TATSUYA, Representative of Shinshokai
Based in Chiba, Japan
At the age of 24, I met Master L and began my journey into martial arts, which continued for about 20 years. As one of the few headquarters instructors, I trained in Chen-style Taijiquan, Northern Shaolin, Baji Quan, and also mastered Japanese Kage-ryu swordsmanship and spear techniques.
Through my practice, I realized that the internal force (Neijin) behind a palm strike was essentially the same as the power used in cutting with a sword or thrusting with a spear. This realization marked a turning point in my Taijiquan.
Over the course of a decade, I cut approximately a thousand bamboo stalks, mastering full-body coordinated slashes that kept the blade’s line steady and true. This training laid the foundation of my Taijiquan.
Due to an overseas assignment, I left the dojo and completely stepped away from martial arts for about ten years. Later, I resumed practicing Taijiquan on my own for healthcare reasons — but ironically, this led me to reexamine the true essence of martial arts. Witnessing how far modern Taijiquan had strayed from its martial roots, I became determined to return to tradition.
In 2017, I launched my website and began writing the blog Return to Tradition in 2018. Since then, I have been teaching the traditional silk-reeling force (Chansijin) of Taijiquan in my Sunday classes. In 2025, I formally named my group Shinshokai.
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