He recieved this rank on May 9th, 2009, having trained under Nakajima Sensei and tested under Toyoda Soke, Nakajima Sensei, Sasayama Sensei, Kawana Sensei, and Dowdy Sensei in Himeji, Japan. Kazmer Sensei is the highest ranked active member in the United States.
He began his martial arts training in 1973 with Shotokan Karate then studied Yoshinkai Aikido in the Detroit area. In 1977 he traveled to Japan to be an Udeshi to Gozo Shioda Soke. In 1985 he began training in Araki Mujinsai Ryu Iaido. Kazmer Sensei is the head instructor of Araki Mujinsai Ryu in California and is currently teaching out of the Yamakage Dojo in Lancaster, CA.
Michael Kazmer
Yondan (4th degree blackbelt)
Yamakage Dojo
Toyoda Soke's Mon
Araki Mujinsai
Ryu Iaido.
