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Shinseidokai resource pages
 

 SORRY, THIS RESOURCES PART OF THE SITE IS BEING UPDATED.  SOME FILES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, SOME FILES ARE NOT FORMATTED BUT THE TEXT IS THERE.  EVERYTHING WILL BE PUT BACK UP A.S.A.P. ALONG WITH NEW AND UPDATED MATERIAL
Please let me know if you would like me to put anything specific up on this website so that I can prioritise the material I am preparing.
   
The following is a list of topics to be included on this website.  If a topic does not carry a link, this means that I have not yet included the information.  Please be patient, there is a great deal to upload, however, let me know if you need anything specific so that I can prioritise the material I am preparing.
   
Please note that there is no fixed framework of philosophical thought within Shinseido beyond having respect for other peoples viewpoints and never impinging upon the rights of others.  Therefore the pages listed below are a reflection of the member writer's beliefs, hence constituting a facet of Shinseido understanding, but never of Shinseido dogma.  As a member of Shinseido, if you wish to submit your own viewpoints for publication upon this website (under any category or head) please submit them to me Roger Sheldon.
   
   
  Shinsei's Diary
   
   
Main headings
   
  For the new Shorin ryu student
  Historical pages
  Health and Exercise
  Practical and Technical
  TECHNIQUE exercises (waza)
  Shurite GatA (CLASSICAL FORMS)
  Shinseido Gata (contemporary formS)
  Pairs work
  Ryukyu Kobudo
  Theory
  Philosophical
  PROJECT 5 Practical modules 
  SHINSEIDO Theoretical modules
  OTHER RELATED ARTS
  Shinsei Kan member's profiles
     
     
For the new student
Shinseido: Introduction to basic training
Student commitment
Etiquette in Shinseido
Safety in training
Counting in Japanese
Kiai and other related terms for beginners       
Some general precepts
How to study the Way
Copyright notice
Structure of Personal Advancement
Shinseidokai Core System
Rudiments of Shinseido Shorin Ryu (unfinished)
Shinseido 9th kyu red belt syllabus
Some thoughts on bowing and other courtesies
Dojo Kun:  Training hall precepts and oath
Glossary of terms (unfinished)
Historical pages
Origins of Chinese martial arts:  The Bodhidharma myth
Origins of Chinese martial arts: Ignorance, legend and Taijiquan
Background to Shinseido Shorin Ryu
Story of the Great Loo Choo Island for younger readers
The kings of Ryukyu (list)
Bucho Ikko:  Advice by Bushi Matsumuro his student Ryosei Kuwae
Training on Okinawa in the 1950's
The White 'Swan' of Hohan Soken.  By Don Lucas
The rules of Soken Sensei's original association
Hohan Soken interview with Ernest Estrada (1978)
Some facts on Matsumura Seito.  By Steve Watson
Disparity in Teachings of Hohan Soken.  By Steve Watson
Soken Kinen Kan.  By Steve Watson
Okinawan Post WWII Politics
Chinese, Ryukyuan and Japanese relationships
Notes on the logo of the Matsumura Shurite Kyokai
Matsumura's Naihanchi
The Story of Shinseido - Roger Sheldon's early training
Some old miscelaneous photos of Roger Sheldon sensei
Sheldon sensei after 15 months training (basic techniques)
Old 1975 video clip of Roger Sheldon
Old 1975 video clip of Roger Sheldon and student
Old Riverhead dojo (Riverhead Memorial Hall 1979-1998)
New Riverhead dojo (Riverhead Village Hall from 1999)
 
Health and Exercise
 
Simple shiatsu warm up  (basic shiatsu warm up)
Simple self administered shiatsu   (Do In)
About warm-up exercises (The art of junbi undo taiso)
Some basic warm-up exercises  (basic warm up)
Notes on water consumption
 
 

Practical and Technical
Fundamental stances
Shurite basic techniques                    
Tegumi (Grappling Hands) Foundation.   By Jim Neeter
 
 
technique exerciseS (waza)

Shinseido Kihon Waza: 300 step method inc:
Tachi waza
Ayumi waza
Kaiten waza
Taisabaki waza
Uke waza
Tsuki waza
Uchi waza
Ashi waza
Nishihira 12 technique waza
Nishihira Kihon Waza: Part 1
Nishihira Kihon Waza: Part 2
Mushin Dai waza
Reverse Hand Exercise  (currently shelved)
Breathing and Meditative Exercise  (currently shelved)
Smashing exercise (knees and elbows)  (currently shelved)
Kicking Exercise
Shurite Gata
Kata Pinan Shodan
Kata Pinan Nidan
Kata Naihanchi Shodan (photo gallery)
Kata Naihanchi Nidan
Kata Seisan
Kata PaisaI Sho
Kata Paisai Dai
Kata Chinto
Kata Kusanku
Kata Useishi
Kata Rohai
Kata Hakutsuru
       Putting the Hakutsuru in its place
 
Shinseido Gata (contemporary formS)
 
Kata Tenrei
The definitive description of Kata Shinzen
The definitive description of Kata Tenzen (part 1)
The definitive description of Kata Tenzen (part 2)
Additional notes on Kata Tenzen (editorial, vital points etc. unfinished)
 
The definitive performance of Kata Shinsei (Old version)
 
Part 1: Text
Part 2: Text
Part: 1 video clips
Part: 2 video clips
Linking Shinzen and Shinsei into Long Form
 
Basic vital points list (re Shinsei Kyugata parts 1 and 2)
Kata Tenshu   (currently shelved)
Kata Yamanakute  (currently shelved)
 
