By Phil Baldwin
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October 4, 2020
During the last international course in Kyoto, Japan in 2019 I was appointed as the new director for the UK branch of the Dai Nippon Iaido Kyokai. It is a great honour to be asked to help my sensei, Shimojo soke to develop the DNIK within the United Kingdom. In turn it is a real pleasure to welcome anyone with a desire to learn Iaido and other Japanese budo into our family both in the UK and world wide. If there is anything I can do to assist you within the martial arts, please contact me, my door is always open. We had planned Shimojo soke's first teaching visit to the UK this year, unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation we had to cancel. I hope to be able to make new arrangements in 2021 providing the situation with COVID-19 improves. This will be a great opportunity for anyone interested in who and what the DNIK is, to come and join us and meet and train with Shimojo soke. I have a feeling that 2021 is going to be a year of growth for the DNIK in the UK, I look forward to meeting new members and sharing knowledge and growing new friendships. Take care, train hard and lets build a strong Iaido family in the UK, Phil