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It would be presumptuous of me to use an established historical name like ninjutsu to describe what I am offering as contemporary personal protection. For that reason I needed a term to differentiate between the classical ninja martial arts I was licensed by the grandmaster to teach and the modern adaptations I had developed. To label my modern derivation of the ancient ninjutsu principles, I created the new name To-Shin Do.

Even though new, the name is based on the structure of the old name. I separated the single letter character for nin 忍 of ninja and their secret art of ninjutsu into its two composite parts (with one small tweak). To 刀 for “sword” implies the technology we study. Shin 心 for “heart” reflects the cultivation of intelligence and intention. Do 道 translates as “road” or pathway to mastery.

It is important to remember that this is not something I just made up or pulled together from speculation. The martial art of To-Shin Do was born of the historical legacy behind three important roots of the ancient cultural heritage of Japan: