News
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...
Shintaido of America – 2025 Exams
Shintaido of America is happy to announce we will be holding exams the day after Pacific Shintaido Kangeiko. Jennifer Peringer, Senior Instructor, Bojutsu Yondan, Karate Nidan and Byron Russell, Senior Instructor, Bojutsu Sandan, Karate Nidan, Kenjutsu Nidan will be...
Bohjutsu Workshop held in Cotati California
The Shoshi-no-kon bohjitsu workshop was held Sunday May 19 2024, in Cotati, California. Robert Gaston, Senior instructor and SanDan Bohjutsu taught two keiko and associated kumiboh. Sally Gaston and Nicole Masters organized the workshop. Nicole...
Official Exam Results From MATSURI 2004
Lee Seaman, Chairperson of the National Technical Council, sent in these official exam results from the recent international gasshuku, MATSURI 2004. She has indicated the country each person is from as: US=United States, J=Japan, GB=Great Britain, F=France, I=Italy....
Welcome Shintaido of America Board Members!
By Connie Borden, the Shintaido Of America Board President Welcome Jim Sterling and David Palmer as new SOA Board Members! Shintaido of America board has had several vacancies in the past few months, so we thank Jim and David for agreeing to an interim board...