Welcome to Nami ryu Kenjutsu online. I'm excited to have you here, and to share your passion for learning Japanese swordsmanship. ⚔️ Please take a minute to introduce yourself and share what motivates you to learn kenjutsu. Maybe you're into Kurosawa movies, the samurai, or Japanese swords, or maybe you've wanted to learn Japanese swordsmanship but don't have a place to train or a community to support you. We'd like to know what brought you here!

Hi everybody! I'm wrapping up my time in Europe over the next couple of days and will be back Stateside next week. I'm excited to get back into the flow of things, book our next group video training (free and available to everyone!). I have quite a few things planned for the group and I appreciate your patience, as recording and publishing videos and resources is a huge endeavor. Additionally, we have a HUGE and very important event coming to Fresno in October. As some of you might know, Nami ryu Aiki Heiho has been connected with the samurai family arts of the Kuroda family for almost 30 years. Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei, eldest son of the late Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei, now heads up the family arts and the Shinbukan dojo in Japan. Outside of the Shinbukan dojo, there are only a few places where the Kuroda family arts can be learned. We are incredibly honored that our school was chosen to host Kuroda Yasumasa Sensei for the 27th Annual Shinbukan Seminar from October 21-25, 2026. I have attached the seminar flyer for you and if you would like more information please visit https://www.fresnosamuraiarts.com/shinbukan-usa-seminar. Feel free to ask questions in the comment section below or DM me directly.

I noticed that Vimeo is shutting down their service completely. Is there a chance that all the videos currently offered through Williams Sensei’s Online Dojo could be brought under the umbrella of our dojo? There are over a hundred short videos I believe.

"Failure is not the opposite of success; it is the stepping stone towards it." This one really spoke to me. It can be so easy to get hung up on failure be it in training, work or personal life. But each failure, each attempt at whatever it is we are trying to do, takes us another step closer to our goal. This reminds me to keep putting in the effort, even when I may not be getting the results I want right now. What are your thoughts?

Today hit 110 with heat index and going to be hotter tomorrow! I am not used to this! If you are impacted by this heat I hope you have a place to stay that has ac!