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Kenjutsu
剣術

Santo Ichen Ryu
Santo Ichen Ryu is a style of Kenjutsu (Japanese sword fighting) and draws techniques from three styles of traditional Japanese sword arts.

​Practice occurs with both iaito (non-sharp) blades and with bokken (traditional wooden swords). Through sword training the practitioner gains an understanding of the Riai – an encapsulation of the underlying principles of all types of combat.

We practice Tandoku (kata) to learn technique, and Kumitachi (two person fencing drills) to understand application. We study the art of iai (fast drawing attack) to learn discipline, focus, and precision of movement. We learn close techniques for stopping an opponent’s draw, as well as disarms. We learn to use the katana and wakizashi (short sword), individually and together.

Students learn sword handling, cutting, attack/defense, and movement with an emphasis on traditional sword fighting theory. The study of the sword makes a strong compliment for anyone involved in the Martial Arts by helping to broaden and deepen their understanding of the underlying principles of fighting.

Anyone with an interest in sword fighting can learn this fascinating and traditionally based martial art.


Class times:
Monday 8:30-9:30p (Swarthmore Dojo)
and
Saturday 11:30a-12:30p (N. Wilmington Dojo)


Please contact Jim Peterson for more details:
cropet@hotmail.com
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Talleyville Shopping Center
​4115 Concord Pike
Suite B
Wilmington, DE 19803

What Our Members Are Saying

What made you choose Aikido as the martial art for your child?
I chose Aikido because it is a martial art based on self-defense. I preferred it to karate, which my child had taken for a short time, because of the emphasis on sparring, aggressive tactics and attacks. I feel it is important for children to take martial arts, to have an individual sport that they can excel at and advance in solely based on their own abilities and not based on winning or losing a game. Team sports teach many things and are important but there is a big emphasis on winning or losing a game, but with only the advancement of skills in Aikido to advance in the belts, it teaches the importance of practice and the value of competence. It is beneficial for a child to have the benefit of learning all the lessons of both team sports and martial arts, such as Aikido. -A.R.
  • AIKIDO
    • Kokikai Aikido
    • Youth Aikido
    • Aikido for Women
    • Instructors
    • Student Perspective Blog
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  • Rick Berry Sensei
    • Berry Sensei’s Blog
    • Stepping Off the Mat
    • Sensei in the News Journal
  • DOJO ARTS
    • Ju jutsu - Sanuces Ryu
    • Kenjutsu - Japanese Sword
    • Capoeira
    • Kokyudo
  • Massage
  • Contact