Canadian Iaido Association

2019 CIA Annual Summer Seminar

The 26th annual ZNIR/CIA Summer Iaido Seminar will be held in Victoria, BC, from May 24 to May 26, 2019, at the Lochside School in beautiful Victoria British Columbia.

Visiting ZNIR Instructors:

This year, we again have the spectacularly good fortune of very high ranking and well known Sensei visiting from Japan.

Main Instructors
Kato Haruo Sensei, 10th Dan Hanshi, ZNIR Vice President and President of the Kanto region.
Tanida Hiroshi Sensei, 10th Dan Hanshi, Head of ZNIR Secretary Bureau and Head of Chiba division.

Deputy Instructor
Itoh Takeji Sensei, Renshi, ZNIR Kansayaku Overseas Surveillance Auditor of the Kanto region.

The ZNIR examination committee officials sent from Japan this year will be: Kato Sensei, Tanida Sensei, and Itoh Sensei.

Location:

Lochside Elementary School
1145 Royal Oak Drive
Victoria,
BC V8X 3T7
Google Maps Location:
https://goo.gl/maps/5qrwJcQh2352

Tentative Times and Fees, please be ready to practice at these times:

Date	Morning Class	Lunch Break	Afternoon Class	Evening Class	Notes	Fee
Friday, May 24				6:30PM – 8:30PM		$30CAD
Saturday, May 25	9:30AM – 12:30PM	12:30PM – 1:30PM	1:30PM – 4:30PM			$100CAD
Sunday, May 26	9:30AM – 12:00PM	12:00PM – 1:00PM			Shinsa (testing) will begin at 1:30PM and end at approximately 3:30PM	$100CAD
					Total:	$230CAD

These times might change during the seminar, but will be posted on the door to the entrance

We would like to have as many people attend, if you need assistance with the fees, please contact us.

Accommodations:

Howard Johnson Hotel
Web site: Howard Johnson Hotel
The Howard Johnson is located quite close to the highway so making it to the location of the seminar will be quick work. It is also one of the newer hotels in Victoria, so the facilities are quite clean and comfortable.

Another option might be AirBNB for the “Royal Oak” area for Victoria BC.

Other visiting Iaidoka also recommend some hotels downtown

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the organizer Chris Tooley.

Organizer:

Chris Tooley
Phone or text message: +1 (250) 885-2000
email:cetooley[at]gmail[dot]com

You may attend all or one of the sessions – to sign up for the Seminar, please visit the 2019 Seminar Signup page and enter your details.
To sign up for a dan test, as long as you have permission from your sensei, please visit the 2019 Dan Registration page

As a reminder, please note that each person is responsible for his or her own safety at the seminar, but we would ask that you pay attention to your surroundings and practice safe dojo etiquette.