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…

By Mark Bannon The announcement for the Shintaido Northeast Kangeiko 2025 went out in January. Kangeiko means cold-weather practice and is a time to come together for keiko. This year’s…

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…

by Byron Russell Over the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Pacific Shintaido hosted its annual Kangeiko workshop in the Technology Middle School gymnasium in Rhonert Park, California. General Instructors…

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.…