THE ASSOCIATION - About
When tracing our federation to its origins, we have to go back to the year 1984, when Gerald Eisenack, who is now our head coach, convinced Mr. Ishihara of the Japanese embassy in the GDR, to give a group of interested people an impression of the art of iaido.
Ishihara sensei, a disciple of Esaka sensei's, became the first teacher of Muso Jikiden EishinRyu Iaido in Germany.
Out of this beginning a continuing training developed. Esaka sensei started coming to Germany to improve the quality of iaido in Germany. Under his supervision intensive seminars were held every year including examinations for kyu and dan grades. Over time more and more people all over Germany found their way to Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido and over the years dojos were founded in Bielefeld, Freiburg, Haltern/Marl, Heubach, Laufen, München, Münster, Paderborn and Stuttgart.
Following a personal wish of Esaka sensei a German Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido Federation was registered with the Register of Associations, making it an organization to comprise all people practising iaido in Germany, establishing comparable quality standards for everyone.
In January 1994 Gerald Eisenack received the authorisation, to spread iaido in Germany and to hold examinations, from the headmaster of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido Japan, FUKUI Seizan Torao Soke.
Authorisation
The legitimate chairman of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu hereby legitimizes Mr. Gerald Eisenack, chairman of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido Germany, to the following:
- To contribute to the sound growth and development of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu.
- To hold kyu and dan examinations (until 5 th dan), providing that for the time being they are held under the supervision of a person chosen by the legitimate headmaster of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido, aiming to support the growth of iaido in Germany.
- To submit a request for certificates after the examinations.
- If the authorisation is misused, it may be withdrawn.
The 21 st legitimate headmaster of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaido
The chairman Fukui Torao Seizan
Since then we strive, with the means of our federation, to contribute to the understanding of an important part of Japanese culture and history.
Castle in Osaka
Fukui 21th Soke
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