Bushin Kai

In May 2025, Marco Pilato Sensei gave authorization for the first Alberta Bushin-kai Keiko Kai.

Keiko Kai are training groups under the supervision of an authorized teacher. They are typically led by a senior student who has demonstrated an understanding of the first parts of a schools curriculum and a deeper understanding of martial arts and training in general.

Within the Bushin-kai, various ryuha are studied and preserved. They are:

1. Bushin-ryu. The Bushin Ryū is a school of traditional Japanese Bu-jutsu (Martial Arts) martial arts directly formulated by the Founder Mukaida Takeshi Sōke in response to the necessity to more efficiently transmit the traditions he had mastered during his lifetime. Bushin Ryū preserves the Kōryū (old schools) and other lessons mastered by its founder Mukaida Takeshi Sōke, and through its current Headmaster, so to be passed on to future generations. It is primarily composed by three parts, To Jutsu (sword arts), Tai Jutsu (empty hand fighting arts), and Buki Jutsu (weapons skills), each incorporating the curriculum and teachings of the Kōryū methods that originate it.
2. Shintō Muso Ryū. Within the Bushin Kai we practice the Shintō Muso Ryū of the line of Mikawa Yoneno-ha, as transmitted by the late 27th Headmaster Mukaida Takeshi Shihan. Shinto Muso Ryu curriculum includes Jō-jutsu, Ken-jutsu, Jutte-jutsu, Hōjō-jutsu, Kusarigama-jutsu, Tanjō-jutsu.
3. Toyama Ryū. Within the Bushin Kai we practice the Toyama Ryū method of Japanese swordsmanship as taught by Shihan Mukaida Takeshi. The curriculum includes Suburi, Battō-jutsu, Iai Kata, Ken-jutsu and Tameshigiri with the Katana (long sword) and the Kō-dachi (short sword), as well as Sō-jutsu (spear techniques) and Jūken-jutsu (mounted and unmounted bayonet). In addition, the practice of programmed and free sparring is performed by the advanced students.

For more information regarding Bushin-kai go to http://www.bushin.org