Boston Martial Arts Blog

  Well it appears there will be a light at that end of the tunnel for prospective students of Japanese swords arts in Boston, with upcoming New England Museum of Martial arts and Budokai. The NEMABU association is actively seeking a location for their post pandemic museum and dojo to be operational in early 2021. NEMABU is slated to be a full blown museum showcasing martial arts arms and armaments from Japan, China, Korea, and South East Asia, with a strong focus on Japanese Samurai culture, history and the crafts work involved with forging swords and armor. Visitors will get to see both antique weapons, as well as modern versions, with interactive video experiences, and scheduled workshops and demonstrations. How Japanese swords are forged, tested, as well as demonstrations from Chinese Kung fu masters. The associated dojo will be in the connected room, and the plan is for regular training schedules in several Japanese Koryu arts, including sword, hand to hand, archery, and long weapo

  By now there has been so much chatter and so much reporting on what many see as utter shamefulness, stupidity, and nonsense at this ISF licensed dojo, that most people reading this article probably won't be surprised to learn that almost all of his former students gave little shafty the finger when he made a roundabout plea to them via txt msg and private calls. Here are some of the threads of interest: Boston Shinkendo Strikes Back!  -This is a MUST READ! Shinkendo USA on Facebook Dojo Watch on Facebook Boston Martial Arts Review on Facebook Not too mention these classic tell all stories posted on the very well respected Martial arts blog  www,WayofBushido.com Boston Shinkendo Toxic Sensei Boston Shinkendo Horror at Honbu Dojo Boston Shinkendo Don't be a Boot Licker! However recently Little Shafty reopened his dingy little dojo in Bostons Chinatown district, he was probably all excited because his main rival and respected Dojo Modern Samurai in NYC was struggling due to the

Boston Shinkendo Students hold annual Summer party but ditch the lame Sensei! It was reported to be a FULL HOUSE of current and former Boston Shinkendo students who attended their annual summer barbecue this year. The party is usually a festive one with good food, and special activities, last year we are told it was a blacksmithing event, this year was a full on Tameshigiri party. Conspicuously absent from the party was Shaffee aka "Little Shafty" and this was by design.  This sensei is so despised and disliked by current and former Boston Shinkendo students that they all voted to DITCH him and not send an invite to him or his kids. The feedback was that the party was the 'best ever" some of the comments reported to us were: "Our Tameshigiri cuts were spot on since we self trained and dump all that crap Shafty tried to teach." "So much more fun this year without all that Shaffee drama" "I feel like my cutting and skills got better stince I st