Location: Rain City FC
(Map)
Day of the week: Fridays
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Click to see 2026 PNKF Iaido Calendar.
>>Sakura Matsuri 2026<<The Cherry Blossom Festival
At the Seattle Center
Friday, April 10 through
Sunday, April 12
• Japanese Swords display
• Tsukamaki (hilt wrapping) demo
Musokai students will demonstrate
Muso Shinden Ryu style Iaido
Time: 11:30AM
Date: Sunday, April 12
Place: Fisher Pavilion
(directly south of fountain)
Japanese Culture and Martial Arts!
Plan to attend!
2026 AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp
July 22-26
with Yamazaki Akimasa Sensei
Iaido Hanshi 8th Dan
and Shirai Keiko Sensei
Iaido Kyoshi 8th Dan
and Ono Jun Sensei
Iaido Kyoshi 8th Dan
at Linfield University
McMinnville, Oregon (map)
Please REGISTER by June 24, 2026.
PNKF Iaido Fall Seminar
September 26-28
Spartan Recreation Center
202 NE 185th St
Shoreline WA 98155 (map)
Registration available late summer.
Tameshigiri at Musokai
Cutting sessions are conducted
separately from regular classes.
Contact Dojo Manager to get scheduled.
Click here to learn more about cutting.
We are a school of Japanese Swordsmanship (Iaido) in the style and tradition of Muso Shinden-ryu.
Our dojo name honors the original vision and teachings of Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu (1546-1621), universally considered the originator of all styles of Iaido. In the late 1500's Hayashizaki Sensei founded his own style of swordsmanship called Shinmei Muso-ryu, which became the foundation of both Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu and Muso Shinden Eishin-ryu. In 1932 Nakayama Hakudo founded Muso Shinden-ryu, wishing to return to the original vision of Hayashizaki Sensei.
This YouTube video is an excellent introductory look at Iaido, featuring
For an indepth YouTube documentary on the forging of a world-class katana by the renowned contemporary swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara click HERE
Note: due to the Link Light Rail alignment study map below carefully.
1776 136th Pl NE, Bellevue, WA
We train in the north gym
Fridays 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Please arrive close to 7PM to start on time!
If late arrival is unavoidable, please follow Dojo Etiquette. See you at training!
We study and practice Iaido using practice swords (mogito). These weapons look and feel like Samurai swords (katana), though the unsharpened blade is made of lighter metal alloys.
Please see About Iaido to get more of a sense of what this fascinating martial art is like.
As in all Iaido dojos around the world, for safety our practice is limited to facing only an imaginary opponent. To bring that opponent out of the realm of imagination, some Musokai students also practice Kendo Kata.
All certificates of rank are issued under the authority of these two Kendo Federations. Musokai members also maintain individual membership in the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation (PNKF) which includes de facto membership in the All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF). Please check the document posted on our Sign Up Page to learn more.
If you are looking for Iaido training possibly closer to home than Musokai Dojo, please review the other fine Iaido dojos listed here.
