Recognized as an Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan, Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu is a traditional and comprehensive school of Bujutsu (martial arts), emphasizing the importance of developing a strong martial spirit and a healthy body. Training methods cover all aspects of the original warriors’ fighting methods through kata (practice forms).
Training Process
Training consists of practicing kata, or pre-arranged routines, under the supervision of a teacher. These forms contain the art’s quintessence, allowing students to gradually acquire its technical, theoretical, and philosophical foundations.
The initial kata curriculum includes:
The following are for Mokuroku
The following are for Menkyo
Students practice these forms over many years before moving on to advanced instruction. As practitioners develop, they are awarded scrolls including Mokuroku and Menkyo.
