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The Seishinkan Dojo Is located in a richly forested area at the foothills of Mt Kai Komagaoka. The Dojo is designed to strict traditional standards, and to enhance concentration and depth of practice, the floor is made of cedar wood. The Founder and Master Minowa Masaru Sensei trained for 40 years with top masters at the Noma Dojo in a Kendo tradition that had continued from the Meiji Period. Considered by many to be a sacred spot for Kendo, and after 40 years of training, the Noma Dojo was dismantled, at which time Minowa Sensei decided in 1989 to build the Seishinkan Dojo in Yamanashi, where he continues to carry on the BUDO tradition and development of Kendo. Over a period of 10 years he refined and created the “Circle Form of Sword Lines” of Seishinkan School Soul of Kata, an original Kata which provides an entry point to the world of traditional martial arts.
SEMINAR THEME
Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi’s Vision
The most famous historical Japanese sword master in the world is Miyamoto Musashi. In the early Edo Period he engaged in over 60 duels with live blades opposed by top swordsman from around Japan, and emerged as the winner and a survivor of them all, making him considered at the time to be the top sword master in Japan. He was at the same time a Master of the art of Painting and Calligraphy, and wrote perhaps the most famous book on the martial arts of all time, the Book of Five Rings. Although this book was written to convey the inner secrets and philosophy of the martial arts, it contains many hints that are relevant to success and survival in modern life and business. WA no Mori conducts experiential Seminars that teach how to understand and apply Miyamoto Musashi’s Philosophy to modern life.