I had the chance to visit 厳心館 (Genshinkan) in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
This is the personal dojo of Kobara Kenichi sensei, current chairman of the World MJER Iaido Federation.
Since I was visiting Japan, he generously offered to take time out of his busy schedule and spend a few hours with me in his dojo. He gave me a lpt of information and I hope that I am able to retain it all.
What an amazing experience.
Taking a selfie with the chairman of the Seito Seiryu Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido Kokusai Renmei (World MJER Federation) felt like an odd thing to do, yet here I am.
Kobara sensei and his wife took me out for dinner after renshu and it was some of the most amazing sushi I have ever had. It was my first experience with お任せ (Omakase - chef's choice), with some input from Koabara sensei. Sensei, ごちそうさまでした! 美味しかった!
Denoon sensei (not pictured) joined us as well, and it was a lot of fun enjoying good food and fun conversation outside the dojo setting, discussing things not normally talked about in the dojo.
Genshinkan was preparing for a half hour NHK documentary about Genshinkan the next day, and I blabbed on about my experiences with the Shogun experience.
Perfect bookend for an incredible day.
Kobara Sensei, 本当に、どうもありがとうございました. Thank you very much for teaching me.
For more informariom about Genshinkan, please visit:
http://www.genshinkan.jp/
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Student Recreation Centre, UBC
Saturday: 9:30am to 11:30am
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