Kenseikai 剣聖会- means Sword Saint Society. In June 2006 Nick Johnston was authorised by Okimitsu Fujii Sensei (Shichidan Kyoshi and D.N.B.K. International Co-ordinator for Kendo) to establish an Irish branch of Kenseikai. It took some time but in 2008 the Kenseikai Ireland Dojo had been established. It is based at the Martial Arts Academy.

The Academy is a purpose-built martial arts training facility, with a sprung floor dojo/training area, ladies and gents changing rooms and showers and a reception area and office. The academy is conveniently situated near Pearse St Dart station and is close to the city centre.



History of Kenseikai

Fujii Okimitsu Sensei hailed from Saga City the capital of Saga-ken in northern Kyushu and his Dojo there was called Kenseikai. In the UK, Fujii Sensei named several of the Dojo that he founded throughout the country by the same name; hence there are a number of Kenseikai Dojo now practising both Kendo and Iaido.

Training

The dojo Head Iaido Instructor is Nick Johnston, Sandan (3rd) Dan Iaido and a member of the Technical Board of the I.A.I., the Federation of Iai Schools (U.K.), and the International Division of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, Japan's premier Martial Arts organisation. Nick is a former President of the I.A.I. (2007).

Nick was awarded Shodan in 2003 and Nidan in 2005. In December 2008 he was awarded Sandan at the Kenseikai Ireland Seminar in Dublin from Chief Examiner David Ansell Kyoshi and Okimitsu Fuji Sensei.

Training and Fees

Classes are run at 8.00pm to 10.00pm every Monday night and 10.30am to 12.30am every Saturday morning except bank holidays and over Christmas.

Currently the fee per night is EUR 12.00 for members of the IAI and EUR 15.00 for non-members.



Kenseikai Ireland Dojo is officially registered as a dojo with the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai ID since 2008.


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