Kenjutsu is the weapons side of the Kishinkai curriculum, studied under the same principles as taijutsu. Training gives priority to sword combat (kenjutsu) and iaijutsu, the art of drawing the sword, alongside regular work with the jo (staff), tanto (knife), tambo (short stick) and kodachi (short sword).

Weapons practice isn’t reserved for advanced students — the same principles of distance, timing, posture and relaxation studied empty-handed are simply extended to an implement, and for many students it sharpens the empty-handed practice in return.

What we train

– Bokken (wooden sword): kenjutsu forms and paired practice
– Iaijutsu: sword-drawing, practiced individually and as part of paired study
– Jo (staff)
– Tanto (knife)
– Tambo (short stick)
– Kodachi (short sword)

Weapons can usually be borrowed for early training; students are encouraged to acquire their own set as they progress.

Kenjutsu can be trained alongside Taijutsu or separately.