On October 26, 2024, British Shintaido celebrated 50 years of keiko in Britain, wth a party held in a beautiful old timber-framed barn in Purley-on Thames near Reading.
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IS Exam Results Here are the full exams results (both UK and and overseas) from the IS exam sessions held at Dokan’24 on 18th & 19th August 2024
ESC & SoA Exam Results Here are the exams results (both UK and and overseas) from the combined ESC (European Shintaido College) and SoA (Shintaido of America) exam session held…
Geoff was in every sense a dearly loved pillar of Shintaido in Britain, practising for over 40 years, serving twice as chair of our organisation, and a man always ready…
Ever since I discovered the possibilities of Zoom keiko, at the start of the pandemic, I wanted to find a way to teach bojutsu on Zoom.
Amid the many beautiful tributes to Ito Sensei, one aspect of his Shintaido career has so far been somewhat passed over. Although we saw less of him in recent years,…
The them for this year’s kangeiko was Dokan: Way of the Circle (or is it Circle of the Way?) As every year, the kangeiko took place at Douai Abbey
A talk given to the Autism Hounslow Society on 23 October 2023. I speak about shintaido, what it is and its impact on my life. The talk finishes with a…
This article is offered initially to the group of Shintaido practitioners who attended this year’s British Daienshu, the title and theme of which was “New Life”. It may later find…
This event at Worth Abbey School, led by Masashi Minagawa and managed by Charles Burns with the assistance of Viola Santa, represented new life in many respects. In addition to…
Our kangeiko in 2023 took place from Friday 6th to Monday 9th January at a new venue in Shropshire. It was a well attended event with the focus on community…
By Carina Hamilton, March 2021 ‘Shintaido is a unique combination of martial arts and body movement that cultivates the spirit along with the mind and body. It has been called…
Being introduced to Shintaido has been one of my greatest gifts in life; encouraging me to learn more and deepen my self understanding. Whether it’s practicing with somebody or on…
In early September, I received a call from Ianto and his wife, Liz who used to come to the Lightwave class and also often attended the annual Gower Gasshuku. They…
2015 has been a memorable year in my career as a Shintaido instructor. I have had the strange impression that things are trying to happen by themselves, but somehow not…