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Winchester Judo and Martial Arts Club is pleased to announce that we will be hosting another seminar to be given by Luigi Carniel in Katori Shinto Ryu swordsmanship on the weekend of the 10th/11th April 2010

Carniel Sensei (www.anamj.ch/ANAMJ/Maitre.html) was a personal student of Yoshio Sugino Sensei and makes his living as a professional martial arts instructor. As well as his current grade of 5th Dan Katori Shinto Ryu he holds 7th dan aikijujutsu and 6th dan karate.

The seminar will be taught as an open seminar on the Saturday for all people with Sunday being geared towards more experienced martial artists. The areas to be covered will include kenjutsu, iaijutsu, bojutsu and naginatajutsu.

Saturday 10th April 10AM to 5PM
Sunday 11th April 10AM to 3PM

Costs:£20 for Saturday and £50 for both days.

Please contact Jason Salter for further details.

A limited number of bokken will be available to use but please bring bokken and iaito if possible.

The Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu is a classical style of swordsmanship that was founded in 1447 by a man named Iizasa Chosai Ienao. It consists of a number of different skills such as sword, staff, halberd, spear and the combined use of the long and short sword.

The style that is practiced at Winchester is that of the Sugino style, with the current head instructor being Yukihiro Sugino based in Kawasaki, Japan. Yukihiro Sugino inherited the dojo from his father Yoshio Sugino.

The instructors at the Winchester dojo have been taught both by Sugino sensei and some of his top European students in France, Switzerland and the UK.

A typical session will include the practice of maki-uchi, the distinctive cutting style associated with the school. It will progress onto yoko-men-uchi, cutting from the side with the sword while moving off the line of attack.

Katori Shinto Ryu in Action

 

Start of Maki-uchi cut, this is due to the restrictions of wearing armour, a major consideration when the techniques were originally devised.	Continuation of cut with the cut coming straight down once restrictions from the armour would have been cleared.	The cut finishes in a low position to ensure maximum power has been

 

Basic postures, known as kamae, are practiced to ensure that it becomes second nature for the student to remain on balance without allowing openings for the opponent.	The beginning of the formal reishiki or formal salutation before iai-jutsu is started.	These teach how to draw and cut from many different scenarios. Both kneeling and standing techniques are practiced with the student developing speed, precision and awareness.   Many of the various cuts and thrusts are commenced from a low seated posture known as iai-goshi.

Most training consists of two person paired forms, known as kata. These may make use of a number of different weapons, each of which has its own distinct strategies in use. Over time the kata teach the concepts of timing, distance and focus.

Solo forms using the sword, called iai-jutsu, are also practiced.

Training Times

If you have any questions about Katori Shinto Ryu at our club, please email Jason Salter at

enquiries@winchester-martialarts.org