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To-Shin Do self-protection, were you can learn how to deal with everyday life by resolving situations, mentally and physically.
An-Shu Hayes and Dentoshi
An-Shu Stephen K Hayes
Founder of Kasumi-An To-Shin Do Martial Arts.
To-Shin Do Martial Arts
Taijutsu Classes
To-Shin Do Taijutsu martial arts is a good way to learn how to use your intellect, assess a situation and determine your best course of action for a favorable outcome.
To-Shin Do Ninpo Taijutsu
Togakure Ryu Nin-po Taijutsu Kihon Kata, techniques and tactics for developing the kind of skill for which the ninja invisible warriors of Japan became legends.
Kenjutsu
To-Shin Do Kukishinden Kenjutsu kihon Japanese sword classes, take the journey.
Bojutsu
To-Shin Do Kukishinden Bojutsu kihon Japanese warrior art long staff fighting, take the journey.
Our Martial Art HIstory
To-Shin Do
To-Shin Do
To-Shin Do is a martial art founded by Black Belt Hall of Fame instructor Stephen K. Hayes in 1997. It is a modernized version of ninjutsu, and differs from the traditional form taught by Masaaki Hatsumi’s Bujinkan organization. Instruction focuses on threats found in contemporary western society.
Symbolism behind the To-Shin name, To-Shin Do is formed of three kanji:
The literal Japanese to English translation of To-Shin Do is “Sword Spirit Path”. Practitioners of the art use a more developed translation where To = sword, Shin = the focused spirit of intention, and Do = the path to mastery.
The kanji for to and the kanji for shin combine within the kanji symbol nin 忍, pronounced shinobi, which is the symbol for the ninja, although the top half of 忍 is actually ha/yaiba 刃 not tō 刀.
Ancestor schools: Togakure-ryū
The native village of Togakure is now known as Togakushi, Nagano, and was an early center of Shugendo.
Daisuke Nishina was a samurai retainer of Yoshinaka who was killed, Daisuke Nishina changed his name to Daisuke Togakure and later becoming the first Soke (family head) of the Togakure ryu ninjutsu.
Iga Province
Iga was the old province of Japan is today Western Mie Prefecture, Iga bordered on Ise, Omi, Yamato and Yamashiro provinces.
Iga province is a small mountain ringed basin (the Ueno basin) in the center of Japan’s Kansai region, on the island of Honshu.
Iga was one of fifteen ancient provinces which made up the Tokaido region. The Tokaido region was situated along the southeastern edge of Honshu, it’s name literally means ‘Eastern Sea Way.
The Iga Province is particularly famous for its clan of ninja, its most notable member samurai, was Hattori Hanzo. Both the Iga and Koga provinces are considered the birthplace of Japan’s Ninjutsu.
The Iga Republic was called Iga Sokoku Ikki in Japanese. In 1581, two years after a failed invasion led by the warlord son, Oda Nobunaga launched a massive invasion on Iga, attacking from six direction with over 40,000 to 60,000 men. After ruthlessly slaughtering great numbers of the inhabitants of the Iga region, Oda Nobunaga declared a cease fire, however it was the end of the independent Iga Republic.
Training schedule
Mondays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Saturdays
Zoom classes are available for at home training.