Shinto-Ryu Iai-Battojutsu USA

11/07/2024

With the upcoming political changes in the US, we at Japanese Fighting Arts NW need to be explicit that we are a safe space for all races, genders, ages, and sexual orientations. We will not tolerate intolerance and we promise you will not find a more welcoming space to train. In-person community is going to be more important than ever in the coming years and we welcome you to join our small group. All humans deserve safety and respect especially in the face of ignorance, prejudice, and oppression.

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Christian MosesJFANW is a Safe Space With the upcoming political changes in the US, we at Japanese Fighting Arts NW need to be explicit that we are a safe space for all races, genders, ages, and sexual orientations. We will not tolerate intolerance, and we promise you w...

06/17/2024

Thanks to our new followers! If you're looking for instruction in Shinto Seibu Ryu Iai-battojutsu, we'd love to meet you at our dojo in Seattle, WA. We currently have classes on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. If there was enough interest in expanded classes dedicated to Shinto Ryu, we'd be glad to add more dedicated time slots. Feel free to reach out to us here or by emailing [email protected].

07/31/2023

Our first session of tameshigiri (test cutting) since the pandemic. We're all a little rusty, but it felt great to get back to this.

Our first session of tameshigiri (test cutting) in over three years. Christian Moses, Jeremy Hulley, James Kil, and Zak Fiorito. For more about Shinto Seibu ...

04/19/2023

Updated our website with lots of pictures of Shinto Seibu Ryu Iai-Battojutsu and other arts with Japanese Fighting Arts NW.

Photos Seikikai Aikido and Seiki Ryu Aiki-ken summer seminar (1996?) Chris Ellard, Lenny Rede, Christian Moses, Jeremy Hulley, Chris Aloia, Kurita Minouru sensei (center) Christian Moses with Helmut Floss at Two Cranes Aikido (2000) Shinto Seibu Ryu embu Fuji city (2001) Mark Kruger, Jeremy Hulley,....

09/11/2022

We're pleased to announce that we are preparing to in-person training in the coming weeks! If you are interested in Budo Tanren body skill training or Shinto Ryu Iai-Battojutsu, please watch this space for details and a link to our new website!

06/25/2020

I really urge any of you who are trying to get back to normal indoor activities to read through this CDC report on the SINGLE choir practice in WA state that had an 87% transmission rate!!! One single person who later reported mild cold like symptoms attended a single evening practice infected 53 other people and led to three hospitalizations and two deaths. While there are obvious differences to many of the activities many of us miss, there are some specific similarities to the way most martial arts classes are run:
* Indoor space with moderate to low ventilation
* Multiple partner changes
* Common area for water and supplies
* Vigorous breathing
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On March 17, 2020, a member of a Skagit County, Washington, choir informed Skagit County Public Health (SCPH) that several members of the 122-member choir had become ill.

06/18/2020

JFANW friend Rich Elias needs your help. Please consider donating.

Early in May, my brother Valentino, (who some of you know as Richard) in… Angela Shackleford needs your support for Help bring Valentino home and on his feet!

06/10/2020

It’s with great sadness I must announce the closing of our facility, Seattle School of Aikido. One of the first Aikido dojos opened on the West coast, SSA has been open in our location since Mary Heiny founded it in 1976. Despite our best efforts and the generosity of our members, declining membership, increasing costs, and now COVID19 have created a perfect storm that left us with no reasonable choice but to close our doors. It is my hope that we (Japanese Fighting Arts NW) will re-open in due time at some new location.

Chris Moses
Japanese Fighting Arts NW (Icho Ryu Aikibudo * Shinto Ryu Iai-Battojutsu * Budo Tanren)

04/22/2020

How to Break a sword

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