Vancouver Eishin Ryu Iaido Club: October 2015

Monday, October 19, 2015

Message from Ron re: Nanaimo Seminar 28Nov15 additional information

Hi Guys.

The Seminar on Saturday, November 28th will have two sessions. The morning session will be from 10:00 am. to 12:00 noon and the afternoon session will be from 1:30 pm. to 3:30 pm.

The cost for each session will be $20.00+/_.

Please let Hiro Sensei or me know this week if you are able to attend this seminar.Peter Gunstone Sensei needs time to cancel the venue and get his deposit back if there aren't enough people interested in attending the seminar.

Thanks, Ron.

Message from Ron re: Nanaimo Iaido Seminar 28Nov15

Hi Guys.

Peter Gunstone Sensei is holding a one day Seminar in Nanaimo on Saturday, November 28th.

We can carpool to the ferry in Horseshoe Bay, park our cars in the parking lots in the Horseshoe Bay Village, board the ferry as foot passengers, be picked up on the Nanaimo side, and be driven to the location where we will be practicing.

We need to know how many people are interested in going to the Seminar, so please reply to either Hiro Sensei or to me as soon as possible.

Ron

The Way Of The Sword

The Vancouver Eishin-Ryu Iaido Club is dedicated to the study of the traditional Japanese martial art of Iaido. Iaido is the art of drawing a katana (commonly referred to as a Samurai sword) and delivering a decisive strike against one or more opponents. Iaido is one of the oldest Japanese martial arts, with a history that can be traced back at least 450 years.

Iaido waza (techniques) always begin and end with the student's sword sheathed. Unlike Kendo, which is the art of sword-fighting once swords have already been drawn (similar to Western fencing), Iaido focuses on quick and effective responses to unjustified or surprise attacks.

Students of Iaido, known as Iaidoka, do not compete against one another -- waza are performed individually against imaginary opponents. However, students should aim to react and behave as though they were engaged in a life or death situation. The ability to achieve focused concentration and stillness under such oppressive circumstances is one of the many goals in Iaido.

There is a saying in Japanese: 'Saya no uchi no kachi.' This translates roughly to 'Victory in the sheath.' and is the ultimate goal of the sword arts. By perfecting oneself through Iaido practice, battles can be diffused or won before taking the drastic step of unsheathing a sword.

Our school studies the classical main branch of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido under the guidance of Kobara Kenichi, Hanshi, President of the 一般社団法人　正統正流無雙直傳英信流居合道国際連盟 - Ippan shadan hojin Seito Seiryu Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido Kokusai Renmei (World Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido Federation). Our Vancouver instructor is Hiro Inoue Sensei, 8th Dan (八段).