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:
Students practice these forms over many years before moving on to advanced instruction. As practitioners develop, they are awarded scrolls including Mokuroku and Menkyo.
