When I started Yuishinkai, I asked my Sensei if one would be able to discern a Yuishinkai practitioner from a Shotokan practitioner or someone from another style. In asking this question, I was thinking more about the specifics of techniques but his reply was that if there should be any difference, it might be found in the dojo atmosphere which is more relaxed and open than in other styles, and maybe in the practitioner’s general attitude,.

Since Yuishinkai preserves and promotes an extensive range of empty-hand and weapon Kata, Kata Bunkai, Bunkai Kumite and other information, the Yuishinkai practitioner sees his curriculum reflected in many other styles. As such, other styles are viewed as sister-styles, their respective teachers as co-teachers of the Yuishinkai lineage, and their respective practitioners as brothers and sisters in the study of Martial Arts. It is this all-encompassing love that has the power to unite us and make us all better Martial Artists through mutual respect, sharing and solidarity.

The genesis of Yuishinkai is an example of the need for balance. Inoue Sensei’s calligraphy: "Bun Bu Fu Ki" says it all: "The Pen and the Sword are not separate". Although, Inoue Sensei started with a wide range of Jutsu-oriented styles, his knowledge, during the course of his life, became elevated into a Do, a Way of thinking, a Philosophy of Life and Relationships.

The Theoretical study of Martial Arts is as necessary to the Artist as the Practical Physical study. The Perfection of Body Techniques in Martial Arts should not be viewed as separate from the Perfection of Thinking and Character. Similarly, the Jutsu and the Do should not be viewed as two separate and antagonistic principles.

All too often, pseudo-masters of Martial Arts vociferate about their absolute knowledge of the Jutsu, when their Do is severely lacking. The perils of concentrating too much on the Do without the Jutsu necessary for defending oneself in a situation of physical danger are equally fatal. It is this type of either/or thinking, the unbalancing of extreme notions that make the weak Martial Artist.

The Martial Artist with the proper Do training can easily overcome the first type of unbalanced ‘masters’. The Martial Artist with the proper Jutsu training can easily overcome the second type of unbalanced ‘masters’.

Therefore, The discerning Martial Artist will make sure his extent of Theoretical and Practical knowledge in both Jutsu and Do, in both Physical and Mental Arts is continuously enhanced.

It is my firm belief that Yuishinkai, RyuKyu Kobujutsu and their teachers are poised to bring this knowledge of harmony and balance to the discerning Martial Artist.

Quotes from three masters:

Yash. January 2003.