The UBC Classical Ju-jutsu club (Shōfūkan Dōjō 翔風館道場) is an organization dedicated to the practice, preservation, and promotion of the classical combative systems of feudal Japan. The techniques that will be demonstrated are from the Bitchū-den (備中伝) lineage of a system called Takeuchi-ryū (竹内流), which was created in 1532 (天文元年), during Japan’s Warring States Period. Practice involves not only unarmed skills but also the use of, and defence against, a variety of weapons, including long sword, short sword, staves, glaives, spears, etc. The Shōfūkan Dōjō is one of only four schools at which Takeuchi-ryū can be taught outside Japan, as authorized by our master Ono Yōtaro-sensei (小野陽太郎先生), who is the 16th headmaster of the Bitchū-den lineage.