Interview by Sarah Baker – January 2020 What is Shintaido Kenjutsu? Shintaido means “New Body Way,” or we could also call it a new art movement of life expression. When…
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James Cumming’s Boh
by Stephen Billias James Cumming, a longtime Shintaido practitioner from England now living in Brattleboro, Vermont, has given me his boh (six-foot staff) and has asked me to find a…
Read moreAttending European Shintaido College 2019 in Reims, France
By Mark Bannon and Connie Borden The European Shintaido College (ESC) held their fall gasshuku from Wednesday 31 October 2019 to Sunday 3 November 2019 in Reims, France. Reims is…
Read moreThe History of Taimyo for World Peace and Healing
By H.F. Ito This is my story of using Taimyo Kata for world peace and healing over the past 20 years. It is a story about friendships and collaborations, world…
Read moreGentle Shintaido
by H. F. ItoShintaido Master Instructor What is Gentle Shintaido? Since this Spring Gentle Shintaido has been the topic European Technical Committee instructors have wanted to discuss. Looking back at…
Read moreNotes on Training – Kaishoken
by Mark Bannon What is the strongest martial arts technique? Over the years, I have heard different answers depending on style, training, and teacher. Some believe a strong kick, others…
Read moreH.F. Ito’s Bay Area Summer Workshop 2019
By Derk Richardson and Connie Borden On Saturday, August 17, at Marin Academy in San Rafael, California, Master Instructor H.F. Ito led Bay Area and visiting Shintaido practitioners—12 in the…
Read moreConnecting with Celtic Spirituality
By Matt Shorten In June 2019, ten Northeast American retreatants ventured across the pond to Achill Island, a wind- tossed haven on the westernmost coast of Ireland. Led by Rev.…
Read moreA Springtime Conversation
by Nancy Billias Springtime in New England means many things. For Shintaido Northeast (SNE) it has come to mean “Springeiko” – a gasshuku to welcome the return of warmer weather…
Read moreRiding for Joe
by Roger Solomon As many of you know, in the summer of 2017, our friend Joe Zawielski was found to have a brain tumor. The Shintaido community wrapped itself around…
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