Iaido & Yoshinkan Aikido Intensive

FLEMMING MADSEN 7th Dan Iaido, 4th Dan Aikido

Flemming started martial arts practice in Denmark in 1979. Initially focused on jujutsu, his practice later broadened to include other modern and classical martial arts—such as Yoshinkan aikido, Okinawa Goju-ryu karate, Yoshin-ryu jujutsu, and Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu and Mugai-ryu iaido—when he went to Japan for the first time and started studying under senior masters there. As a result of this type of practice, Flemming firmly believes in the concept of sogo budo (“complete martial arts”), where ideas and technical aspects of multiple martial arts are united. In addition to ranks in iaido and aikido, Flemming obtained godan in jujutsu, nidan in karate, and shodan in jodo.  He is a direct student of Yoshitaro Nakatani hanshi, twelfth sōke of Mugai Ryu Iai Hyodo, from whom he received the Men no Maki in Mugai-ryu, as well as renshi rokudan under Nippon Iaido Renmei.