Yaegaki-Kai

Watching one more time the Hakone taikai embu we just could not get tired detailing sensei’s kata interpretations and styles. All the sensei are rendering the kata’s riai (story) so perfectly and in such a way that even on TV you can feel/see the kasso teki. Of course all the presented sensei are Iaido’s top […]

It could have been the title of an Hollywood or a Toho super-production, “Kangeiko 2011: The return of the sempai”. But it was something way better than any movie production. This year the Brussels Yaegaki-kai organized his Kangeiko in Switzerland, and trust me it was not only snow, cheese and yodel.

Taikai are great opportunities to show your every day practice results and perform outside of your dojo. A chance of being judged by high level sensei, judges with sharp eyes. An opportunity to practice under pressure and raise your level by competing against other Iaidoka. A wonderful time to make new friends, meet old ones […]

Congratulations to Brussels Yaegaki-Kai members for their grading success during the ABKF Winter Nakakura seminar. Congratulation to Leopold V. for his 2nd dan and Eric T. for his 1st dan. Congratulations also to Michael P. – Athens Furyu dojo for his 4th dan and Luc H. – Kendo Gent for his 5th dan. Omedeto gozaimasu […]

It has been 10 years now that a bunch of determined Budoka created the Brussels Yaegaki-kai. Since then we welcomed many people. Some of them training for some month or years. Others still with us. When we started the Dojo it was clear in our mind what we wanted to achieve. Create a place where […]

Great results for the Belgian Team at the 17th European Iaido Championship 2010 in Paris !!! Two days of seminar with over 23 countries represented and more than 200 participants, everybody in the team so happy to meet all European Iaido friends and receive the teaching of 3 great sensei: Kishimoto sensei, Kusama sensei and […]

Here is a rough chapter translation of the book titled “Iaido shinsain no me” we introduced some post ago. It is now time to publish this chapters that is is a part of the Ueno Satanori – 8th dan Hanshi Iaido – section. The chapter we choose is the third chapter “Iaido is see and […]