Mumonkan Kendo Union Graz will host a small Iaido seminar (details here) with Austrian Kendo Association conducting Dan examinations up to 1.Dan Iaido at the end of the first.
Time: May 23rd, 2025 starting 07:30pm (please be on-site at least 30min early for registration and warmup)
Location: MS St. Leonhard, Elisabethstraße 56, 8010 Graz (only public parking available)
Registration deadline: May 16th, 2025 8:00pm
Registration for Austrian members by club to president@kendo-austria.at.
For all other countries, please apply through the EKF database.
The exam will be held according to AKA and EKF grading rules. Paragraph 6.1 currently states for 1.-3.Dan:
5 Shitei-waza from the ZNKR-Iai-Kata; (Note: the first of the Shitei-waza may be replaced by one free choice Koryu-Kata, if so decided by the organizing federation). Time limit 6 minutes.
Torei (protocols for sword etiquette) must be those of ZNKR Iai.
In case that an examinee is not capable, due to medical reasons, to perform ZNKR Iaido kata 1-4 from a sitting position, the respective standing version of ZNKR Iaido kata 1-4, should be performed. A medical certificate, confirming examinee’s medical issue, should be presented before the exam.
Examination time commences with the order ‘’Hajime’’ and ends when the candidate returns to keito shisei after performing the final bow.
| Grade | Exam Fee | Registration Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Dan | EUR 15,00 | EUR 20,00 |
Payment on-site, cash only.
The exam fee must be paid before the exam, and the registration fee only in case of success afterwards.