武心流 · Tō-jutsu · Tai-jutsu · Buki-jutsu

Bushin Ryū

Sword, body, and weapons methods within one connected Bushin Kai curriculum.

ONE CONNECTED PRACTICE

Sword.
Body.
Weapons.

Tō-jutsu · Tai-jutsu · Buki-jutsu

Curriculum

Three connected areas of study

Qualification

Chris de Feijter · 2nd dan

Connection

Nihon-den Kobudō Bushin Kai

01 / BUSHIN RYŪ

Tō-jutsu — sword methods

Iai and kenjutsu drawing on the Kashima line of Shinkage Ryū Heihō and Seigo Ryū Battō-jutsu, also known as Shinkage Ryū Iai-jutsu.

Two Japanese swords and a black scabbard on a wooden dojo floor.
Iai and kenjutsu — sword study

02 / BUSHIN RYŪ

Tai-jutsu — body methods

Unarmed and armed close-quarters practice rooted in Shintō Tenshin Ryū, also known as Tenshin Kōryū Kenpō.

03 / BUSHIN RYŪ

Buki-jutsu — weapons methods

A weapons curriculum drawing on Hōten Ryū, a tradition of battlefield combat.

Wooden staffs, practice swords and a padded polearm arranged on a dojo floor.
Buki-jutsu — training weapons

Begin at Hekisuikan

Chris holds 2nd dan in Bushin Ryū Bu-jutsu Heihō and continues his study through Bushin Kai. Training brings sword, body, and weapons methods into a connected practice. Contact Chris to discuss your interests and an appropriate starting point.

Further reading

Visit the school’s website for more about its history and teaching tradition.