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The kanchō (dojo leader), Emily Egan, is a direct student of John Ray Sensei since beginning MJER, holds Kyōshi* license and Hachidan (8th dan) rank, and is the head instructor of Clear Lake Iaido. The characters for Iai-Do can be translated as. and SCIA dojo information and placemarkers added information for Cleveland Iaido Kai. The originator, Jinsuke Shigenobu, formed the style that eventually became known as ‘Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu. June 4th 2013: Added Northwest Kendo (PNKF) to the map January 26. Iaido, as we know it today, originated almost 450 years ago in the Sengoku period of Japan, a time of constant wars.
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We are part of the Beikoku Tendai Iaido Kai (BTIK), a network of US MJER dojo all of whom are connected with John Ray Sensei. Iaido is the art of drawing a Japanese sword from its scabbard to obtain advantage over an opponent. Iaido is the Japanese martial art of drawing the sword and cutting in a single motion. Our dojo is directly connected with John Ray Sensei, Hanshi‡, Hachidan (8th dan), who heads The Dojo, in Denton, Texas, and through him with Tanida Sensei, Jūdan (10th dan) Hanshi‡ , who heads Tendai Dōjō (天台道場) in Chiba City, Japan. See What is Iaido? link above for more information.
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The 23rd consecutive Soke (head master) of our ryū (style) is Fukui Masataka Masato Sensei, who is also the president of the Zen Nihon Iaidō Renmei (全日本居合道連盟, ZNIR, All Japan Iaidō Federation). We are members of MJER Seitōkai (正統会, Orthodox Association) of Japan. Welcome to the website for Clear Lake Iai Dojo, representing the main line of Musō Jikiden Eishin Ryū (MJER) Iaidō in Houston, Texas.