「萬理一空」剣士五郎真の剣理を求め続ける同志たちが時空を超えて一つに集い、励み、学びあう場にしたい

Kendo Online Academy

KEISHO GAKUIN is Kendo online group,

Morihiro Okada (Kendo/Iaido Hanshi)

trained by Goro Saimura (last name is Haku Un),

handed down for three generations in Shodokan,

supervision and guidance by Morimasa Okada 8th Dan

(Hanshi Master of Shodokan),

online community group by using digital method.

KENDO Innovation Laboratory has been reborn as
"Kendo Online Academy Haku Un",
and has been taken over as part of its content.

Two years have passed since the online salon “Kendo Innovation Laboratory” was set up in February 2020 as a place where Kendo can be explored in an innovative way (correspondence Dojo). During this time, we have been able to connect with many people and are currently working with more than 120 members.
We have had participants from various regions of the country and even from overseas, and we feel that the online nature of the Laboratory has been strongly demonstrated, and that it continues to be an initiative that can strengthen the bonds between people, something that has been difficult to achieve under normal circumstances.

Here, we have decided to rebuild this community in order to develop the content into something more useful for the people who already gathered here and for those who will gather in the future.

After the repeated discussions with Adeliae Planning Inc., the internet business company, where the Shodokan member Mr. Yoichi Otomo (Kyoshi 7th-dan), who has been cooperating with the online salon since its establishment, and thanks to the great support from President of Adeliae Planning Ms. Yasuko Makimoto who is also the elder sister of Mr. Otomo, we have decided to newly move further steps from the current online salon, to be “Kendo Specialized Online Academy 白雲(Haku Un)", now newly be produced by Adeliae Planning Inc.

Those sister and brother, Ms. Makimoto and Mr. Otomo has the pedigree as grand-grandchildren of Goro Saimura Hanshi Master who was the master of my grandfather, which makes their existence perfect cooperation partners for promoting to share the great goal and make path forward to realize "passing on the values of Kendo that Saimura Hanshi Master has left behind to the present day" which we have been setting as the philosophy for the Kendo Innovation Laboratory.

In addition, of course, the content of the "Kendo Innovation Laboratory" up to now will continue to be encompassed within this learning academy, both in name and in reality. We would like to thank all our members for their continued friendship and understanding as we continue to develop our work to a more upgraded level.

In particular, the following revisions have been made.

"Lesson" (Instruction Video) and Column Kei-Sho (Lecture article by President Okada) will remain as a required course called "Kendo Innovation Laboratory," and additional Library (Digital archive), and Online video lectures and practical training will be added.
The interactive community online salon and lecture/practice training sessions continue as electives. New tools will be introduced to make it more convenient and easier to connect.
Practical training sessions, which were suspended due to COVID-19, will be held in various locations in accordance with the lowering of restrictions.
For those who wish to pursue more focused and in-depth objectives, we have established short-term correspondence courses by theme. Non-members are also welcome to participate.
In addition to the expanded curriculum, members will be able to choose by subject, and discounts will be offered for all subjects, making the program more affordable than before.

Upon establishing this academy, I put up "萬理一空 (Manri Ikku)", as a new pathway goal, which Goro Saimura, Hanshi master wrote with ink by brush.

The term originates from the Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi: “Put the three thousand worlds of mountains and water into the 萬理一空 (Banri Ikku: We're all working toward the same goal).”
This, from the meaning; "the world is under one sky and the worlds are connected as one", it is now expanded and is often used to describe "a state of mind that strives towards a single goal".

The initiative we have this time is rather a big role for someone as shallow and uneducated as I am, but I will do my utmost to develop this academy as "a place where like-minded people, connected by a single sky, can come together and strive towards their own goals".

April 2022 (Reiwa 4yr)
Morimasa Okada, President of Kendo Online Academy KEISHO GAKUIN

Our Curriculum

Community

We provide lesson of Okada 8th Dan, with question and answer session, by using web conferencing tool and communication apps.

Live
Online video lectures and practical training

option

Practical training, too!

Regular lectures

Okada-sensei's lectures delivered once every month. The lectures weave together literature from the Shodokan's collection and current topics in the Kendo world to explore the essence of the sword. After the lecture, the participants will be able to watch a demonstration of Shodokan training and have time for a Q&A session. The lecture will be archived for later viewing, so you can watch it even if you are unable to attend on the day.

Practical training

Basically, a training session for members is held once a month to provide an opportunity for training. Based at Shodokan in Tokyo, training sessions are also held in other parts of Japan and abroad. Members can receive direct instruction in the know-hows that is shown online on a daily basis, and can also deepen their friendship with other members. The practice sessions can also be viewed with streamed live or with recording at a later date.

Online Salon

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Group Communication and lectures. One-on-one coaching session by President Okada, too!

With the Academy President Okada as advisor, it is an interactive learning community on the web via a groupware application. Active communication is taken place where the members can exchange opinions and answers to the questions they have in their daily practice, and exchange opinions between the members on their own posted practice videos of themselves. In addition to open discussions, it is also possible to ask questions individually (one-on-one coaching session) with President Okada.

Lesson
Tankyu-Gaku

[Instruction]

The essence of the techniques and theories handed down by the Shodokan (Tokyo), which is still active today based on the principles of the direct teachings of Goro Saimura, is condensed and taught on video using the latest digital tools.

Report
Jissen-Gaku

[Thematic]

Members contribute for the articles irregularly on topics such as "Dan promotion", "competition", "restarting Kendo", "coaching boys and girls", "lifelong Kendo", "tool making", etc., in line with the objectives of their own Kendo.

Library
Rekishi-Gaku

[Digital]

Historical material from the Laboratory's collection is archived and made available as a digital library of “Tachi-Ai” photographs and videos of old masters and books of high documentary value that can be viewed.

Column
Column Kei-Sho

[Article]

Under the title Kei-Sho '稽照' (稽古照今), President Morimasa Okada writes about a wide range of topics from the teachings of his predecessors to current events in the Kendo world, from a variety of perspectives and themes.

Network

It has gained widespread support from people studying kendo both in Japan and overseas.

President

Kendo Instructor, 8th dan・Representative Director of Shodo-Gakuin Academy Morimasa Okada

Kendo Instructor, 8th dan

Representative Director of Shodo-Gakuin Academy, an incorporated association for the preservation and transmission of traditional culture. Head of Shodokan Part-time lecturer at Oberlin University

Born in 1967 (Showa 42).

From an early age, received instruction and training from his grandfather (Morihiro Okada) and father (Yasuhiko Okada) for Kendo, Iai (Muso-Shinden-ryu, Keishi [Metropolitan Police]-ryu) and Ko-ryu swordsmanship (Kurama-ryu and Ono-ha Itto-ryu).

Immediately after graduating from Nippon Sports Science University, he took over as a head of Shodokan. In addition to this, at the same time, worked as an assistant at the Budo Studies Laboratory of Nippon Sports Science University, part-time lecturer and Kendo club coaches, etc.

Also he led the athletes for the victory in All-Japan Women's Student Championships and the All-Japan Women's Student Victory Championships.

Kendo Online Academy