Kenjutsu Online

Kenjutsu Online is for students of Japanese swordsmanship. Train in traditional samurai martial arts from home.

Why you should join: Online classes in Nami Ryu Kenjutsu and Aiki Heiho with Randy George Sensei, who has trained and taught martial arts for over 40 years. Free to join, with paid tiers for deeper support.

The one-liner

An online Kenjutsu school teaching traditional Japanese swordsmanship with a lineage-trained sensei, free to start.

What they actually sell

Kenjutsu Online, run by Randy George, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "Join our online Kenjutsu classes to learn Japanese swordsmanship." A free tier sits at the front door, with Premium and VIP upgrades above it. Randy George Sensei has trained and taught martial arts for more than 40 years and has studied under James Williams Sensei since 2008. The page traces the lineage carefully through Don Angier Sensei and the Yoshida family art, and notes the influence of Shinbukan under Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei. Members train in Nami Ryu Kenjutsu and Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho online. Inside sit 11 courses and a dense module library. A formal money-back promise is not spelled out on the about page.

Who pays and why

Martial artists and students of Japanese culture who want authentic sword training without a local dojo. The worry is learning a traditional art from someone with no real lineage. They join for training in Nami Ryu Kenjutsu and Aiki Heiho with a teacher of more than 40 years.

Where the members come from

The Skool lander and Randy George's own teaching appear to be the main acquisition path. Public social links are thin on the about page, so growth reads as community-led rather than a giant media brand. Exact follower counts stay off the about page.

What's holding it back

The page focuses on lineage and says little about how online classes run or what the paid tiers include.

Steal this

Trace your teacher's lineage in full, so authenticity becomes the reason to join.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other traditional arts such as tea ceremony, calligraphy or classical music. Weak for modern hobbies with no lineage.