Instructor

My name is Glenn Manry and I am the instructor at the Sheridan Bujinkan Dojo. I have been studying the Bujinkan school since 1999, receiving my teaching license in 2015 when I was given the rank of godan (5th dan black belt).  I formally established the dojo later in that year,

In 2019, I was introduced to a different way to do this art. This method, while seeming similar on the surface, has a depth to it that I was unaware of previously. I have spent recent years working on this new direction. It is not a new direction for the art, just for me. This has required a complete re-working of my fundamentals and the techniques that come out of that foundation. It has been quite the journey so far, and I am fortunate to have been allowed to follow this path.

My teaching philosophy is based on the classical Shu Ha Ri, which maps out three levels of learning. Shu is the first and most crucial level. It involves the learning of the fundamentals, known as kihon (基本), and the inner components of the fundamentals, known as Kisso (基礎). Ha is the middle ground of learning, the gross movements are understood, and the student does the work of integrating the kihon into various other techniques. Ri is the stage of a more complete understanding of a subject. It is sometimes described as mastery, but the truth is that there is no end to the practice of learning and understanding.