On Friday, January 26, Headmaster Crandall taught a special class for the iaido students focused on general philosophy, Japanese...

SAMURAI SWORD COMPETITION HELD IN NEW HARTFORD, NY The Samurai's way of life can be seen through the disciplined art of the sword. On...

The Passing of a Great Friend and Instructor Master Fumio Demura Yesterday, April 24, 2023 a good friend of mine who was also my Batto-Do...

The picture above is Headmaster Clifford C. Crandall Jr. with his top Iaido student and certified instructor, Kyoshi Nathan Morris....

Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall School of Iaido/Batto-do Test Notes: Three students of Iaido have tested for new positions of...

Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall Iaido/Batto Style Testing Results for June 9, 2021 Joseph DeTraglia completed an extensive testing...

Our Iaido students are very fortunate to be able to do traditional Batto as well as traditional Iaido. Thanks to Master Fumio Demura,...

Batto-Do Taikai Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall School of Iaido and Batto-Do held its second in-school Batto-Do Competition this...

In tribute to a great man Master Choji Sato This picture was given to me by Master Sato in one of his letters to me from Japan. He...

Batto-Do Taikai Takenouchi-Hangan-Ryu-Matsuno-Crandall School of Iaido and Batto-Do held its first in-school Batto-Do Competition this...