 
Pairs work
Pairs work (list of subjects)
List of Informal Pairs Exercises
Yakusoku gumite: Formal Pairs Exercises
Hanashi Waza (Holding techniques exercise)
Compromise free sparring
Jiyu Ippon Gumite
 
RYUKYU KOBUDO
Tankon (cudgel) photo gallery
Yonshaku bo or Gusan jo (four foot stick) photo gallery
Bo (six foot staff) and Yari (spear)
Sai (trident truncheon)
Ryoha no Ken (Chinese sword) and katana (Japanese sword)
Nunchaku (two short sticks joined by a cord)
Tonfa (side handle baton)
Kama (sickle)
Kobutan (very short stick or hand load weapon)
Simple analysis of stick defence
Theory
Stylistic traits
Self-defence - it's a load of PAP
Common assaults or the so called 'habitual acts of violence'
Spatial awareness
The Stability - manoeuvrability continuum
Go no Sen no Toru:  Life and death hands
Name gaeshi waza (wave form)
The legend of the Phoenix
Essay for Shoden or Shodan level
Putting the Hakutsuru in its Place.   By Steve Watson
Twelve discussion scenarios and related rules for staying safe
Fundamental response options
Student's Higher Studies Theory paper
Creating New Neural Pathways
Karate Training Aspiration.  By John Clark
 
 
Philosophical
Ki By Mike Flanagan (Shokan dojo)
Understanding the spirit of the masters
About the name Shinseido
Perceptions and knowing
Four aspects of the nature of Shinsei 
The place of the power of love
The way that cannot be described
The peaceful mind
Communicating the way
Sayings
Shinseido - a vehicle through which to realise enlightenment
Duality:  The Continuum Principle - Yin Yang
Nonduality:  Introduction with some definitions
Dialogue between a dualist and a nondualist (unfinished)
The Art of Peace
An encounter
Eve
Gaia
God and Religion
The primeval atom
Race
The Frog in the Well
The purpose of human existence
The Soul
Tao Te Ching: Lao Tse
Togetherness
Universal Energy
Shinsei's friendship pebbles
Tactile communication:  The power of a handshake, the power of a hug
Perception and the Crazy Karate People: The Road to Shinseido. By John Clark
 
Course notes philosophy
Shinseido philosophy regarding physical intervention
Communication
Protective (physical) intervention is communication
The art of hands
A hierarchy of response
In memoriam: Kim Bower

 
 
Project 5 practical modules
 
Project 5 course notes practical
Introduction to practical exercises
Saying hello to a partner
Talking and holding hands
Milling and spatial awareness
Basic intrinsic energy generation exercise: Shaking the hands
Holding an energy ball between the hands
Equilibrium and centring
Yielding and centring
Intent and centring
Strength and centring
Therapeutic touch (simple list to be expanded into article)
Therapeutic touch (detailed diagram)
Visualizing a violent situation
Response to the invasion of your personal space
A response sequence
Confrontation and range of emotions
Forms of therapeutic touch
Lateral evasion
Transient guiding techniques
Sustained guiding techniques
Redirecting hands
Switching
Random sustained guiding
Guiding
Circular releasing techniques
Isolating the hand
Leverage
Response to kicking assaults
Additional
Gestural and tactile aspects
Holding
Introduction to the holding procedures
History of the holding procedures
The under-arm hold (text and pictures)
The under-arm hold (video clip)
The over-arm hold (text and pictures)
The over-arm hold (video clip)
The shoulder hold (text and pictures)
The shoulder hold (video clip 1)
The shoulder hold (video clip 2)
 
SHINSEIDO Theoretical modules
 
What is behaviour?
What is behaviour that challenges?
Fundamental theories of aggression
Fundamental forms of dysfunctional behaviour
Some causes of behaviour that challenges
Reactive aggression stairways
What helps to sustain dysfunctional behaviour?
Statutory law
Initial response to violent behaviour
Bullying and the nature of intentional behaviours
A hierarchy of bullying traits or the Instrumental aggression stairway
Consequences as a response option
Victimology
Response rules in respect of bullying behaviour
Good non-verbal communication is essential
The continuum principle  (a simple list of opposites only)
Strategies for instilling greater confidence
Aspects regarding attitude
Modes of personal interaction
Five archetypal modes of response
Five archetypal modes of response model
How I handle conflict situations (questionnaire)
Submissive traits
Aggressive traits
Manipulative traits
Assertive traits
Creating a good relationship
Handling conflict situations
Enhancing modes of interaction
Communication zones
Signs of impending hostility
Some precepts that underpin Shinseido thought
More Shinseido precepts
Basic core assessment analysis
Ten tools for effective listening
Working definitions
Types of therapeutic touch
Self-defence and physical intervention
The Zones
 
 
Other related arts
 
Shinseido
Qi Gong
Taiji (T'ai chi Ch'uan)
Shiatsu
Wing Chun
 
 
Discarded files
 
  As our understanding of our art evolves over time, some things may be put on the shelf or abandoned altogether.  Maybe we find better ways to describe some things, or maybe some thing are just not important anymore.  The following files don't really reflect where we are any longer, but are saved for anyone who wants to know where we have come from.
 
Methods of class assembly
How many steps?
Additional stepping methods
Preparatory positions
Learning to walk
 
 
 
 

 

Roger Sheldon Shurite (Matsumura Seito) Shorin Ryu Karate Do Kobudo   Shuri te Riverhead Sevenoaks Kent UK Hohan Soken Kosei Nishirira Old style karate Classical kata