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SNE Regional Keiko February 15
Our February Regional Keiko will be from 10:00 AM - 12 noon on Saturday, February 15 at: Petersham Town HallRte 32. (Main Street)Petersham, MA The hall is on the town common. Rte. 32 can be accessed from Rte. 2 or 122. Please contact Matt Shorten at 978-503-8225...
SNE Kangeiko 2020 March 14-15
Shintaido North East is excited to announce dates and locations for our Kangeiko 2020. We will hold our Kangeiko from the morning of Saturday March 14 – noon Sunday March 15. We will stay at the beautiful Hartman’s Herb Farm, a cozy B&B in Barre, MA. And our 3...
The Joe Zawielski Memorial Scholarship Fund
The SOA board of directors is pleased to announce that Shintaido of America has received an anonymous donation in the memory of Joe Zawielski, General Instructor of Shintaido. This donation is specific in supporting SOA members who are Graduate/Shodan and above in...
Taimyo with Master Instructor H. F. Ito starts Tuesday
Beginning Tuesday at 7pm, Master Instructor H. F. Ito will be teaching a four-week series of classes about the Taimyo kata. Ito Sensei will not be in San Francisco Bay Area this summer, so plan to attend this winter series. You can find this and other events on the...
Shintaido kenjutsu curriculum and Jissen-Kumitachi online
Shintaido kenjutsu is our newest exam curriculum. The first draft of the curriculum was being worked on by the International Technical Exam Committee in 2016 (see Body Dialogue #39) The most recent version of the curriculum has now been added to the website along with...
Autumn Series begins on Saturday in Washington, D.C
Lee Ordeman will be teaching a series of 5 classes on Saturday's beginning Saturday, September 28. Classes will be taught from 2pm-3:30pm. This Saturday's class is free and will be held at the Sixth Presbyterian Church. The remaining classes will be held in Rock Creek...
4-week session begins next week in San Francisco
Connie Borden will be offering 4 classes this fall to study Taimyo, Musoken, and Tenshingoso beginning next Tuesday from 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Day Street Dojo. You can find more information in the event calendar.
Quebec 2019 Exam Results
On September 8, 2019, exams were offered at Québec Shintaido Doshokai's fall workshop. Ito Sensei was the examiner. We celebrate the commitment and courage of all examinees, who spend long hours in preparation and then demonstrate their form in front of the examiners...
From President Connie Borden
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the SOA Board for September 2019 -2021: Nancy Billias, elected voting member – Membership coordinator Connie Borden, elected voting member – SOA board chair/SOA President David Franklin, elected voting memberHervé...
Shintaido North East Fall Gasshuku Information
Shintaido North East invites you to join us at our Fall Gasshuku on October 5-6, 2019, at Senexet House in Woodstock CT. The theme for the event is “A Place of Peace.” This should indeed be a peaceful place; Woodstock is in Connecticut’s ‘Quiet Corner’ and Senexet...
Stipend for Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers.
Shintaido of America (SOA) is offering a $200 stipend to develop and implement a Shintaido program for cancer patients and their caregivers. We are hoping to share Shintaido movements and extend our community outreach efforts. Suggested movements include, Kenko-taiso,...
Shintaido North East Fall Gasshuku – Oct. 5-6 in Woodstock, CT
Shintaido North East would like to save the dates of October 5-6 for their Fall Gasshuku. The gasshuku will be held at the Senexet House in Woodstock, Connecticut. Mary Foran and Roger Solomon are co-managers. As more details are announced, they will be added to the...