James Shortt Shihan began training in Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu with his father Peter Shortt Sensei (who had been a student of Takeda Tatsu Shihan - 武田 辰師範) on 14th November 1959. He later trained with Komito Kaizō Shihan (小見戸戒三師範) and received Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝 - full licence). In acknowledgement of those 60 years of training, […]