What Is A Suburito?

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

What Is A Suburito?

In kenjutsu training there are many types of swords used in the training, all with different goals in mind- truly a sword is never just a sword! Among the wooden types of sword we find a heavier and longer version of the bokken (standard wooden sword) known as a subirito.

With this sword one practices their cuts as the weight of the sword plays against each cut magnifying any deficiencies in your technique. When something is a bit heavier than normal, one has to be extra aware of just how far the cut is going, what the angle of the blade is, etc.

Subirito practice teaches you this in addition to working and strengthening the core muscles of your arms, back, and hips used in kenjutsu.

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The aim of the Bujinkan Shinmyoken Dojo (school of the life giving sword) is to understand nature and the movement of being zero through taijutsu- martial ways of using the body. The school exists to create and transmit this feeling and method through the experience of isshi soden.

Located in Westchester New York, the Bujinkan Shinmyoken Dojo is a martial arts training group founded in 2005 with the aim of coming together as martial arts friends to study the Japanese martial arts of Masaaki Hatsumi through the movement lessons of the Bujinkan Dojo.

Training is supervised by Fred Feddeck who has been studying Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu since 1993.

Classes are held on Saturday Mornings from 9-11 AM at a local park in Yonkers New York easily accessible by car, train, and bus. Additional training times are held for workshops and seminars each quarter.

Questions, feedback, and inquiries may be directed to the group here: bujinkanshinmyoken@gmail.com.

Those interested in finding more about our training are invited to join our meetup and event mailing list below.

This mailing list is used to provide updates regarding upcoming seminars and workshops, along with meeting times for our once a month martial arts meetup to discuss and explore various topics in our training.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024