Master Minagawa answers to questions prepared by Jean-Louis de Gandt for a conference held during the yearly Kangeiko of Ile-de-France Shintaido at Fort Mahon on January 25, 2020. Shintaido has many disciplines,…
Read moreComing under one roof – Gasshuku in Quebec City, Canada

September 2022 by Connie Borden From 16 September to 18 September 2022, fourteen of us gathered in Quebec City, Canada for a Gasshuku. Now that it has ended, we have…
Read moreFeelings of Grief

by Connie Borden, 9 March 2022 en français ci-dessous / 以下日本語で IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and…
Read moreRe-Connecting What is broken

by Tomi Nagai-Rothe en français ci-dessous / 以下日本語で IntroductionTomi Nagai-Rothe and Connie Borden, both Shintaido Instructors, are also active with HF Ito, Sarah Baker, Rob Gaston and many others in…
Read more“Connections in Nature” – Shintaido of America Bojutsu Workshop (July 2022)

by Connie Borden Rob Gaston, Senior Instructor, ranked Sandan in Shintaido bojutsu had an inspiration to hold a Shintaido of America boh workshop in 2022. Post COVID, it would be…
Read moreBritish Shintaido – Same art, new country…

by Nancy Billias I just got back from the British Shintaido daienshu, their summer gasshuku. It was delightful. The theme was “Genryu: Return to the Source”. The event was led…
Read moreTenshingoso – Impressions, Video and Podcast

by Jane Muromoto Yung Jane Muromoto Yung began her studies of Shintaido in the late 1970’s. Tenshingoso was her favorite movement. In this article, Jane shares her impressions following a…
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by Lee Ordeman Pacific Shintaido 2022 Kangeiko: “Cultivating Compassion”Held January 15-16 via ZoomDirector of Instruction: Shin AokiInstructors: Shin Aoki and Ula ChambersGasshuku Managers: Derk Richardson and Cheryl WilliamsZoom Manager: Sarah…
Read moreShintaido teaching at Zenbrush – A Collaboration

by Connie Borden I was extremely fortunate to teach Shintaido exercises during the week-long calligraphy course presented by Zenbrush at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA from March 8th through…
Read more“Good is bad, bad is good!”

by H. F. Ito Previously I sent a post about “Good is bad, bad is good.” This is my most recent follow-up (February 2022). Unfortunately, the legal non-profit entity based…
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