WELCOME TO TORONTO KENJUTSU

Welcome to the home of Toronto Kenjutsu. We are a martial arts group dedicated to the practice of classical Japanese swordsmanship — specifically the style of Katori Shinto Ryu, as taught by Master Sugino Yukihiro. This dojo was founded in 2007 by Corey Reid with the intention of bringing classical Katori Shinto Ryu swordsmanship to Toronto.

We are attached to Sugino dojo and work closely with Master Sugino and other members of his teaching staff. Corey Reid is a direct student of Master Sugino and studied under him in Japan for several years.

On this site you will find class schedules, a description of our practice and articles on the art of Japanese swordsmanship. Please browse around and see what interests you.

Latest Article

Corey Reid, the instructor at Toronto Kenjutsu, occasionally writes articles on swordsmanship (and other topics) on his blog. Here is the most recent swordsmanship article:

Severing the Edge

December 25, 2009

It may seem odd to illustrate a comment on Takuan Soho's The Unfettered Mind with an image painted by Miyamoto Musashi, given that Soho is billed on the front cover of this Wilson translation as "Writing to Yagyu Munenori, Musashi's great rival", but when I read Soho's piece on "Sever the Edge between Before and After" I immediately thought of this image.Steph also brought this...

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