It’s a chilly evening in Emeryville, where half-a-dozen martial arts students at a community center are practicing with katana. They kneel, jump and slash, then slowly mimic wiping blood off their ...

When it comes to martial arts, you may be familiar with karate, but have you ever heard of iaido? It is the ancient Japanese art of sword drawing and you can learn how to do it in Peterborough, Ont.

Inside the Upper Village Hall in Derry, the clash of bamboo swords and the focused rhythm of movement echo centuries of tradition as Kendo and Iaido — martial arts rooted in samurai swordsmanship — ...

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