Referee Directors
 | Chihiro Kishimoto / Tokyo Hanshi 8 Dan Delegate from All Japan Kendo Federation |
 | Atsumi Hatakenaka / Tokyo Kyoshi 8 Dan Delegate from All Japan Kendo Federation |
Canadian Referees
Goyo Ohmi / Toronto
Kyoshi 7 Dan
Iaido Chief Examiner, Canadian Kendo Federation
Ohmi-sensei is the Honourary Instructor and Co-Founder of the Mu Mon Kai Iaido Club at the JCCC. His Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu under Haruna Matsuo-sensei, Okayama. Ohmi-sensei also has 6 Dan in Kendo.
Mitsuru Asaoka / Vancouver
Renshi 7 Dan
Iaido West Examiner, Canadian Kendo Federation
Asaoka-sensei has Kyoshi 8 Dan in Kendo and is the Chief Iaido Instructor at the Youshinkan Dojo in Vancouver, British Columbia. His Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu.
Kim Taylor / Guelph
Renshi 7 Dan
Jodo Chief Examiner, Canadian Kendo Federation
Taylor-sensei is the Chief Instructor and Founder of Sei Do Kai at the University of Guelph. His Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu under Goyo Ohmi-sensei, Toronto. Taylor-sensei also has 5 Dan in Jodo.
Stephen Cruise / Etobicoke
Renshi 7 Dan
Iaido East Examiner, Canadian Kendo Federation
Cruise-sensei is the Chief Iaido Instructor at the Etobicoke Kendo and Iaido Club at the Etobicoke Olympium. His Koryu is Muso Shinden Ryu. Cruise-sensei also has 5 Dan in Kendo.
Takeshi Kimeda / Toronto
Renshi 6 Dan
Kimeda-sensei is 9 Dan in the Yoshinkan style of Aikido and has been training in Iaido for over 25 years.
Referees
David Green / Ottawa
Renshi 6 Dan
Green-sensei is the Chief Instructor at the Tateyama Iaido club in Ottawa and is a major contributor to the growth of Iaido in Eastern Canada. David started Iaido over 20 years ago with Kim Taylor-sensei and Goyo Ohmi-sensei. His Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin under Goyo Ohmi-sensei, Toronto.
Sandra Jorgenson / Pemberton
Renshi 6 Dan
Jorgenson-sensei is the Chief Instructor at the SFU Iaido club in Vancouver. She co-founded the Mu Mon Kai Iaido Club with Ohmi-sensei in 2000 at the JCCC and continues his teachings of Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu in Western Canada.
Eric Tribe / Thunder Bay
Renshi 6 Dan
Tribe-sensei is the Chief Instructor at Rai Un Kai in Thunder Bay and has 5 Dan in Jodo. Eric started Iaido over 20 years ago with Kim Taylor-sensei and Goyo Ohmi-sensei. His Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu under Goyo Ohmi-sensei, Toronto.
Carole Galligan / Toronto
Renshi 6 Dan
Galligan-sensei is the Chief Instructor of the Mu Mon Kai Iaido Club at the JCCC, starting Iaido over 20 years ago with Kim Taylor-sensei and Goyo Ohmi-sensei. Her Koryu is Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu under Goyo Ohmi-sensei, Toronto.
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