Canadian Iaido Association

2024 Canadian Iaido Association Seminar

We are pleased to announce the 28th ZNIR/CIA Iaido Seminar will be held in Victoria, BC, from October 25 to 27, 2024, at the Lochside School Gymnasium in Victoria British Columbia.

Visiting ZNIR Instructors:

Once again we welcome two well known Sensei visiting from Japan.

Instructors
Tanida Hiroshi Sensei, 10th Dan Hanshi, ZNIR President of the Kantō region.
Itoh Takeji Sensei, 7th Dan, ZNIR Overseas Auditor of the Kantō region.

A form will be available in June to sign up for the seminar.

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

Location:

Lochside Elementary School
1145 Royal Oak Drive
Victoria,
BC V8X 3T7
Google Maps Location:
https://goo.gl/maps/PNPeaMxdPwg1b2Tq6

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

Date	Morning Class	Lunch Break	Afternoon Class	Evening Class	Notes	Fee
Oct 25th (Friday)				6:30PM – 8:30PM		$30CAD
Oct 26th (Saturday)	9:30AM – 12:30PM	12:30PM – 1:30PM	1:30PM – 4:30PM			$100CAD
October 27th (Sunday)	9:30AM – 12:00PM	12:00PM – 1:00PM	1:00PM – 2:15PM		Shinsa will begin at 2:30PM and end at 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:

If you need help finding accommodations, please let us know, the weekend of October 26th isn’t anything special as far as we know, so there should be openings at most hotels. Staying closer to Lochside School would probably be the easiest, the locations you should look for are Elk Lake, Royal Oak, Colquitz, and further out is Oak Bay. Public transportation to the Lochside school will likely be difficult. If you are having difficulty finding accommodations, please contact us.

There may be AirBNBs in the area, look in the “Royal Oak”, “Cordova Bay” and “Colquitz” area for Victoria BC.

Other visiting Iaidoka have also recommended some hotels downtown, but that may require some travelling.

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

Please sign up for this seminar using this google form: https://forms.gle/5FgTejGL88Nf3MneA If you are uncomfortable with filling this out, please write down your answers and send them to Chris Tooley at the above email, or give them to him in person before the seminar. Your information is only used for seminar planning purposes.

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.