Each year the Australian Iaido & Jodo Seminar & Championships bring together members of affiliated Clubs from across the country to take part in a week of training, followed by the Australian Championships and a senior level grading in both arts.

In 2011 the Seminar, the 20th Iaido Championships and 11th Jodo Championships will be held in Melbourne, Victoria.

Training is guided by Oda Katsuo Sensei, 8 Dan Hanshi (Iaido Technical Adviser) and Nagayama Kuniaki Sensei, 7 Dan Kyoshi (Jodo Technical Adviser), together with senior members of the local Iaido and Jodo community.

The State Netball & Hockey Centre

All Seminar sessions will be held at Melbourne's State Netball & Hockey Centre, a state of the art sports complex located in Bren's Drive, Royal Park, only 3km from the CBD. Melways Map 29 D12 or Map 2A H1.

Click here for a map of the local area on Google Maps.

Public Transport

SNHC is well serviced by public transport. Tram route 55 stops at SNHC (stop #24) and there are train services via the Upfield Line, stopping at Royal Park station, only 5 minutes walk away.

Parking

Parking on-site is available but sometimes limited in busy periods. There are 320 car parking spaces on site with an additional 330 spaces in the overflow areas adjacent.

Registration is open to all members of the Australian Kendo Renmei and International organisations affiliated with the All Japan Kendo Federation.

How to Register

Download and complete the Registration Form and Grading Application Form (if applicable), and send these along with payment to your State or International Co-ordinator listed below.

Please note, it is not possible to register direct with the Organising Committee.

Grading at the Event

The Grading will be held on Sunday 30th January 2011 for Dan Grade candidates.

• Iaido: 1st Dan to 5th Dan.
• Jodo: 1st Dan to 4th Dan (the availability of a 4th Dan Grading panel is still to be confirmed).

Downloads

• Seminar & Championships Registration Form in Word DOC format or in PDF format
• Grading Application Form
• Master Registration Form (needed by State Coordinators only)
• Iaido Dan Grade Examination Questions
• Jodo Dan Grade Examination Questions

Seminar & Championship Costs

Item	Cost
Full Registration (Monday to Sunday)	$360
Seminar Only (Monday to Friday)	$300
Seminar Day Rate If you are attending 3 days or less.	$75

Item	Cost
Championship Only (Sunday)	$90
Seminar Dinner	$60
Late Registration Fee For any registrations in January 2011.	$50

State & Renmei Representatives

Location	Representative	Contact Info
For International enquiries or if no point of contact is listed for your location please contact the or your State Kendo Renmei.
ACT	Damon Schearer
NSW	Ruth Franklin
Qld	David Kolb
SA	Kristian Zirnzak
Tas	Christine Cash
Victoria	Marcus Lee-Steere
WA	Peter Woolmer

The full schedule will be available closer to the event along with the final list of Sensei attending. The info below is taken from past Seminars as an example.

Schedule (Draft Only - Subject to Change)

Date	AM	PM	Later
Mon 24 Jan	Jodo	IaidoSession includes Kendo Kata
Tue 25 Jan	Iaido	JodoSession includes Kendo Kata
Wed 26 Jan	JodoIncluding Shimpan training	IaidoSession includes Kendo Kata
Thu 27 Jan	IaidoIncluding Shimpan training	JodoSession includes Kendo Kata
Fri 28 Jan	Jodo followed by Iaido	Iaido & Jodo Board AGMsSensei sightseeingMarkup of shiajoDojo available for free training
Sat 29 Jan	Iaido & Jodo Competitions		Official Dinner
Sun 30 Jan	Iaido & Jodo GradingsDan level candidates only

Sensei (Draft Only - Subject to Change)

Sensei	Iaido	Jodo	Kendo
Oda Katsuo	Hanshi 8 Dan		Kyoshi 7 Dan
Nagayama Kuniaki	Kyoshi 7 Dan	Kyoshi 7 Dan	Kyoshi 7 Dan
Ohara Tetsuo	Kyoshi 7 Dan	Renshi 6 Dan
Tsuchiya Hisao	Kyoshi 7 Dan
Yazawa Natsume	Renshi 6 Dan	4 Dan
Igarashi Keiji	3 Dan	3 Dan
Butsui Kazuko	1 Dan	3 Dan

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