Hi everyone! I hope you're having a fantastic summer — hopefully cooler than ours here in Central California (103–109°F)! I wanted to update you on what's coming for the community, especially those of you in the Distance Student plans. First, I'll keep refining the free resources section. I know it can be hard to know what to study first and what to practice, so I'll work on giving clearer direction. The content in the free section is meant to help you get acquainted with Nami Ryu kenjutsu and help you decide whether you'd like to give distance training a shot. Remember, I'm just a DM away if you have questions. Second, I've been thinking about how to better support our distance students. Two things drove this: live classes are hard to coordinate across time zones (which is where recordings come in), and I want to give you everything you need to train well on your own. With that in mind, I'm upgrading the structure and resources for both distance student tiers: - VIP ($49/mo): Upgraded to a live, dedicated 45-minute class every Tuesday plus two Saturdays a month - six live classes total, each with one core focus. Recordings will be organized by kata, technique, or topic so they're easy to find. - Premium ($25/mo): Built for anyone with less time to train or a training schedule that works for solo training and limited live training. Includes 3 live classes per month plus access to recordings. A few more updates: - I'll be refreshing the Zoom links for each tier. Distance students please look for an email with the Zoom links. I will add the links for you in KO, too, so you can find them easily. - I'm scheduling a free 1-hour training in August, open to everyone. Date TBD. - Fresno dojo students are welcome to join the Tuesday and Saturday Zoom trainings and access the recordings too. These are scheduled outside our regular in-person dojo classes. If you have any questions about the VIP or Premium distance training please DM me or post a question below.

Hi everybody, I just created this poll to get a better idea of where you are at with your training right now. If you're already a distance student, there's no need to answer since this poll is for members who arend distance students yet. Also, there's no wrong answer, I'm just curious to learn where you're at so I know where to direct my time.

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. What suggestions do you have for reading in regards to safety, violence prevention, awareness and basic preparedness? I have read The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker and found it to be informative. He talks about developing and listening to your instincts. I definitely recommend. What recommendations do you all have?

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.