). Ryōi Shintō-ryū truly is Sōgō-bujutsu (comprehensive martial art). It begins with 'Kenpō' (拳法), then progresses to 'Toriai Shikkō' (捕合執行 - restraining /capturing), then 'Kumiuchi' (組討 - grappling) and finally Sakkatsu-hō' (殺活法 - killing & […]

I am saddened to inform our Ryōi Shintō-ryū family that early practitioner of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu practitioner - Robin Stilllman, passed away (aged 87) last month. I remember Robin starting training (some time around about 1978) and he had remained a true friend since that time. Robin personified all of the finest qualities of a […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 29th October 2023 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-%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-october-2023/

Our latest Ryōi Shintō-ryū seminar was held in Kemsing in Kent on Sunday, 10th September 2023 and shared online with our Canadian Shibu Dōjō (支部道場). We worked through the following: Kyūsho (急所) points and the Kenpō (拳法) / Ate no hō (当ノ法) methods that make these attacks against Kyūsho targets possible. We worked on applications […]

During this first French 'Kyūsho-jutsu' (急所術 vital points) seminar, we started with an introduction to the subject of Kyūsho-jutsu and then worked with the vital points  We examined the We looked at the: Methods, directions and amplitude of striking and applying pressure to these points in This training was supported by an accompanying powerpoint presentation […]