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SOA Happenings Spring 2026
Dear Fellow SOA members, Scroll down to read spring announcements: The new SOA Website is live Two new Body Dialogue articles SOA 2026 membership Drive First edition of the SOA Ethics Handbook is available. 19 April 2026 Masashi Minagawa book Launch I. New SOA...
New British Shintaido Website
British Shintaido now has a beautiful, new website you might want to visit. It is now very easy to find:the British Shintaido Newletter, "Taimyo"a schedule of national events They have also added a very interesting "Technical notes" section which practitioners may...
Thank You, Rob Kedoin — Shintaido of America webmaster
After more than two decades of dedicated service, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Rob Kedoin, who will be concluding his role as SOA webmaster in September 2025. Rob has faithfully stewarded our online presence since at least 2004, helping to...
Shintaido of America Keiko and Examinations – 13 September 2025 in San Francisco on Ocean Beach
Saturday the 13th was a foggy morning keiko on Ocean Beach. Eleven people attended. The sun came out in the afternoon with seven participants continuing. There were two Bojutsu keikos taught by Jennifer and Rob. Lunch was at a nearby café. The first keiko, taught by...
Listen 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 on Wednesday the 1st of October at 12noon via Zoom. David Palmer, with a massage career...
The 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 a gateway to reflections on peace and our impact on the world around us. SoA brings 49 years...
October Kenjutsu Workshop
by Connie Borden Organizers Connie Borden, Rob Gaston, and Lee Ordeman are excited to announce that registration is open for a kenjutsu workshop October 11, 12, & 13, 2025. Our guest instructor will be Pierre Quettier, 5th dan shintaido kenjutsu and shintaido...
Invitation to Shintaido introductory class
We want to share an invitation to an introductory Shintaido class. This is a great opportunity to learn the very basics of Shintaido. The class is suitable for absolute beginners, so if you know of anyone who might be interested, please share this invitation! However,...
Community meeting
The Shintaido of America Board of Directors and National Technical Committee invite all SOA members to a community meeting on 15 June 2025. This meeting will be held on ZOOM. Over the ninety-minute meeting, the SOA board will share updates on activities, the NTC will...
New location – Weekend to honor HF Ito
Shintaido of America is planning two keiko to celebrate H.F. Ito on the weekend of 17 & 18 May 2025. Since 1975, Ito Sensei practiced and taught Shintaido on Mt. Tam and at Ocean Beach. These are two places where he gained inspiration for his teaching. So,...
Become 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 for peace. As we re-dedicate ourselves to our practice of Shintaido, let our practice bring peace...
Shintaido of America examination results
Shintaido of America Examinations were held on Monday, 20 January 2025 at Cotati Veterans Memorial Building, Cotati, CA. Examiners were Jennifer Peringer, Yondan Bojutsu, Nidan Karate and Senior Instructor and Byron Russell, Sandan Bojutsu, Nidan Karate, Nidan...