welcome
Yushinkan is a dojo in Utrecht, the heart of The Netherlands, where you can practise iaido. Yushinkan's members are affiliated with the Dutch Kendo Federation (N.K.R.), which in turn is a member of the Federatie Oosterse Gevechtskunsten (F.O.G.), which comes under the NOC*NSF. Members of our dojo practise iaido. The iaido training consists of a combination of Z.N.K.R. iaido, Nippon Kendo Kata and Shinkage ryu iaido (koryu). Dojo leader is David Smits. To propagate the practice of Shinkage ryu iaido in the widest sense, the Dutch Shinkage ryu Foundation was founded in 2009.
For information you can send an e-mail to info@yushinkan.com or call
+31 (0)6 54 93 27 71
news
Orientation course
Interested in iaido? Yushinkan plans to start a new orientation course iaido on February 2nd, 2010.
for more information send an email to info@yushinkan.com or telephone +31 (0)6 54 93 27 71.
Achievements in January
during the Ishido cup Jacky Visser has won the second place in the nidan division. In the sandan/yondan division Erwin Stolwijk won the third prize and Piotr Kukla got second. Yushinkan would like to congratulate her iaidoka with these achievements.
During the exams after the competition the following persons passed their examens. Jasper Helthuis for Ikkyu, Arne for his shodan, Gerrit Lacroix for his nidan. And Alenxander van Nijen and Mathieu Doorduyn for their sandan.
One day later in Iwakura, Japan, David Smits and Elaine van Ommen Kloeke passed for their yondan exam.
Yushinkan would like to congratulate all seven candidates for passing their exams.
Yondan
On December the 12th Erwin Stolwijk passed his yondan exam in Brussels (BE). Hereby the Yushinkan dojo congratulates her dojoleader with this achievement.
Dutch Championships jodo and iaido 2010
On April 11th 2010, the Dutch Kendo Renmei, together with Yushinkan, will organise the Dutch Championships jodo and iaido.
For more information please click here.
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