Seibukan 西 æ¦ é¤¨
- Western Martial Hall
Seibukan (西 æ¦ é¤¨) Dojo Perth was founded by Ian Thomason in March 2022. Its origins date back to mid 1988, when Ian was living near Nagasaki, Japan. Ian had done Jujutsu since 1983, and was learning Aikido and Karate in Japan. Coming home one day he stumbled upon a sword school; the teacher accepted him as a student - the first Westerner, in fact. The school was called Seibukan, and the sensei, Tsujita Yoshinori-sensei (8 Dan hanshi ), had since passed away in 2003.
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As a mark of respect for his first sensei, Ian wanted to adopt the name for his school in Perth, all made possible by that initial training and reaching 1st Dan in Nagasaki back in 1988. However, to be a little unique, the first character for 'sei' was changed from (生, or living) to the meaning of 'West' (西), acknowledging our location here in Western Australia. So, whilst retaining the sound and name of seibukan, it now has a changed meaning of Western Martial Hall.
Contact Info
Contact:
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Location:
Ian Thomason - 0433 358 781
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Moresby Community Hall
4 Moresby St, Kensington WA 6151
Training Times
Iaido only
​Tuesday: 06:30pm - 08:00pm​
Thursday: 06:30pm - 08:00pm
Senior Instructors
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Ian Thomason- 6th Dan Renshi ZNKR, 1 Dan Tamiya ryu​
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Ian learned iai while living near Nagasaki in 1988. After some years, he started club level training again in 2000.
Except for 2nd Dan, his 1,3,4,5 and 6th Dan gradings were done in Japan.
He trained in Tsutsumi Hozan ryu ju jutsu from 1983 - 2002, including a study group for kenjutsu in mugai and katori shinto ryu.
