(Continuing on from our December 2022 - Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent, U.K.) Morote Dori (諸手取) - Dai-ni (第二) Uke grips Tori's right wrist with both hands (Morote Dori), Immediately strike the forehead (Uto 烏兎, or Seidon 正骨)with the heel of the hand, after the initial grip. Continue by side-stepping around […]

It is well established that one of the foundations of Kōdōkan Jūdō (講道館 柔道) was Kitō-ryū Jūjutsu (起倒流柔術), which in turn was derived from Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術). So, it was interesting to see that the (rather obsure) Jūdō technique 'Obi-tori-gaeshi' (帯取返 - belt catch reversal), is the same as the first technique from […]

Morote Dori (諸手取)- Dai-ichi (第一) Uke grips Tori's right wrist with both hands (Morote Dori). Immediately grip his right wrist with your left hand and rotate your trapped wrist in a clockwise direction. Aid this movement by pushing his wrist with your gripping hand.This will bring the back of his left hand into a position […]

On this seminar, we worked with the techniques included in James Shortt Sensei’s 1979 book - ‘Beginning JiuJitsu Ryoi Shinto Style’. As with many Japanese language Jūjutsu books, the applications are not obvious from the illustrations. So, we examined; the principles, small points of anatomy, body movement, balance, distance, angles, pivots and rhythm within those […]

I found this article on a Japanese website (translated by Google): 'Kito Ryubo no Te secret book ①' (no author name give) "I found 28 moves in the mokuroku of Kito-ryu, one of the schools of Aichi Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property "Bo no Te", which was taught to Kiyoichi Shibata in 1910. However, the […]

Sugata Sanshirō, (aka Jūdō Saga) is the fictionalised story (written by the Tsuneo Tomita, the son of prominent Kōdōkan jūdōka Tsunejirō Tomita), but based on the 1886, matches between Kōdōkan Judo and the older Jūjutsu schools. The character 'Hansuke Murai' (who is a teacher of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu 良移心当流 柔術) was said to be based on […]

The ‘Nihon no Budō Jūjutsu Jūnō Seigō no Dō’ (日本の武道 柔術 柔能制剛の道 ) by Oshimatsu (1983) describes Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流), 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). The 'Bugei Ryūha Daijiten' by Watatani and Yamada (1978) records the Kitō-ryū (起倒流), (which is derived from Ryōi Shintō-ryū […]

Details as below: About this event7 hoursMobile eTicketBy popular demand, it gives me great pleasure to announce the Nihon Jujutsu Kobudo Renmei Spring Seminar, to be held on Saturday 18th March 2023 . Following on from this years, successful and very positively received autumn seminar where we brought together practitioners from all around the UK, […]

(Also available online) Date: Sunday, 4th December 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 Stripe payment / registration: 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-december-2022/

From the 'Dictionary of Mibu terms (No. 9). (壬生用語辞典（第９回） "It is said that the influence of the Western-style military system can be seen in the Shinsengumi. (It seems that there were many cases where he also served as an outside investigator), and the head inspector was the head inspector. By the way, Shinohara Tainoshin joined […]

Further to my post of 22nd November 2019 regarding late Edo period Jūjutsu matches detailed in the article: ‘Emergence of Jujutsu match and it's fact in the end of the Tokugawa period:Analysis of, Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū's record "Taryu Shiai Seimei Hikae”’ (幕末における柔術試合の台頭とその実態天神真楊流. 磯道場 (他流試合性名控)を手がかりに) by Nakajima Tetsuya (中噶哲也), Ibaraki University (2017) Summary "Purpose of this study […]

Shinohara Yasunoshin was a historical figure. He was a teacher of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu, and both a member of and the Jūjutsu instructor to the infamous Shinsengumi (late Edo period Shogunate militia). The below is a fictional (and possibly unflasttering) depiction of him, but interesting for it's mention of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu: From the Manga (comic […]

Further to my previous post regarding the teachining of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu in the historical Kurume Domain. I found this additional reference to Mori Hachiroemon in an article entitled: 'The Sprit of Budō Training in Kurume-Han. (久留米藩の尚武の気風背景と由来) - Background and Source' by Ōtsubo (大坪) Hisai - (1997)  Published by the Library of the National Institute […]

From the Japanese language article: 'Some Considerations on Regional Analysis by Birthplace of All Japan Judo Championships Competitors- Background for promotion of Judo' By Kanedaichi Yoshimi (accepted June 30, 1980) 全日本柔道選手権大会出場者の出生 別地域的分析に関する若干の考察 -柔道振興の背景として- 金田一芳美* (1980年6月30日受理) Under the heading of Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心頭流) "Faculty of Education, Iwate University (岩手大学教育学部) Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心頭流) was introduced in the […]

Kusarigama-jutsu (鎖鎌術 sickle & chain techniques) at the 7th August 2022, Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心当流 柔術) seminar in Kemsing, Kent. My thanks to Monika Mansell for the photos.

We began with Tai sabaki (体捌き- body moving / handling) using Uchi uke (内受け - inward parry) and then Soto uchi (外受け - outward parry) against Jodan tsuki (上段突き - upper level thrust) Against Katate-dori (片手 取り - single handed grab / capture), we practiced Tenuki (手抜キ hand extract / pull out) using Tai-sabaki and […]

I will be teaching Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu (良移心当流 柔術) at the - Kanō-ryū Nihon Jūjutsu (嘉納流日本柔術) Taikai (大会) in Madrid, Spain on 1st & 2nd October 2022. - Peter King Unfortunately, due to the proximity to the Noguchi Sensei U.K. Taikai 2022, I have had to cancel my attendance at the Kano Ryu Taikai in […]

The Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu transmission document - 'Shinto Yawara Hisho' (心當和秘書) states that: "At the moment you face the enemy, our intention’s movement come naturally. Earth (Chi) calm Yin and heaven movement Yang. The movement is the Yang’s principle manifestation and represents the heaven (Ten). The technique’s form creation follows the same logical principle as […]

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar Date: Sunday, 7th August 2022 Instructor: Peter King - Shihan (師範), Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Cost: £35 Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE To book, go to 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-august-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3RBpZCuWkFPde0f968hLGGxnNBszWAfBq20E9RmlG3_AP08vFmckB8usw

Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar - Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K. Date: Sunday, 7th August 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