Traditional Nihon Blade and Body Arts

Heiho Tojutsu takes the foundational sword movements, and adapts other blade lengths such as the Kodachi (short sword), and tanto (knife). While at the same time incorporating strikes, joint locks and throwing arts.

Practiced by the ancient samurai, Heiho Tojutsu is an art that emphasizes an opponent’s force against them, promoting efficiency in close combat. Originating in Japan, It’s history and evolution date back to the samurai warriors who developed it for the battlefield. Tojutsu encompasses not only close combat fighting, but also the concepts of perception, timing, and strategy which apply in daily life

These arts are non-competitive and practiced in our curriculum. They are not taught separately but rather as an optional auxiliary arts for advanced students to improve our understanding of body movements with a heavy emphasis on short weaponry. The techniques themselves are based on ancient traditions developed to prevent the samurai from being disarmed and defeated at close combat ranges.