by Connie Borden
Recently a Shintaido practitioner commented to me how valuable she found knowing about global Shintaido activities. Since she practices solo or with one other person, she really liked to know of workshops, Gasshuku’s and organizational meetings so she would feel less like an island. Therefore, I am sharing a calendar of global events. Please, if you have more events contact me directly, or put them in the comments at the bottom of this article.
As you review this calendar of activities you will find International Technical and Examination Committee (ITEC) meetings, British Shintaido, French Shintaido, Global Taimyo Community (GTC), PacShin Kangeiko, and Shintaido of America meetings. Need to know how to reach groups? Here are the links:
– San Francisco Bay Area: Pacific Shintaido
– New England: Shintaido North East
– Eastern Canada: Shintaido Quebec
Europe:
– European Shintaido College
– Great Britain: British Shintaido
– France: Shintaïdo France
Calendar
21 Dec -ITEC meeting – topic ITEC day in 2026 (ZOOM)
9- 11 January 2026 – British Shintaido Kangeiko at White Cottage, Douai Abbey, Woolhampton near Reading
17 – 18 January 2026 – Pacshin Kangeiko in Rohnert Park (north of SF)
26 January 2026 – ITEC subcommittee on Shintaido (ZOOM)
28 January 2026 – ITEC subcommittee on Kenjutsu (ZOOM)
30 January – 1 February 2026 – SNE Kangeiko (Massachusetts, USA)
20 February – 22 February 2026 – Kangeiko in France at Les Sables d’Olonne at the sport Ocean Institute
22 February 2026 – meeting of ESC and SOA on international funding and joint ventures
22 March 2026 – ITEC meeting (ZOOM)
10 -12 April 2026 – British Shintaido Daienshu at Worth School
26 April 2026 – Global Taimyo (ZOOM)
14- 17 May 2026 – French National Gasshuku at Limoges
20 – 25 July 2026 – Kenjutsu workshop – France
20 September 2026 – Global Taimyo (ZOOM)