Class Calendar

Please check the schedule below for class and scheduling information.

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Upcoming Events

Late Winter/Early Spring:

Rank testing. All of the new members should be able to test for 4-kyu sometime in the next couple of months here. Testing guidelines and study material are available throughout the website and in the member's area.

Also, we'll be meeting up with the NDSU kendo club for a demo exchange. Should be fun.

April 17: Fargo Core Con demo

Myself and some other members will perform an iaido demo and Q/A session at the Core Con. We'll likely start at 10a.m. and go to noon.

May 21-24: Kim Taylor's Iaido seminar in Guelph, CA.

Several high ranking Sensei will attend the seminar. Including a MusoShinden hanshi as well as Hatakenaka sensei and Tsubaki sensei. There will also be 4-5 senior jodo sensei. Nothing confirmed but the website will be updated at http://seidokai.ca/iai.seminar.html I'm considering attending this time/money available.

Mid-June: The US Kendo Federation annual Iaido Summer camp/seminar/tournament

This is the national event, and features several high-ranking guest sensei from Japan. I'll likely be trying for my 5-dan at this, and hope to compete in the tournament as well. Anyone can attend - It's in Texas this year.

Early July

Red River Valley Fair:We'll be doing a demonstration at the RRV fair this summer. Still in discussion, but looks good for that. More details to follow if it happens.

Septermber 18: The 2nd annual Fargo Open Martial Arts Charity seminar

More details to come, but this will be a demonstration/seminar here in Fargo by several of the area schools and sensei. Highly recommended. Looking forward to that!

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Recent News & Events

October 2009

Musoshindenryu Iaido - Moorhead Dojo attended the Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) Japan Club annual event.

Sadly, the schedule was too "booked" for us to do a demonstration, but we still were able to meet the public, answer questions, and provide some information about the Japanese sword art of Iaido.

Iaido Seminar - Raiunkai Dojo - Thunder Bay, Ontario

It was the first time for me to attend this seminar given by Kim Taylor and it was a great experience!

September - Fargo All Open Martial Arts Seminar

One of my students, Paul D., recently organized and hosted the 1st Annual Fargo All Open Martial Arts Seminar. The theme for the event was, “Building Communities through Martial Arts” and all of the proceeds went to help a local woman who is fighting cancer.

There were demonstrations from several local schools and open discussions about the history, philosophy, and applications of each style. It was quite interesting, and I think helped raise the awareness of how similar these different styles really are when it comes down to applying martial arts to our daily life outside of the sport/life protection aspect of it.

It's all about being a better human being, being the best we can at whatever we strive for, and helping our fellow man in any way we can. Each of the instructors made this quite evident in their manner and presentation, and I was proud to be a part of it.

Participating schools included:

Master Jim Grimestad - Red River Tae Kwon Do - Fargo

Bradley Anderson Sensei - Musoshindenryu Iaido - Moorhead Dojo

Paul Dyer Sensei - International Kenpo Karate Academies - Fargo

Coach George Andersch - Fargo Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy - Fargo

Kyoshi Mike Cline - Hidden Teachings of Okinawan Martial Arts - Moorhead

Hats off to Paul for all of his hard work and dedication to making this event a success!

Photos will be forthcoming when I receive them.

We're already starting to plan for next year's event, and more information will be forthcoming as ithe details are decided.

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April 2009 - Demonstration at Fargo's Core Con event.

Senpai Paul Nicholls of the Moorhead dojo gave a 1 hour demonstration of several kata and a brief explanation of the history and culture of Seitei and Musoshindenryu iaido at the recent Fargo Core Con event. Thank you paul for representing the dojo in a professional manner and for doing a great job showing what iaido is all about!

Paul N. at the 2009 Fargo Core Con event giving a demonstration of seitei and Musoshindenryu iaido kata.

Another picture of Paul at the demo.

November 2008

Our Moorhead dojo hosted a demonstration with NDSU's Kendo Club. Three members from NDSU came and demonstrated various elements of a kendo practice, kendo kata, and keiko (combat). Following that, our dojo gave a demonstration including selected seitei and Musoshindenryu iaido katas. Several other members from both clubs and the Hidden Teachings dojo came to watch. It was a good demo all around, and a good chance for both clubs to show another aspect of Japanese swordsmanship.

April 2008

Paul D. took and passed his 4-kyu rank test. Congratulations Paul! A list of testing requirements can be seen in the member's area.

2007

November 16 - Iaido Demonstration at Moorhead State University Japan Club

The Japan club at MSUM here in Moorhead held their annual cultural event on November 16th. Along with the different cultural music and food on display, were some booths displaying different aspects of Japanese culture. The Musoshindenryu dojo was invited to have a display booth to answer any questions students might have about iaido. Bradley Sensei was invited to do a demonstration of iaido, which lasted about 20 minutes. Students Paul D. and Paul N. also manned the booth and helped answer questions, and Paul M. also gave a short demonstration again later.

It was a good chance to introduce this Japanese sword art to the more than 150 people who attended. Thanks to both Pauls for helping out and showing your support! Photos from the demonstration can be seen in the photo gallery.

Paul N., Bradley A., and Paul D. at the Moorhead State University Japan Club cultural event.

July 3rd 2007 - Class begins!

The first class of 2007 began on July 3rd. Because of the holiday, we had a small group, but we got a good start on the first seitei iaido kata, Mae. Classes continue to run Wednesdays from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m..

August 2006 - Japan - Bradley Sensei received his 4dan in the Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei (All Japan Kendo Federation).

July 2006 - Japan - Bradley Sensei competed in the Shizuoka Ken Regional Iaido tournament. In the 3dan class he took third place overall.

Several members from the Numazu dojo where Bradley studies placed in the tournament. In the 2dan division - 3rd place to Dominic, 3dan division - 3rd place to Bradley, 2nd place to Ms. Yamamoto, and 1st place to Mr. Oda. In the 5dan division - 1st place to Sano Sensei. So, Numazu dojo had a pretty good representation at the tournament.