Sensei
The following Sensei from Japan and Australia will be in attendence
From Japan
Kanagawa Kendo Renmei
Bio
Shiiya Mitsuo
Kyoshi 7th Dan Iaido
Hanshi 8th Dan Jodo
Ohara Tetsuo
Kyoshi 7th Dan Iaido
Kyoshi 7th Dan Jodo
Butsui Kazuko
4th Dan Jodo
Tsukadaira Toshiuki
7th Dan Iaido
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Higashi Mitsuhisa
Renshi 6th Dan Iaido
Kyoshi 7th Dan Jodo
Ah Loi Lee
Renshi 7th Dan Iaido
Renshi 7th Dan Jodo
Bio
Fukuoka Kendo Renmei
Igarashi Keiji
5th Dan Iaido
4th Dan Jodo
Akita Kendo Renmei
Bio
Bio
Nara Kendo Renmei
Bio
Shizuoka Kendo Renmei
Bio
Western Australia
Bio
Queensland
Gifu Kendo Renmei
Bio
Shiiya Mitsuo
Kyoshi 7th Dan Iaido
Hanshi 8th Dan Jodo
Tokyo Kendo Renmei
Brief:
Former Incho (head) of the Jodo office of the ZNKR.
Has travelled to Canada and Europe to lead Jodo seminars but never to Australia. Looking forward to sampling Australian food but still enjoys a good shochu.
Higashi Mitsuhisa
Renshi 6th Dan Iaido
Kyoshi 7th Dan Jodo
Nara Kendo Renmei
Bio
Hokkaido Kendo Renmei
Yaguchi Emiko
Renshi Iaido 6th Dan
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Bio
Namitome Shigenori
Kyoshi 8th Dan Iaido
Hanshi 8th Dan Jodo
Fukuoka Kendo Renmei
Brief: Holds Menkyo Kaiden in Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu having studied under Otofuji Ichizo sensei.
Melbourne was the first Australian city Namitome sensei visited and the 2017 seminar will, fittingly, be his last. He’s been to our shores ten times in total.
Sensei loves Melbourne, eats any food but prefers nihonshu as his favourite drink.
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Ohara Tetsuo
Kyoshi 7th Dan Iaido
Kyoshi 7th Dan Jodo
Akita Kendo Renmei
Bio
Igarashi Keiji
5th Dan Iaido
4th Dan Jodo
Gifu Kendo Renmei
Bio
Butsui Kazuko
4th Dan Jodo
Shizuoka Kendo Renmei
Bio
From Australia
Ah Loi Lee
Renshi 7th Dan Iaido
Renshi 7th Dan Jodo
Western Australia
Bio
Tsukadaira Toshiaki
Renshi 7th Dan Iaido
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Queensland
Bio
Ramon Lawrence
Renshi 7th Dan Iaido
5th Dan Jodo
Western Australia
Bio
Janet Griffiths
Renshi 6th Dan Jodo
Western Australia
Bio
Claire Chan
Renshi 6th Dan Iaido
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Peter Szwarcbord
6th Dan Iaido
TBA
Bio
Russell Lawrence
6th Dan Iaido
5th Dan Jodo
Western Australia
Part of the founding team of the WAKR in September 1986
Inaugural WAKR State Treasurer 1986
WAKR State Treasurer 1986-present
David Kolb
6th Dan Iaido
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