KENSHIN DO RYU - THE PATH OF DEDICATION

OVER 35 YEARS OF QUALITY MARTIAL ARTS TUITION

Kenshindoryu was formed in 1988 in Berkshire, initally teaching  Wado Ryu Karate and self-defence classes on behalf of the local authority, growing to open clubs throughout the Reading area and to  Oxford and Northamptonshire

Over the course of the next 15 years with its Honbu Dojo located in Reading, the association expanded to include Zen Judo and Gendai (Modern) Japanese Jujutsu within its remit, forging alliances with UK, Japanese and Europe-wide groups, including the British Wadoryu Karate-Do Shikukai under the late Shinohara Y Shihan, 8th Dan, Wado Kai England under Sakagami Shihan 8th Dan and The Zen Judo Family under the late McCarthy D Shihan, 8th Dan, Founder of Zen Judo.

The Honbu relocated to its current location in Roade, Northampton in 2002 where it has sought to widen the association friendships further, particularly in Europe where we now regularly atttend, train and teach on courses run by IGAS, IMAO, Escuela National Kano Ryu (Mallorca) and Club Dojokan (Gran Canaria)

The aim of the association has always been to provide quality tuition to its members in a range of traditional Japanese Martial arts, using traditional methods and Japanese terminology. The latter decision has proven particularly valuable when training throughout Europe where Japanese provides a common language for classes.

DAN GRADE REGISTER

During the association's existence, we have been honoured and delighted to have had 30 exceptional individuals earn their black belt and higher dan ranks with us, while FOUR members have gone on to be awarded Yudansha Elite status, by achieving Dan Grades in each of our three CORE arts:

Wado Ryu Karate, Traditional Judo and Japanese Jujutsu

Please click HERE to see our register of Kenshindoryu Dan Grades

Kenshin Do Ryu Integrated Training

We have always fostered cross-training to improve knowledge and abilities and our chief instructor has regularly re-started as a beginner in other arts throughout his martial arts career. Doing this requires an 'emptying of the cup' and a 'beginner's mind' to continue to absorb instruction and to appreciate the similarities and differences, as well as the new canon of techniques, that training in multiple arts can bring.

When training with other clubs we generally recommend waiting until brown-belt level, to be able to appreciate the technical variances and normally we would advise students to stick to Japanese arts, where the methods of generaing power and underlying principles will be largely consistent.

WADORYU KARATE

Our original 'core' art is Wado Ryu Karate, which was founded by a Japanese master of Shindo Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu, Otsuka Hironori who merged Shotokan karate with his Jujutsu. Wadoryu still includes a wealth of refences to Koryu (traditional school) Jujutsu.

ZENSHOSEN JUDO

Wadoryu Karate, Judo and our Jujutsu share common roots styles and Zenshosen Judo was formed to facilitate study into those koryu arts, principally through kata utilising discrete methods of kuzushi (balance breaking) and aiki jujutsu blending techniques.

KENSHINDORYU BATTODO/IAIDO

Our sword style comes from the Toyamaryu and Nakamuraryu Japanese sword arts, which use the 'simplified battle method' of training taught to the Japanese Navy and Army at the end of the Meiji period and begining of the Taishō era. Kenshindoryu Battodo and Iaido provide insight into the kenjutsu strategies and tachiwaza of Wadoryu

JUJUTSU KEMPO

Kenshindoryu Jujutsu Kempo is a 'gendai' (modern) jujutsu style. The Kempo suffix highlights the focus on striking, atemi and kyusho techniques, but the training syllabus covers locks, strangles, throws, newaza (groundwork) from a self-defence perspective, while still including some traditional kata to underline jujutsu principles

TRADITIONAL JUDO

Our traditional non-contest judo and the combat judo subset teach judo the martial art, not the contest sport.

With a focus on perfection of technique and use against non judoka opponents, the syllabus covers more than 50 standing throwing techniques and a wide range of dropping (half-) and full-sacrifice techniques