Martial art founded by Stephen K. Hayes in 1997
To-Shin Do is a martial art founded by Black Belt Hall of Fame instructor Stephen K. Hayes in 1997.[1][2] It is a modernized version of ninjutsu, and differs from the traditional form taught by Masaaki Hatsumi’s Bujinkan organization.[3] Instruction focuses on threats found in contemporary western society.[4] In addition to hand-to-hand combat skills, students are exposed to: methods for survival in hostile environments, security protection for dignitaries, how to instruct classes and run a school, classical Japanese weapons, meditation mind science, and health restoration yoga.[5] The headquarters school (hombu) is located in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- ^ St. Petersburg Times (Florida) September 19, 1997. p 4. Snow Smith, Katherine. "Nothing like the movies." "It wasn't Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris who first inspired Stephen Hayes to devote his life to the martial arts and ultimately become a Black Belt Hall of Fame member and widely recognized teacher of the Japanese art of ninjutsu."
- ^ Staff. USA Dojo. "STEPHEN K. HAYES." "In 1997, exactly 30 years after beginning his formal training in the martial arts, Stephen K. Hayes founded the martial art of To-Shin Do." 2012. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016 on the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Crudelli, Chris. "The Way of the Warrior: Martial Arts and Fighting Styles from Around the World." DK ADULT. 2008. p.329 ISBN 978-0-7566-6862-4 "To shin do was founded by the legendary US ninja Stephen K. Hayes. The system is a departure from ninjustu (see pp. 208–9) as taught by the Bujinkan Organization in Japan…"
- ^ reference to Stephen Hayes, not To-Shin Do: Toller, Dennis. "Once the West's Most Celebrated Ninja, Stephen K. Hayes Moves Beyond the Assassin Image." Black Belt Magazine. October 1998. P. 32.
- ^ Crudelli. p. 329 "Advanced students are offered optional courses on the use of classical Japanese weapons, meditation and yoga, as well as courses aimed at the security and protection industries."
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