Cool Stuff

Videos of Musokai Iaido Demo
at Aki Matsuri 2013 in Bellevue:
Demonstrating sample kata from
  - Shoden "Omori Ryu"
  - Chuden "Hasegawa Eishin Ryu"
(Videos may load and/or run slowly)
  ~ Courtesy of Ronen Totonchi ~

Videos of Musokai Iaido Demo
And many other highlights from
the Sakura Matsuri 2018 in Seattle:
  - Google Drive.
  ~ Courtesy of Kevin Chang ~

Dojo images

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Iaido at WSA

  • Kirioroshi practice (archives)
  • Konno Sensei giving tsuki correction (archives)
  • Konno Sensei giving noto guidance (archives)
  • Murosako Sensei demonstrating jodan (archives)
  • Konno Sensei adjusting grip
  • Seitei kata number one: "Mae"
  • Konno Sensei demonstrating kirioroshi
  • Konno Sensei explaining waza principles
  • Following Konno Sensei's kirioroshi example
  • Reverse chiburi
  • Advanced kata armor cut
  • Advanced kata furikaburi














Kendo Kata at WSA

  • Kendo Kata instruction
  • Kendo Kata with the short sword
  • Kendo Kata with the short sword
  • Kendo Kata with the short sword
  • Kendo Kata instruction
  • Kendo Kata Nr 2







2013 Iaido Winter Seminar at RCFC (with Kishimoto and Kato Senseis)

  • Seminar opening Reiho
  • Warmup basics
  • Kato Sensei embu kata nr 7 (one-handed giri)
  • Kato Sensei embu kata nr 7 (jodan)
  • Kato Sensei embu kata nr 8 (tsuka thrust)
  • Kato Sensei embu kata nr 9 (tsuki thrust)
  • Guided practice kata nr 1
  • Guided practice kata nr 6
  • Checking reach with bokuto
  • Guided practice kata nr 9
  • Kato Sensei giving personal instruction
  • Kishimoto Sensei simulating blade resistance
  • Kishimoto Sensei explaining some finer points of sword handling
  • More guided practice
  • And more guided practice
  • Friendly banter after training
  • PNKF Winter Seminar February 7 & 8, 2013





















2013 Iaido Fall Seminar at RCFC (with Noguchi, Aoki and Suzuki Senseis)

  • Seminar begin
  • Seminar kata basics
  • Hasso no kamae
  • Reverse chiburi
  • Noguchi Sensei showing seme in ashi o fumikai
  • Aoki Sensei and Suzuki Sensei
  • Nukitsuke enbu with good sayabiki
  • Noguchi Sensei explains flow of motion
  • Aoki Sensei shows correct chiburi
  • Aoki Sensei demonstrating Soete Tsuki
  • Aoki Sensei demonstrates proper nukitsuke
  • Aoki Sensei explaining parts of correct grip
  • Noguchi Sensei demonstrates migi jodan no kamae
  • Guest Sensei with Konno Sensei at Taikai opening
  • Tournament (taikai) begins
  • Tournament judgement
  • Tournament duels continue
  • Aishinkai Dojo takes some trophies home
  • Tonbo Dojo takes a trophy home
  • Musokai Dojo takes some trophies home
  • Trophies by the armfull for Aishinkai and Seattle Dojos
  • Size matters not
  • PNKF Fall Seminar September 27 - 29, 2013






























2022 PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar at RCFC (with Stroud and Bannister Senseis)

  • PNKF Shinpan Seminar April 8 - 9, 2022










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