Lead Instructors

 Takuro Yamaoka
Kendo Lead Instructor
​Kendo: 5th Dan
TEAM USA #5
2018 World Kendo Championships
in Seoul, South Korea

Ed Vierk​
Iaido Lead Instructor
Iaido: 4th Dan, Kendo: 3rd Dan

剣道 
The sword is the mind.
When the mind is right, the sword is right.
When the mind is not right, the sword is also not right.
One who wishes to study the sword must first study the mind.

The Club

Sasaki Sensei

The Omaha Kendo & Iaido Kyokai began as a small practice group in 1999 under the leadership of Steven Sasaki. By 2000, the OKIK had joined the Southwest Kendo & Iaido Federation (SWKIF), and the All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF)

Kendoka (kendo practitioners) meet for weekly keiko (practice sessions) in the gym at Omaha's Camelot Community Center, and at Benson Community Center.

Iaidoka (iaido practitioners) meet for Saturday practice at Camelot Community Center.