Japanese Art Of The Sword

Work with one of my senior students, in preparation for a public demo (see JKA championships video).

This is also a Seme development exercise I us...

Public demo; some of the work I do and teach my students about empty hand use of the Iai Do techniques, tai sabaki and kata. Watch in particular at...

Muso Shinden Omori. Re-mastered, as usual because of my left knee injury with Iai Hiza Dachi at Nuki Tsuke time on the right knee vs. the left knee...

Me and friends riding a sleigh pulled by a Clydesdale and a Percheron horse. Canada, April 2009.

Okada Ha Muso Shinden (Omori) Ryu, first Kata, demonstrated here using the right knee as support for Iai Hiza Dachi (I have a left knee injury...).

Seitei Iai Kata, shown with techniques breakdown for instruction.

Seitei Iai Kata

Reishiki before Iaido practice at my Dojo.

This is the "OKADA Dojo" etiquette as it was practiced at the Shimotokaido Dojo (Japan)and as it was tau...