Canadian Iaido Association

Congratulations to Shinsa Jyushinsha!

All people successfully passed their Dan Exam at the 2014 CIA Summer Seminar – Congratulations!

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2014 CIA Annual Summer Seminar Complete!

The 2014 CIA Summer Seminar is now over, thank you to all who attended and congratulations to all who passed their dan examination.

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ZNIR/CIA Yearly Membership Fee

Kato Haruo sensei and Itoh Takeji sensei has once again managed to lower the ZNIR Nenkaihi (yearly membership fee), from 2500 JPY to 1000 JPY. This decision was made after extensive discussion during several Kantou Chiku Renmei general meetings and the final decision has been made. Please see our Fees page for more detailed information. […]

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2014 Summer Seminar has begun!

Welcome everyone attending to beautiful Kingston, Ontario. The Seminar started July 11th, and we all look forward to learning much about Iaido, and seeing everyone at seminar practice throughout this weekend.  Please practice hard!

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Congratulations to Itoh sensei and Tooley sensei

The CIA is proud to announce that both Takeji Itoh sensei and Chris Tooley sensei have performed at 61st Zen Nippon Iaido Renmei Zenkoku Taikai’s Enbukai (第六十一回全日本居合道連盟全国大会), and  successfully attained the rank of ZNIR Rokudan (6 Dan) at the recent Zen Nihon Iaido Renmei Kyoto Zenkoku Shougou Dani Shinsakai (全日本居合道連盟京都全国称号段位審査会).

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Itoh Sensei 5th Dan League First Place

The CIA would like to express congratulations to Itoh Sensei for achieving first place (Yuushou) in the 5th Dan division Kanazawa Eishin Ryu Iaido Kyōgi Taikai (tournament). The CIA is very grateful to have such an excellent practitioner in our dojos.

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CIA Official Artifacts

Two granting ceremonies have been held by Kansayaku Itoh Sensei, on Friday March 28th, 2014, in a traditional Japanese manner, formality, and in traditional Japanese formal dress.

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New CIA Dojo: Shoshinkai (初心会) Oak Bay

We are pleased to announce that Chris Tooley Sensei, 5dan, will be starting a new Dojo on March 1, until March 29, at the Monterey Center in Oak Bay, Victoria BC.

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2013 CIA Annual Summer Seminar Complete!

The annual Summer Seminar in Victoria BC was a success, and we would like to remind everyone to remember what they learned during and after the seminar. Everyone demonstrated admirably but we all have lots of work to do still! Keep up the practice and we’ll see you next year!

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News: CIA President renshi

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