Shintaido of America

By Connie Borden, Shintaido of America President As a year ends, it is often time to reflect on what has been accomplished. Here are some highlights from Shintaido of America…

by Nicole Beauvois I arrived on 3 October, 2024 to prepare for the ceremony with our hosts Mr. and Mrs. Yamazaki who are long-time friends of Fugaku and own the…

by Michael Thompson As I wind down my 50+ year Shintaido career, I’m starting to look back on all that as happened during that time. When I had come back…

by Robert Gaston Dokan 2024 International gasshuku, in a significant way, started for us at different times. For the organizing team and Director of Instruction it began several years ago…

by T. Nagai-Rothe PART 1: Shintaido “Software” When I began practicing Shintaido in 1988 in San Francisco, there were many teachers and students. Most everyone was young-ish and physically strong.…

by Pamela Olton One day this spring, I was wandering around the desktop of my Mac, clearing out old files, trashing grade documents from classes I will never teach again.…

by Sally Gaston When Connie asked if I would be willing to write a “Body Dialogue” article about my experiences in practicing Shintaido these last few years and my decision…

Interviewed by Jim Sterling Please tell us a little about your personal life. I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1945. I grew up in the greater Cincinnati area. I…

By Rob Gaston Here is a brief report of my trip to Macon France to attend the ETC boh workshop in which Alain Chevet presented Shoshi no kon boh kata…

by Daniel Raddock My first exposure to karate keiko was practicing with a student of Tsutomu Ohshima, founder of the Shotokan Karate of America school, in New Orleans, when I…