Yushinkan iaido school of the Japanese Sword
Yushinkan is a member of the 'Ishido sensei Shinbukan European Network' and train in the Japanese sword school of Muso Shinden Ryu. Yushinkan (meaning the hall of sincerity) is led by Donnie Gordon 5th dan (Godan) supported by instructors up to and including 3rd dan. Our members have entered British Kendo Association (BKA) National Competitions, successfully entered National Grading and recently members took part in a movie. As well as Iaido we train in Kenjutsu, Tachi Uchi no Kurai, Tanjo and Tameshigiri (cutting with a sharp sword);
We welcome Female, Male students and Juniors (subject to maturity. We have 5th dan teaching and we are fun people and you don’t need to have a martial arts background. We train in bare feet and the club has its own equipment. We welcome Female and Male members and especially martial arts returners. So if you did martial arts in the past and would like to try something new - come along and give it a go! Age is not a barrier as training is moulded to the individual. If you would like to start training with the club don’t hesitate - contact us via our website on yushinkan.org.uk
We also train in the Concord Centre Dumbarton on a Thursday evening (6pm till 8pm).
