kenjutsu/iaido in langley, BC

[nolanisafa]

hey, just wondering if any1 knows of any places that teach kenjutsu/iaido in my area. ive always been interested in this stuff, but dont have any actual experience and i want to learn. thx.

[pgsmith]

Hi Aaron,
I've no idea where in B.C. Langley is. The only Japanese sword that I know of up there is MJER in Nelson and in Vancouver.

[nolanisafa]

langley is like a 45 minute drive from vancouver, do u have any other info on this MJER ?

[Finny]

MJER is an Iaijutsu system, although they do have paired kumitachi kata, these are apparently very rarely trained, and only at advanced levels...

http://www.koryubooks.com/guide/eishin.html

[nolanisafa]

ok thx, and if any1 has any other info they oculd give that would be great. i am also checking out kendo now so if anyone knows of any good places plz tell me

[Brian Owens]

ok thx, and if any1 has any other info they oculd give that would be great. i am also checking out kendo now so if anyone knows of any good places plz tell me
Lots of Kendo and Iaido in the Vancouver/Richmond area.

Here's the first place you should visit: http://kendo-canada.com/

Do a search for Steveston Martial Arts Centre in the phone book if you want to visit a really top notch facility. (If you didn't already know, Steveston has a large Japanese-Canadian community, going back to it's early days as a fishing/canning center.

http://www.e-budo.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5176&stc=1

[Brian Owens]

Here's a direct link to a Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai dojo in Vancouver that is also listed on the CKF site:

Shin Ken Kai Dojo (http://www.shinkenkai.org/)

HTH.

[Brian Owens]

...Steveston Martial Arts Centre...

http://www.e-budo.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5176&stc=1
That's wierd. It posted as a link to my previous thread, instead of as an image.

Let's try this way:

[Brian Owens]

Aaron, here's a link to the Vancouver Eishin Ryu Iaido Club.

http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/iaido/

This dojo is affiliated not with the CKF, but with the CIA.

(No, all you conspiracy theorists out there; that's not the Central Intelligence Agency.
Nor is it the Culinary Institute of America.
In this case, it's the Canadian Iaido Association.)

[gendzwil]

CIA is the ZNIR-affiliated organization, CKF is IKF (ZNKR).

If you're coming from Langley for kendo, may as well go to Steveston. It's a great facility and a great bunch, including both the Canadian mens and womens team coaches.

[nolanisafa]

ok thx guys, ill check these places out