Welcome to the Keizankai Dojo Köln

Martial arts school for Mugai Ryu Iaido & Kenjutsu in Köln

The Keizankai Dojo provides authentic Mugai Ryu Iaido & Kenjutsu, an old martial art of the samurai, from Japan. The origin of the Mugai Ryu Iaido reach back till the 16th century and it is still taught in its pure form. Keizankai Cologne is the official representative of the Mugai Ryu Iaido for the whole of Europe. We stay in close contact with Japan, the Honbu Dojo, the Mugai Ryu Foundation – Mugai Ryu Zaidan Houjin and the Mugai Ryu Meishi Ha Soke, Niina Gyokudo Gosoke in Tokyo.

Mugai Ryu Iaido is the essence of Japanese sword fighting and a way of the Zen. Plain, clear beauty and efficiency. Mugai Ryu Iaido contains no superfluous or pointless movements, every movement has a deeper and practical sense which is also taught.

Mugai Ryu Iaido goes back to the 16th century and is still taught in its pure form. Pure and plain beauty and efficiency without any unnecessary movement as the character of the style. Mugai Ryu is the essence of the japanese sword-fight, the Samurai and a way of Zen. Every technique and movement has a meaning and application, which is also taught to the student.

Mugai Ryu Iaido is “Cutting Iai”, all techniques must be able to cut in the use as well as be applicable in the fight. Nowadays other Iaido schools hardly have this right.

Components of the Mugai Ryu Iaido trainings are Kata, Kumitachi or Kenjutsu and Tameshigiri. So forms, duel and the cutting test.

Kata

The forms of Mugai Ryu

Kenjutsu / Kumitachi

The fighting application

Tameshigiri / Shizan

Cutting test

Tameshigiri as well as Kumitachi are a condition in the Mugai Ryu for reaching mastership, the dan-degrees. These three parts of the training combine together with the way of Zen to a whole which let body and mind prosper.