03/27/2023
Tachiuchi training in Vancouver! DM to come join!
Sensei Kendall Wells offers training in Shinkendo, the Japanese swordsmanship system founded by worl
03/27/2023
Tachiuchi training in Vancouver! DM to come join!
10/17/2022
Shinkendo Instructor Seminar at Hombu Dojo this weekend. Very thankful for all the nuanced teaching and training over three days.
Casually working ura draws in the park…
Shinkendo class schedule is as follows:
Location: Moody Park, New Westminster, BC
Days and times:
Mondays and Thursdays, 6PM - 7:30PM
Saturdays 4PM - 5:30PM
Please contact me to sign up!
08/13/2022
Picturesque location for keiko in Vancouver.
07/02/2022
New leather tsuba by for a lightweight bokuto. Great work!
05/01/2022
The sakura in Vancouver this spring.
07/27/2021
From Sensei Matthew
The very first tenant of Bushido is not combat skill. It is not the willingness to die for one’s lord. It is not fearlessness. The very first tenant of the Bushido Code is Jin, translating as “Compassion”. The Samurai were charged with the authority to mete justice, and I think it is particularly important to note that compassion is the cornerstone of that charge. Please hold this idea close to your heart and reflect on its meaning in your personal experiences.
(photo: "waterless" water fountain made from pieces of bamboo Matthew Sensei has cut during tameshigiri)
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