To celebrate their first birthday, the Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu Clarkston Branch is holding a free public demonstration at Bay Court Park on Sept. 18 from noon-1 p.m.
‘It’s not just about swinging swords around …We move as a group. We try to move with one mind,? said Brent Eastman, branch manager and instructor, fourth degree.
Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu is a 400-year-old Japanese Sword art. The style has only been in America for nine years and the only other branch is based in Lansing.
The demo will consist of three sections: the first will prominently feature 10 Clarkston students and the two others featuring martial artists from the Lansing branch.
‘The reason we have a demonstration is we like to have the community involvement,? said Eastman.
Members of the Clarkston branch travel around the United States, Canada and Japan to give demonstrations of Tamiya Ryu Iaijutsu.
Bay Court Park is located on Andersonville Road.