It’s a chilly evening in Emeryville, where half-a-dozen martial arts students at a community center are practicing with katana. They kneel, jump and slash, then slowly mimic wiping blood off their ...

When it comes to martial arts, you may be familiar with karate, but have you ever heard of iaido? It is the ancient Japanese art of sword drawing and you can learn how to do it in Peterborough, Ont.

Sensei Ed Wojciechowski started his journey in karate nearly four decades ago not as a calling so much as a backup plan. “I was in bad shape,” Wojciechowski said. “I smoked. I drank a lot of coffee. I ...

First Dan Ellis Reader is helping bring Iaido to Whangarei. PHOTO/JOHN STONE< A club specialising in swords has come to Whangarei and is looking for prospective members who want to sharpen their ...

The ancient Japanese martial arts are not often seen in their pure form in Sri Lanka and it was a group of keen observers who gathered at the Sasakawa Centre in Kollupitiya last month when ...

Deminique Viljeon-Doyle has always loved martial arts since she was a child and has always had great admiration for Budo (a form of Japanese physical culture that has its origins in the ancient ...

Inside North Valley Aikikai’s 1100-square feet dojo, you would usually find people practicing yoga or Japanese martial arts Aikido and Iaido, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, some of these practices ...

WEST FARGO — Agassiz Dojo, a Japanese swordsmanship and martial arts school, has opened at 1613 Main Ave. E in West Fargo. The business, founded by Bradley Anderson, has been operating in the F-M area ...

TEHRAN The second Grand Kendo and Iaido (Samurai) Gathering of Iran was held here Friday in the presence of high-ranking Iranian and Japanese officials, great Japanese master of Samurai and senior ...