Boston Martial Arts Blog

  Wow, that Shafteee is a huge success as a sensei, here you have the big 13 year anniversary celebration at what many feel is the worst dojo in the world. One look at this PATHETIC photo and you can see why, a handful of OLD FARTS who look like they can barely hold the plastic cup, and two others... This is seriously embarassing! Hey Yukishiro Obata, your senseis are running awesome dojos, they are truly bringing greatness to Kaiso's legacy! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A JOKE!!!!

  A recent online poll where people were asked how they would rank the reviled and despised Sensei known as little Shaffee: Those who have trained with this moron have shared their experiences online and social media talking about what a jerk and an idiot he is how little skill he has and what a control freak he actually is. Do you think Little Shaffee should be teaching any type of martial arts anywhere to anyone? Do you love lingam? In your opinion is Little Shaffee the worst Sensei in the world. Is it true that the only students he has left are is goofy kids, a couple of fat old people and some miscellaneous goofs? Do you agree that Shaffee sucks at Bo. Are the initials BS appropriate for his dojo? Do you think he smells? The formal results of the poll will be released we are told but in summary the overall outcome is that those asked felt that little Shaffee was the lamest Sensei on the entire planet! Also his students really suck! Cant wait to read the actual comments from those p

 You will see an article with a link to the crappy Boston Shinkendo website, this article has no meaningful information, its sole purpose was to try to push down all the reviews about how much this dojo sucks lower in the search engine results. This desperate act is so lame, that the morons who posted this, didnt even use a real picture of the actual dingy hell hole dilapidated run down building with rats running around in the parking lot, instead they used some "pretty picture" of a real dojo. What a JOKE this school is, and it starts with a man who is arguably (according to former students) one of the WORST martial arts instructors in the history of mankind! The funniest thing about this is article is that  it lists this crap dojo as the "ONLY AUTHORIZED SHINKENDO" dojo in Massachusetts, as if that is supposed to be some kind of added benefit. The Soke of that school and his leadership team are a bunch of clowns, and and behave like buffoons'. The whole situat

  Many are quite familiar with the disgusting need for approval so desperately sought not only by Little Shaftee but many of the other goofy shinkendo senseis. Yukishiro Obata could post a picture picking his nose, and shaftee and the usual suspects would all do the "facebook like" like good little boot lickers. But it seems as if Shaftee was asked perhaps not to like the posts there, because he hasn't "liked" anything in a few days, and normally he posts a LIKE within seconds of whatevever Yuki nonsese is shared. Cmon all you real martial artists, is this the True Way of the Sword? Or it is just Truly Stupid? What a joke!

  It has been reported to us that several Shinkendo students and instructors from dojos in the US and Europe have been inquiring as to the history behind the Boston Shinkendo dojo scandals. We have heard that some Sensei's are even actively avoiding that dojo and Little Shafteeeee, so as not to be caught up in the the controversy. Hmmmm, we wonder, does Little Shafteeee still fantasize about being a well respected Martial arts instructor? Is it still his goal to have a large Shinkendo dojo with many students kow-towing to him and worshipping him? That his kids will take on the mantle as great shinkendo instructors. LMAO!!!!!!!! What a pipe dream from a two-bit loser! YOU SUCK! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yukishiro Obata - Toshishiro Obata - Shinkendo - Boston - Martial Arts - Kenjutsu - Koryu -Tameshigiri - Kendo - Iaido -Toyama Ryu

  Of all the stupid mistakes one could make in their lives, at least 1 was corrected by 10 of the former students of Boston Shinkendo when they up and quit that crappy school, that teaches a crappy art, run by a crappy Sensei and two goofy kids. This dojo is only good for a laugh and for you to be laughed at by real Kenjutusu students who study true Korbut arts and not this made up Shinkendo do crap run by the PUSSY SOKE aka Pukey Yuki! Join a real dojo!!!!! Yukishiro Obata, Boston Shinkendo , Kaiso Obata, Shinkendo Honbu, Mike mason,

