by Eva Thaddeus In the Northeast, our coldest cold spell this winter came in February. It was down to zero where I live just north of NYC, and windy as…
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Pacific Shintaido Kangeiko 2023
By Derk Richardson It had been three years since Pacific Shintaido was able to host its annual Kangeiko gathering in person. But, after two years of surprisingly successful virtual workshops,…
Read moreReflections on Sai-Zan. âBreaking through mountainsâ â Kokyu when retreating
By âNext Stepsâ Connie* I wrote a recent article on grief, death and loss; I now have some reflections on the benefit of practicing Taimyo Part I â specifically the…
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by Robert Gaston About the authorMany of you may have been fortunate to have had a chance to do keiko with Robert Gaston. He is a Senior Instructor of Shintaido…
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by Heather KuhnHeather Kuhn has practiced Shintaido for 23 years with the Shintaido North East (SNE) group. Also, she is a somatic psychotherapist who provides individual therapy focused on early…
Read moreAn interview of Master MINAGAWA
Master Minagawa answers to questions prepared by Jean-Louis de Gandt for a conference held during the yearly Kangeiko of Ile-de-France Shintaido at Fort Mahon on January 25, 2020. Shintaido has many disciplines,…
Read moreComing under one roof â Gasshuku in Quebec City, Canada
September 2022 by Connie Borden From 16 September to 18 September 2022, fourteen of us gathered in Quebec City, Canada for a Gasshuku. Now that it has ended, we have…
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by Connie Borden, 9 March 2022 en français ci-dessous / 仄äžæ„æŹèȘ㧠IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and…
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by Tomi Nagai-Rothe en français ci-dessous / 仄äžæ„æŹèȘ㧠IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and many others in…
Read more“Connections in Nature” – Shintaido of America Bojutsu Workshop (July 2022)
by Connie Borden Rob Gaston, Senior Instructor, ranked Sandan in Shintaido bojutsu had an inspiration to hold a Shintaido of America boh workshop in 2022. Post COVID, it would be…
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