The grades or "Dan" system does not feature prominently in traditional Kobudo until recent times. By ancient traditions, the student...

The seminar was held from 17 - 19 Aug @ Eurasian Club House and Changi Beach Club. On each of the seminar days, an average of 30+ members...

Well, no waza is actually like that... Rather this is more of an expression. A practice session should be an enjoyable, meaningful one. ...

This is a revisit to the article regarding Dojo Safety. In the previous article, 3 main aspects were covered viz. Distance, Posture and...

(That is a lot of sen...) (-_-)" This article attempts to explain the concept of “Sen sen no sen, Sen no sen, Go no sen”. Before delving...

As one progresses along Iaido, one invariably goes through the four cyclic phases of Concept understanding, Familiarization,...

A joint practice was held over 15 evening -16 Jun morning and afternoon 2018. Basics such as how to breathe and posture (in seiza and...

The theme for this month's feature by our very own resident artist is "Iaito". In Japan, strict regulations regarding Shinken are...

This articles continues the thematic discussion for learning and teaching. The correct starting point or perspective towards learning...

Keiko session was held on 22 April with Matsumoto Sensei. Morning session was catered to beginners and afternoon for senior members. For...

With cherry blossoms coming to an end, this article features the transient nature of flowers as a homage to them. Iroha is a Japanese...

Good day, it is with pleasure that we share that the European Kokusai Renmei seminar 2018 will take place in Lindow (around 80 km...

Kabezoe - Between Walls ------------------------- Our second piece in a series of iaido-related art by our resident artist Billy Yong....

Dear members, pse note a keiko session has been planned on 22 April 2018. Details as follows: Location: Dojo Time: 1000-1230hrs (members...

Our Dojo was awarded the status of Official Dojo during the Taiwan Shinsa. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Esaka Sensei's...

Photo credits: Xin Rong A look at some of the events in pre-Seminar practice, Embu and Shinsa. Cheers. The iconic metro station ...

The members touched down safely after a long trip home for much needed rest. Catch up with them this coming Thurs/ Sat ! In the meantime,...

Some of our members participated in joint practices and Seminar in Taiwan commencing from 14 Mar and will be back 21 Mar. Below captures...

2 or 3 moons ago, we had mentioned the idea of discussing learning and teaching. Well, this article serves as a precursor to this topic....

Seeing it's the start of the Lunar New Year, we at the Dojo would like to start with a monthly series of feature art by our very own...

In one of the previous articles a few moons ago, we had briefly mentioned "Heijoshin"- a state of calmness; not being perturbed by one's...

We had the pleasure of having a member, Dr. Morikawa from Esaka Sensei's Shibuya Dojo visit and train with us on Monday evening, 29 Jan...

In a few of the earlier articles, we introduced Iaido practicum consists of mainly of Kihon and Wazas. This article aims to discuss about...

This is one of those slightly lengthy posts, so grab some tea and make yourself comfortable. Have you ever come across the a story...