Former students took a vote as to their absolute WORST martial arts dojo experience, and it was unanimously agreed that                                                 Boston Shinkendo  Is definitely the crappiest dojo they ever attended and cannot imagine any place being worse! Post vote feedback was that it is basically due to a horrible sensei and his poor skills and bad attitude. The entire Shinkendo federation should hold a similar vote as to whether to boot Yukishiro Obata and let him and Shafty open up a hair salon together! LMAO #obata #boston_shinkendo #yukishiro_obata #tameshigiri #japanese_sword  #boston_martial_arts #jinsei_shinkendo #boston #koryu #crap #mcdojo #shafty #bringit #morons #dumbass # *not a scientific poll

  Well how low can a martial arts dojo descend? Confirmed reports have come in that Little Shafty, the proprietor of what so many consider to be the worst dojo around, has been offering to cut deals with students to use his dojo for their own personal interests providing they go out of their way to post positive reviews about his crap school, in an effort to undo all the honest and no nonsense expose's on the serious drama and nonsense that has gone on their for years, inevitably leading to 10 of the his students all dumping that dojo in the past few months. First it was silly pro Boston shinkendo reviews on Yelp, then he engaged former student known as "Jimmy Yelpster" to rant and rave postively, recently he had that over the hill BRINGT turde aka bob, post more "family run dojo" nonsense on Google reviews... He thinks he can behave in a disgusting way and that he can rehabilitate his image online through manipulation and dangling carrots. What stupid shafty ha

  After losing the vast majority of his students for being sick a dickhead, Little Shafty Butcraccus must be asking himself why everyone feels his dojo sucks. After all he used to tell his students HE is the dojo. We can’t even begin to imaging the nightmare the shame his kids must feel fro having such a dumb Ass like Shafty so openly despised and hated by so many. This dojo sucks and everyone knows it. One day Shafty will wake up and discover this reality.

  This notification was plastered on Boston Shinkendo Facebook page by some dumbass. It  states that they will be conducting tests on December 6th an (note the misspelling), 13th. The question we have is with almost all of the actual real students having dumped the Boston Shinkendo dojo, exactly who is going to be be reaching out? Is this guy in fantasy land? Or is he assuming that the small remaining amount of students and any uninformed new students will actually be testing?  What a sad sad story the Saga of Boston Shinkendo is. "Shafty, you really do stink"  according to former students.

  Well Toshishiro Obata gave it a good shot! In 30 years he was able to create and market a martial art he founded that was made up of techniques, and kata taken from Toyama Rya and other REAL Koryu styles like Shinkage Ryu. Shinkendo dojos are world wide, appealing predominantly to fat old white dudes with no real skills or martial ability, but love to dress up as wannabe samurai and post nonsense on Facebook.  ...You know the type. However Dojos are closing fast, places like modern Samurai dojo in NY, shut down, Boston Shinkendo all the students dumped the ahole sensei, and membership and dues are said to be down all around the world. Of course they try to blame covid, but is it something more than that? Is it the fact that people want to learn a REAL SAMURAI art and not some adapted crap? Is it becuase of stories of Horror Show treatment of students as what is reported about Boston? Is it about International Shinkendo Leadership not helping students who reach out to them with issues

  If you have been following all the nonsense at the International Shinkendo Federation Dojo in Boston, then you know the stories how lame a lot of former students feel it is. The vast majority of the long term students all quit because they feel it sucks! Recently a newer student also left in disgust and was asked by the instructor, aka "SHAFTY" to do an exit interview. An exit interview for a martial arts dojo? Is this guy a moron? Who does exit interviews for a Dojo? Most people don't even want to do them for a job where they worked for years. The mere fact that this idiot even made such a request goes to show how strange that place is run. What does he expect the students to say? Does he think they are going to help him do better? From what was reported to use, they can't stand the guy, they could care less about his crappy dojo getting better!  They just wanted to get as far away from the guy as possible! Ok Shafty, here some of the feedback they shared with us:

