Fresno Samurai Arts

This October, Fresno Samurai Arts is honored to host the 27th Annual Shinbukan USA Seminar with Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei at Pacific Martial Arts in Fresno.

The samurai martial legacy of the Kuroda family dates back nearly 500 years to the Warring States period in Japan (more information below).

Two parts of the seminar are open to the public:

Public Demonstration: Saturday, October 24 at 5:00 PM at Pacific Martial Arts, Fresno.

Open Training: Sunday, October 25, 9:00 am - Noon. Anyone is welcome to train, even if you've never trained in the art before or you train in another martial art. The $65 training fee includes lunch at the dojo with Kuroda Sensei. Please visit the seminar link in this post to reserve your spot.

If you're curious, come watch on Saturday or get on the mat for Open Training on Sunday. Please message us with any questions.

Also, if you would like information on joining Shinbukan and training at the seminar and future seminars, please contact us.

Seminar Information & space reservation: www.fresnosamuraiarts.com/shinbukan-usa-seminar

--- Shinbukan: A Samurai Family Legacy ---

Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei is the current 16th Soke (Headmaster) of the Shinbukan Kuroda Dojo. His father, Kuroda Tetsuzan, was the Soke of several ancient Samurai military disciplines dating back to the 16th century.

Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei designated his son, Kuroda Yasuma, as the successor in 2022. Sadly, Kuroda Tetsuzan (O-Sensei) passed away in 2024.

As the eldest son of Kuroda Tetsuzan, Yasumasa Sensei began his training in early childhood, representing the latest generation of a lineage that dates back five centuries to Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna, who is famous for creating the Shinkage-ryu school of combat.

The late Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei inherited this knowledge through his family line learning from his grandfather, Kuroda Yasuji, and his father, Kuroda Shigeki, becoming the 15th headmaster of the Kuroda family martial legacy "Shinbukan Kuroda Bujutsu".
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‍Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei is the primary teacher and ultimate authority of the Shinbukan Kuroda Ryugi, which consists of five classical martial arts (Koryu):

• Komagawa Kaishin-ryu Kenjutsu (Swordsmanship)
• Tamiya-ryu Iaijutsu (Art of drawing the sword)
• Shishin-Takuma-ryu Jujutsu (Unarmed combat)
• Tsubaki-Kotengu-ryu Bojutsu (Staff arts)
• Seigyoku-Oguri-ryu Sakkatsujutsu (Pressure point and resuscitation)

www.fresnosamuraiarts.com/shinbukan-usa-seminar

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Save the Date! We are honored to host the 27th Annual Shinbukan USA seminar with Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei at our Fresno dojo at Pacific Martial Arts from October 21-25.

Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei is the 16th Soke (headmaster) of Shinbukan Kuroda Dojo and the only authorized teacher of the Shinbukan Kuroda ryu-gi system. The arts have been transmitted exclusively within the family for centuries.

This is a rare opportunity to train in the samurai martial arts of the Kuroda family, in particular the Japanese sword school of Komagawa Kaishin-ryū Kenjutsu, founded by Tarouzaemon-Kuniyoshi Komagawa in the 16th Century.

Registration information is coming soon. Please Like and Share to promote this incredible event in the Central Valley.

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