Becoming shindo muso ryu
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Articles carried in the wartime magazine, Shin Budō, give us insight into Shimizu’s emerging art of jōdō. Following the glossy pictorial treatment of Shimizu Takaji and Shindō...
“An umbrella can be used to stab an enemy, defeating them with a single blow. A broom handle, bamboo pole or whatever is at hand can be used to punish a thug. When I went...
The Old Secrets of Shindō Musō Ryū
The koryū martial arts of Japan–arts that were established prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868– seem to be surrounded with mystery,...
This video shows a practice I call “the sticking game.” It is designed to give the jo player experience in “feeling” what the sword is doing. We use kuritsuke,...
It would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of Shimizu Takaji Sensei in popularizing Shindo Muso ryu. The essence of his story is that he receives Menkyo kaiden in...
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Cut a video with Darin Cox (uchidachi) of the Portland group showing the first five kata of our kenjutsu. This is the style of shidachi that Kaminoda Sensei...