Our Dojo

Roy Bradford and Andrew Klausner began their Iaido journey with the Roshukai in Nottingham under Brian Morrison Sensei in the year 2000. In 2005 following a demonstration of Iaido in Gorleston they were approached by Chris Prettyman a Viking reenactment enthusiast and student of Jujutsu who hoped also to begin training with them.

Encouraged by Sensei Morrison, Roy and Andrew agreed to train Chris, suitable premises were found in Gorleston, and in the autumn of 2005 the Gorleston Iai Club was founded, and classes have been held weekly in the Gorleston area ever since.

With the death of Morrison Sensei in 2016, Roy took the decision to leave the Roshukai and look for a new Sensei. At the same time, he relaunched his now unaffiliated club under its current name the Kenshinkan Dojo (“meaning devote yourself to the way”). Continuing his search, it wasn’t until 2018 when Roy found Asano Sensei who agreed to accept Roy as his student.

At about the same time, Asano Sensei launched the Japanese Budo Association in Japan with the aim of bringing together in friendship, clubs from around the world who are considered masters of the traditional Japanese Martial Arts. Honouring Bradford Sensei by making him a founding Director and the Kenshinkan Dojo one the associations founding clubs.

Currently the club offers classes (still) in Gorleston, Norwich and Online and our journey continues.