Atlanta ISF Shinkendo & Aikibujutsu Seminar with Obata Kaiso

Join the Japanese Swordsmanship of Gwinnett for an incredible weekend of martial arts mastery as we proudly host Obata Kaiso, the esteemed Founder of the International Shinkendo Federation.

Obata Toshishiro-kaiso is one of the most well-rounded and authentic martial artists in the field today. He is the Founder and Kaicho of the Aikibujutsu Tanren Kenkyukai, Founder of the Kokusai Toyama Ryu Renmei, and the Founder of the International Shinkendo Federation.

Obata-kaiso has worked in the film industry writing screenplays, action coordinating and acting (appearing in movies such as Black Rain, Rage & Honor, Rising Sun, Demolition man, the Shadow, Showdown in Little Tokyo and the Hunted). He has also produced a number of martial arts videos, including Molten Fire, Crimson Steel, and Shinkendo – Samurai Swordsmanship, and authored several books, including Naked Blade, Crimson Steel, Kama, and Samurai Aikijutsu, and more recently Shinkendo: Samurai Swordsmanship and Shinkendo Tameshigiri: Samurai Swordsmanship and Test-Cutting.