by Stephen Billias As an aging Shintaido practitioner, I find the meditative aspects of Shintaido: Taimyo, Ten-Position Meditation, Diamond Eight, Kenkain Hoko (Flower Walking) appeal to my body more than…
Read moreOctober Kenjutsu Workshop 2025
by Connie Borden and Sarah Baker Sixteen people attended a six-Keiko workshop on Kenjutsu with guest instructor Pierre Quettier, 5th Dan Kenjutsu and Shintaido General Instructor. Assisting him were Shintaido…
Read moreListen to the Presentation on the Value of Touch
by David Palmer, Shintaido of America Board member We are inviting interested members of SOA and the general public to listen to David Palmer speaking on the Value of Touch…
Read moreHighlights from 2025 July Taimyo week – The Space of Love: Aikukan
by Connie Borden Taimyo practitioners from around the globe gathered via ZOOM from 20 to 26 of July 2025. The week began on Sunday 20 July with Masashi Minagawa, Doshu…
Read moreHiroshima Commemoration Project
by Matt Shorten The founders of Shintaido realized the world needed new approaches to conflict resolution, as they acknowledged many of the old ways were no longer useful. On August…
Read moreWeekend in San Francisco Bay Area to honor HF Ito
by Connie Borden Shintaido of America arranged for two Keiko to celebrate H.F. Ito on the weekend of 17 & 18 May 2025. Nicole Beauvois, who lives in France, was…
Read moreA Virtual Global Taimyo Community Gathering: The Space of Love Aikukan 愛空間
July 20-26, 2025 by Tomi Nagai-Rothe Peace practitioners from around the globe will gather for a week of virtual shared practice and community dialogue about how the Space of Love…
Read moreBecome a Shintaido of America member!
Greetings from the board of Shintaido of America! It is time to renew your membership. Moving forward in our world, which is filled with chaos, there is an urgent need…
Read moreLet’s meet at Ten in Montague
By Mark Bannon The announcement for the Shintaido Northeast Kangeiko 2025 went out in January. Kangeiko means cold-weather practice and is a time to come together for keiko. This year’s…
Read moreThe Global Taimyo Community + Shintaido of America
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe We are sharing good news about the Global Taimyo Community (GTC) coming to Shintaido of America (SoA) this month. GTC brings the practice of Taimyo kata as…
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