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ACTIVITIES

8.06.2021 Mokuroku Award Ceremony

It had been a while since we last had a Mokuroku recipient for Genko Nitoryu. There are now three Mokuroku…


15.09.2020 Nito-ryu Training

Even with coronavirus still raging on, we are still continuing to train. During Nito-ryu training, practitioners don’t “bunch up” the…


20.06.2020 Menkyo Award Ceremony

Due to the uproar over the Coronavirus, this menkyo award ceremony continued to be postponed throughout the spring. The restrictions…


14.12.2019 Seminar in Europe, Cologne, Germany

There were fewer members than before at this seminar, which seems a bit lonely. Participants came from The Netherlands, Italy…


2.11.2019 Mugai Ryu Kumitachi Seminar

Gosoke led a seminar for current and potential future instructors over 5th dan. Rather than run through the various kumitachi…


12.10.2019 Mugai Ryu Seminar in Hokkaido

On October 12th and 13th, Hokkaido Mugaikai held an iaido kata and kumitachi seminar in Yubari. Participants received thorough instruction…


12.08.2019 European leader trains in Japan

Our European Federation Chairman, Myoujyou Shinryu (Luciano Morgenstern), came to Japan and trained with us at Hombu Dojo. In addition…


20.07.2019 Menkyo Award Ceremony

The first menkyo recipient from the United States since Tony Alvarez. Mugairyu Meishiha, unlike other styles of iaido, demands that…


Mugai Ryu Europe

6.07.2019 Mugairyu Seminar in Europe

About one fourth of the members in the Mugairyu European Federation participated. It had been a while since I had…


1.06.2019 15th Annual International Tournament

Every year the number of participants grows larger, so next year each region of Japan and the world will hold…


15.12.2018 Iaido and Kumitachi Seminar Europe

Teachers and group leaders from around Europe gathered in Cologne, Germany for a seminar taught by Morgenstern sensei (7th dan…


14.10.2018 Highlights from South America

From mid-September into October we held several seminars around South America, but we also took some time to travel a…


13.10.2018 Seminar and Demonstration in Peru

We held a Mugairyu and Genko Nito-ryu demonstration and seminar at the Japan-Peru Culture Center. After seeing our demonstration, kendo…


7.10.2018 Iaido and Kumitachi Seminar in Bolivia

After seeing how well our students in Brazil are training, we were surprised and pleased to see the high level…


6.10.2018 Invitation & Demonstration in Bolivia

After a demonstration in La Paz at their International Culture Festival, we were deeply honored to have the rare opportunity…


29.09.2018 Seminar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

After their first teacher moved to the United States for work, their substitute teacher, a former judge by profession, took…


1.09.2018 Seminar in Moscow, Russia

This event marks the fifth visit to Russia by K Shihan. For the past five years, our members in Russia…


28.07.2018 International Tournament

With all of the hot days this summer, to add insult to injury a typhoon hit Tokyo during the tournament….


27.07.2018 Pre-Tournament Seminar

This year we had participants come from all over the world, including Russia, Bolivia and Italy. From around Japan, participants…


28.06.2018 New website online!

Our new website is online.


21.04.2018 Menkyo Kaiden Ceremony

It had been two years since we had last seen Tony in Japan, and six years since we had last…


20.01.2018 New Year’s Training

This year members of the Mugairyu Federation from around Japan gathered in Tokyo for this year’s New Year’s practice. The…