Great memories from the Nihon Jūjutsu Kobudō Renmei (日本柔術古武道連盟) - Spring Seminar, held in Oldham Manchester in March 2023. We will be back again for this year's Nihon Jūjutsu Kobudō Renmei (日本柔術古武道連盟) Spring Seminar on Saturday, 25th April 2026 Instructors: Venue: Oldham White Tiger Jujitsu, Oldham, United Kingdom Booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nihon-ju?fbclid=IwY2xjawOCC9pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZNHZaSFJ4NG9nM3Z4OUVnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqhjrRg9GwEkGlWuy08bMl-JdeEuy1enok9ueK-sKUdEzgLg7dnOXc1RTYXd_aem_Vdoib0dQzYhvRiVGQXKoyA

I am happy and grateful to be now be registered with the Shioda International Aikidō Federation (SAIF), under the leadership of the 3rd Sōke - Shioda Yasuhira Sensei. It was 45 years ago that I trained at the Yōshinkan (養神館) Hombu, Tōkyō in the Kidōtai (機動隊 - riot police) classes, under the supervision of Shioda […]

Published on 17 March 2026 by Peter King Date: Saturday, 25th April 2026 Instructors: Venue: Oldham White Tiger Jujitsu, Oldham, United Kingdom Booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/nihon-ju?fbclid=IwY2xjawQmK7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBJMm5sQUJNeTYyd3o2VGdtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHufSgKqtcXLfGI0nPCMcbwRpNJSYC7pcHsWcg5tCd_3wG6QJEOSASFohJWu8_aem_tRytnW289HjnzwKBewtSIg

I will be teaching in Helsinki, Finland at the end of this month Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu良移心当流 柔術Instructor: Peter King - Hanshi, Menkyo KaidenFriday 27th March 2026Times: 14:00 hrs -16:30 hrsCost: 15 € (pay at the event).Location: Fysio Sakura clinic.

Our next Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu Seminar - Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K. will be: Date: Saturday 14th March 2026 Instructor: Peter King - Menkyo Kaiden (免許皆伝) Times: 11:00hrs - 18:00hrs (11am - 6pm) Cost: £35 Venue: Kemsing Pavilion, Heaverham Rd, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6NE.

My thanks to Japan Virtual Learning for posting this picture (on Facebook) of 1931 opening of Mochizuki Minoru Sensei's (望月 稔先生) Yōseikan Honbu Dōjō (養正館本部道場) in Shizuoka (静岡). Also, present in the picture is Aikidō founder - Ueshiba Ō-Sensei (植芝大先生). Although the original building was destroyed in due to WWII bombing, it was rebuilt in […]

Thank you to 'Ann Arbor Martial Arts - Japanese Martial Arts Center' for posting this picture of Satō Shizuya Sensei (佐藤 静彌 先生), who passed away 15 years ago yesterday. Satō Sensei was the Director of Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (国際武道院・国際武道連盟) IMAF, and I was fortunate enough to train with in the 1990's. […]