About Seibu
Seibu Dojo is a semi-private school focusing studies in traditional Japanese Martial Arts. Our disciplines come after 58 generations of grandmasters who have passed down these incredible arts. The arts we study here include: Ninpo, Japanese Ju-jutsu, Aiki-Jujutsu, & Kenjutsu. Seibu dojo is affiliated with the Shisenkan Kobudo Federation. Our dojo was voted best Japanese Martial Arts School in Harford County & Bel Air Maryland areas 3 years in a row!
Why You Should Join Our Family
Exceptional Service
Here at Seibu, we deliver superior customer service. We aim to provide a service that is customer-centric and we know that out customers are best served when our professional team is attentive to their every need, whether we teach and work with adults, teens, or children.
Excellent Training &
Techniques
We are highly regarded in the United States as being one of the most authentic Ninpo dojo's, hence our affiliation with world-renowned Ninpo organizations, and professionals.
High-End Facility &
Tools
An important factor to consider when choosing a dojo is the premises and whether it provides the tools necessary to learn the art. It's vital to learn using various tools that were originally used in the art of Ninpo. We teach the art in such a way that it doesn't lose the tradition and culture associated with it.
What Our Students Are Saying
Alexa Young, MD
Seibu Dojo is an amazing dojo that offers clients the ability to learn traditional Japanese Martial arts that is also very useful in today's age.
Morgan James, MD
Amazing trainers and facility. Staff is very friendly and service is great!
Lisa Driver, MD
The trainers are very knowledgeable and are highly skilled in Ninpo. They're very patient with their students and they also motivate you to perform to the best of your abilities.
What Makes Us Unique?
Seibu's focus is on delivering martial arts techniques and practices that incorporates the purest form of Ninpo & Japanese Martial Arts, whilst still making it possible to apply these techniques and practices in a way that makes it useful to the modern age.
Ninpo is the art of the Ninja. Ninpo often times is confused with "Ninjutsu". Ninjutsu is a subset of Ninpo. Ninpo includes 36 different arts of study: Taijutsu (un-armed combat), Bikenjutsu (sword), Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades), Bojutsu (staff), Metsubushi (blinding & disappearing methods) just to name a few. Ninpo has a rich history of defense tactics and self-defense skills going back hundreds of years in Japan. From a self-defense perspective, the primary focus of our training is protecting ourselves and others, with an emphasis on escaping dangrous situations. Ninpo is a self-defense focused system of martial arts rather than competition based.
Ninpo is the art of the Ninja. Ninpo often times is confused with "Ninjutsu". Ninjutsu is a subset of Ninpo. Ninpo includes 36 different arts of study: Taijutsu (un-armed combat), Bikenjutsu (sword), Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades), Bojutsu (staff), Metsubushi (blinding & disappearing methods) just to name a few. Ninpo has a rich history of defense tactics and self-defense skills going back hundreds of years in Japan. From a self-defense perspective, the primary focus of our training is protecting ourselves and others, with an emphasis on escaping dangrous situations. Ninpo is a self-defense focused system of martial arts rather than competition based.
Ninpo
Japanese Ju-Jutsu is a martial art with a rich tradition, well known as the combative system used by the Samurai, and giving rise to numerous modern martial arts systems including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, & Aikido.
As a martial art, Japanese Ju-Jutsu includes numerous skills of combat, both unarmed and armed. A major distinction between Japanese Ju-Jutsu and its modern counterparts, is the former focuses on a more holistic approach to combatives, whereas the latter arts focus on a specific aspect of the original martial art.
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Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sokaku. The modern martial art of Aikido originated from aikijujutsu. Morehei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido was a high level student of Takeda Sokaku. Aikijujutsu emphasizes throwing techniques and joint manipulation to effectively subdue an attacker.
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Aiki-Jujutsu is known to have a "softer" approach, making the art perfect for martial art beginners or those who are older in age.
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Ju-Jutsu
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Kenjutsu is the umbrella term for all schools of Japanese Swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern sword styles of kendo & iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern forms of Kenjutsu in their curriculum.
Kenjutsu, which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan, means "methods, techniques, and the art of the Japanese sword". Serious concentration, study, and discipline is required in our Japanese Sword Program.
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Kenjutsu