Location: Rain City FC
(Map)
Day of the week: Fridays
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00PM
2025 PNKF Iaido Spring
Seminar and Shinsa (up to 3D)
at Rain City Fencing Center
(Map)
Friday, March 28 through
Sunday, March 30
Tatsuhiko Konno Sensei
Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan
Robert Stroud Sensei
Iaido Renshi 6th Dan, and
Jonathan Bannister Sensei
Iaido Renshi 7th Dan
Click here for information.
Click here to register.
The Cherry Blossom Festival
At the Seattle Center
Friday, April 11 through
Sunday, April 13
• Japanese Bladed Weapons display
• Tsukamaki (hilt wrapping) demo
Musokai students will demonstrate
Muso Shinden Ryu style Iaido
Time: 11:30am
Date: Sunday, April 13
Place: Fisher Pavilion
(directly south of fountain)
Japanese Culture and Martial Arts!
Plan to attend!
PNKF Iaido Shinsa Seminar
for 2Dan - 5Dan candidates!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
9:00am - 4:00pm
Shoreline Spartan Rec Center
202 NE 185th St,
Shoreline, WA 98155 (map)
Jonathan Bannister Sensei
Iaido Renshi 7th Dan, and
Robert Stroud Sensei
Iaido Renshi 6th Dan
FREE event! Registration info soon.
2025 AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp
ZNKR Guest Instructors TBD
July 31 - August 3, 2025
University of Houston (map)
Click here for event info.
Registration info coming soon.
Tameshigiri at Musokai
Cutting sessions are conducted
separately from regular classes.
Contact Dojo Manager to get scheduled.
Click here to learn more about cutting.
We are a school of Japanese Swordsmanship (Iaido) in the style and tradition of Muso Shinden-ryu.
Our dojo name honors the original vision and teachings of Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu (1546-1621), universally considered the originator of all styles of Iaido. In the late 1500's Hayashizaki Sensei founded his own style of swordsmanship called Shinmei Muso-ryu, which became the foundation of both Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu and Muso Shinden Eishin-ryu. In 1932 Nakayama Hakudo founded Muso Shinden-ryu, wishing to return to the original vision of Hayashizaki Sensei.
This YouTube video is an excellent introductory look at Iaido, featuring
For an indepth YouTube documentary on the forging of a world-class katana by the renowned contemporary swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara click HERE
Note: due to Light Rail Construction study map below carefully.
1776 136th Pl NE, Bellevue, WA
We train in the north gym
Fridays 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Please arrive close to 7PM to start on time!
If late arrival is unavoidable, please follow Dojo Etiquette. See you at training!
We study and practice Iaido using practice swords (mogito). These weapons look and feel like Samurai swords (katana), though the unsharpened blade is made of lighter metal alloys.
Please see About Iaido to get more of a sense of what this fascinating martial art is like.
As in all Iaido dojos around the world, for safety our practice is limited to facing only an imaginary opponent. To bring that opponent out of the realm of imagination, some Musokai students also practice Kendo Kata.
All certificates of rank are issued under the authority of these two Kendo Federations. Musokai members also maintain individual membership in the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation (PNKF) which includes de facto membership in the All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF). Please check the document posted on our Sign Up Page to learn more.
If you are looking for Iaido training possibly closer to home than Musokai Dojo, please review the other fine Iaido dojos listed here.
