This year Genwakan dojo is very happy to host the annual North American seminar of World MJER Iaido Federation! Seminar will be held in Alameda on June 16 - 18. We are looking forward to welcoming Mochizai Shuichi Sensei (Hanshi 8th Dan) from Japan and all of our iaido friends from USA, Canada, and other countries! For more info please see here: https://genwakan.github.io/seminarSee more…

Alameda Recreation and Park Department SPRING 2023 iaido session. Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iaido / 無雙直傳英信流居合道 Classical Japanese martial art of drawing and using the samurai sword with unbroken line of transmission from the late 16th century. The purpose of iaido practice is to develop awareness, calm mind, and mental and physical harmony. Another common way to describe iaido is as meditation in motion. We welcome anyone, with and without any martial arts experience! *** ADULT (16+) CLASSES ***: March 23 - June 1 Th 6-7:30pm, Sa 3-4:30pm (1x/week or 2x/week) https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/alamedarecreation/activity/search?date_before=2023-06-01&date_after=2023-03-23&activity_keyword=muso%20jikiden *** YOUTH IAIDO (10-16 y.o.) ***: March 23 - June 1 Th 5-6pm https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/alamedarecreation/activity/search/detail/15162 Alameda Iaido / 厳和館 / Genwakan is an official dojo of World MJER Iaido Federation: https://mjer-iaido.github.io https://www.facebook.com/iaido.kokusairenmeiSee more…

Youth Iaido Winter session ARPD. Youth Iaido Winter Session: January 13th - March 31st 2022 Thursdays 5-6pm; Age: 10-16 Veterans Memorial Building, 2203 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/alamedarecreation/activity/search/detail/9940 IAIDO is an ancient Japanese martial art of unsheathing a sword and cutting in a single motion. Through its practice we develop calmness, mental concentration, and mind/ body coordination. The style of Iaido that will be taught is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu, one of the oldest and most famous Japanese sword arts. This class is suitable for beginners. Alameda Genwakan (アラメダ 厳和館) is an official dojo of World MJER Iaido Federation 正統正流無雙直傳英信流居合道国際連盟 https://mjer-iaido.github.io/en/See more…