BUDOKAN Zürich

Our DOJO is on the 4th floor at the Zweierstrasse 106, 8004 Zürich (red point left from the center of the picture) Tel BUDOKAN is: 044 - 461 6667 ; Technical Director is Gerry Tscherter We are member of the MIRA organisation which as the goal to prevent any sexual harassment of our pupils. See this PDF file which explain the goals of MIRA We have IAIDO classes every Monday and Wednesday 7 to 9:15 p.m. Instructor: Ray Ballisti, Deputy: Susan Steiger, Dominique Veseley We teach: SeiTei (the correct name is Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei IAI DO) Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu tachi uchi no kurai kendo kata (Niten Ichi Ryu discontinued, unfortunately)

By now (December 2023) our students reached the following IAIDO-DAN grades:

• 6th DAN
  Robert Senn (now at Sukuri, Männedorf-Stäfa)
• 5th DAN
  Ray Ballisti  ( see my own BUDO-curriculum)
  Franco Calderone (now at Kensen, Winterthur)
  Linus Bruhin (now at Do Jigo, Wollerau)
• 4th DAN
  Gerry Tscherter
• 3th DAN
  Susan Steiger
  Dominique Veseley
  Tobias Koller (now at Sukuri, Männedorf-Stäfa)
  Roger Paulangelo (on leave)
  Roland Stingelin (on leave for Malta)
  Alexander Pilhoefer (on leave)
  Alois Fassbind (on leave)
  Bruno Veuthy (on leave)
• 2nd DAN
  
  Florian Berner (on leave for Australia)
  Yiea-Wey Te (on leave)
• 1st DAN
  Kenan Alkan (on leave)
  Roger Hürlimann (on leave for Australia)