  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

So it looks like the Shinkendo Shit-for-brains Sensei in Boston just doesn't get it. Hey Shafty, don't you get it? Your students didn't join a cult, they just wanted to learn the crappy style of Shinkendo, they didn't sign up to follow your commands or have you sticking your nose in their personal lives. So who are you down to? The BringIT Bufoon? You got "Yelpster" kissing your ass until his real dojo opens back up, you got a couple of young newbies who hate you, an 70 year old woman and Dr J.  I bet many in the ISF secretly think your a dumbass, your kids probably loathe you. Face it dude, you are just not cut out to run a dojo. Face it dude, you are just not cut out to run a dojo. YOU SUCK! #shaftysucks @yukishiroObata @shinkend_Boston @Shinkendo @Jinsei @Honbu Dojo @Boston Martial Arts @tameshigirl @fake koryu @crap dojo

Emails, comments and discussions continue to be had about the infamous Boston Shinkendo Dojo and its Sensei, "Little Shafty"   ( one whom many describe as a loon ), are all over Social media. So we thought we would interview some former students and caught up with several of them this past weekend at one of the "Gathering of Former Shinkendo Students". Here is some paraphrasing of what we learned. 1.)  "I remember we used to do an annual Christmas party and Shafty would setup a table in the dojo with himself at the head, and he would first put on this brown Kimono type vest and array himself as if he was a feudal lord. He would them preside over the party with pseudo Japanese mimicked pomp and circumstance, making a total BUFFOON out of himself. The students REALLY HATED all this nonsense and would laugh for hours about it often chatting in their WhatsAPP group about what a clown Shafty is." 2.) " I donated a few boxes of Tatami mats to the dojo becau

Well according to some former Boston Shinkendo students it sure does! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muSJ20BZmFQ 9 Worth a watch! #Shinkendo #boston Shinkendo #Shinkendo sucks #shafty sucks #bringIT #martial arts #obata #tameshigiri #jinsei shinkemdo #asswipe #crap dojo #yuki is nuts # Toshishiro Obata

In a recent interview with a "former"  Boston Shinkendo student we discussed the Katana skills of the instructor and students. Here is his opinion of the skill level at that dojo: "Ok, let me first say this, splitting that lame dojo and getting far away from that idiot shafty was the smartest thing I have ever dumb. Joining that school in the first place was clearly the dumbest. We all make mistakes and you learn from them I guess... I won't go on about all the things that in my opinion suck about that school, there are tons of those reports all over social media. I will talk about a time back in 2019 when we did a Tameshigiri exercise in the dojo, this was before the infamous nightmare Horror at Honbu Dojo trip. Shafty was billing this day as some great favor to the students and how it was a such a great honor for us to be cutting wet tatami mats for the first time under his great tutelage. The reality was he was looking to plaster another marketing video all over

  For some very strange reason little shifty the infamous and despised instructor at the widely hated dojo Boston Shinkendo, Seems to believe he stands to gain by posting bogus yelp reviews and or having his students like James, a.k.a. Jimmy Yelpster Post clearly marketing style pro BS Dojo reviews! Do they put that much stock in Yelp as a way to bring students to what many feel is the absolute worst Dojo in all of New England and  probably the United States of America? Does idiot Shafty think even posting a thousand Fake Yelp reviews is going to stop people from learning the real experiences of students there? That dude is delusional and so are his boot lickers. Here is a screenshot of Jimmy Yelpsters latest nonsense touting little Shaffee‘s crappy Dojo. You will notice from His previous fake post that they like to hit on a common theme, that Boston Shinkendo is. Family dojo..... yeah right,  a dysfunctional family is more like it. Fact is Jimmy Yelpster left BS to study Tenshin Ryu (