天眞正傳香取神道流

TENSHIN SHODEN KATORI SHINTO RYU


Immerse yourself in the traditional koryu practice of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu.

This is not a sport. It is a martial tradition developed over 600 years ago for real battle.

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu has influenced a number of other schools such as Yagyu Shinto ryu.


Train in kenjutsu, bojutsu, naginatajutsu, iaijutsu, ryo-to, kotachi and shuriken.

Dedicate yourself to training twice a week with highly experienced instructors. Contact us now jmacincwa@gmail.com



Keishinkan is the Australian branch of Sugino Dojo in

Kawasaki, Japan. Katie Noad sensei began her training in 1986 under Yoshio Sugino.

Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo, introduced Sugino to Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu. Sugino's grounding in judo and aikido stood him in good stead to apply taijutsu principles in his Katori Shinto Ryu practice. He believed that "taijutsu forms the basis for everything. From there you can do anything, like naginata, bojutsu, ryoto or kotachi .... and when you use the sword or the bo the tip must be alive".


In his later days, Yoshio Sugino was classified as a national living treasure. Just before he passed away in 1998, his son Yukihiro took over as shihan and his grandson Kimihiko became dojocho.


Instructors Katie Noad and

Noriko Shimada train

regularly at Sugino dojo

in Japan.

Katori Shinto ryu

Keishinkan members

practice at Sugino dojo

in Japan

With Sugino shihan at Sugino dojo in Japan

Yukihiro Sugino shihan’s demo at Meiji jingu


Right: Kimihiko Sugino dojocho with Osawa sensei

Katori Shinto Ryu weapons

  1. 1.Iaito

2. Kotachi

  1. 3.Bokken

4. Bo

  1. 5.Naginata

6. Yari