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Our Headmaster was succeeded by Mr. Hajime Risho Hayabuchi since 21st of March in 2006 and Ms. Kiyoko Riso HAYABUCHI became as SOGEN. Her father,the founder of this style, was born in SAMURAI family and trained her as a boy since she was only three years old. So she is a very strict teacher but very kind and hospitable out of the DOJO.
She has been a judge for the final competition in NIPPON GIN KENSHIBU Federation for several years.

It will be quite easy to find out where they are teaching KENSHIBU DO in the western part of Japan. There exist the associations of KENSHIBU DO in almost of prefectures in Japan and I know some styles having DOJO in Canada, Brazil, Australia and the United States of America, maybe more.
We also have DOJOs in England, France, Poland and Canada and Vice Headmaster goes to England and France to teach IAI DO and KENSHIBU DO every year in august, and of course we have DOJOs in HYOGO, SHIGA, WAKAYAMA, OSAKA, OKAYAMA, EHIME, YAMAGUCHI, TOTTORI AND HUKUOKA prefectures. Our head office is settled in KOBE city. Please contact us if you are interested.

Where you can learn this?

There are two sorts of dancing in KENSHIBU DO. One is KENBU and the other is SHIBU. SHIBU is called SENBU in some styles.
KEN means a sword, SEN means a fan and BU means dancing. So we can explain KENBU as a dance with a sword and SHIBU as with a fan. Of course we use another weapons or things suit for the stories we perform. We use Chinese style poems for KENSHIBU DO normally and the singers sing those with BGM for us.
The bygone SAMURAI in our country fought with swords, spears or other weapons, but as time passed they changed their sword technique into the Martial Arts as IAI DO. It has been quite strict to learn IAI DO physically and mentally, and not very interesting for the ordinary people, unfortunately. The founders thought to make another way to maintain or introduce their technique for the modern world, and joined the Martial Arts and Japanese Traditional Dancing as KABUKI, NICHIBU or NOU together with the SAMURAI spirit. So it is necessary to learn traditional Japanese etiquette when you learn this. This is the origin of KENBU.
It was prohibited to use a sword even in dancing around the end of the WORLD WAR SECOND. They had to find another way again and established SHIBU using a fan instead of a sword. So we have to be men even when we do SHIBU wearing KIMONO for men basically.
There are hundreds, thousands of styles of KENSHIBU DO in Japan. But it will be possible to make two groups. One is based on the Martial Arts and the other is based on the Traditional Japanese Dancing. I hope you to find out which is which when you watch KENSHIBU DO.
The poems we use will tell you the histories or the culture in Japan or China and it is very important to understand those to perform it with very good expression.

What is Kenshibu Do?

Our style, SHINDEN SHINSEI HAYABUCHI RYU KENSHIBU DO, was established by the former headmaster Miyuki Risho HAYABUCHI with a permission from Kan-ichiro KINBUSA, the founder of KINBUSA RYU KENSHIBU DO in Kyushu from whom he had learned. Both styles are based on ARAKI MUNINSAI RYU IAI DO. So our basic technique, even in SHIBU, is very strong and quick as the Martial Arts, yet on the other hand having the ability to express great emotion, calmness or the many moods that may be required. We also combine the etiquette of the SAMURAI.

Our Style

Shinden Shinsei Hayabuchi Ryu Kenshibu Do

Shinden Shinsei Hayabuchi Ryu
Kenshibu Do