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Shinkendo Japanese Swordsmanship
New on Lessons
5+ years in business
Serves Thousand Oaks, CA
Welcome to the home for the Shinkendo Study Group of Thousand Oaks. Sensei Kendall Wells is offering weekly classes in Shinkendo, the Japanese swordsmanship system founded by world-renowned Master Toshishiro Obata. The art is dedicated study of authentic Samurai swordsmanship.
Shinkendo is both a philosophy and a form of combat. The name Shin (sincere or serious) – Ken (sword) – Do (a way of self-improvement) means to commit fully to an ideal, to this training, and way of life. The goal is for this to be a constant state of mind in the student’s life, applying the philosophy in everything they do. Obata Kaiso teaches us, “Jin-Sei Shinkendo,” ...