US Battodo and Iaido Open Taikai

US Battodo and Iaido Open Taikai

Welcome to the US Battodo and Iaido Open Taikai, sponsored by the International Battodo Federation! Join us for a thrilling weekend where practitioners of Japanese swordsmanship from across the globe will participate and share in the comraderie of martial arts for 2 full days of seminars and testing and 1 full day of competition. Featuring an IBF (International Battodo Federation/Nakamura Ryu) Taikai, and an Open Taikai for all other styles. The event will be held at the Santa Fe Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Don't miss this opportunity to witness top-notch skills and immerse yourself in the world of Battodo and Iaido. See you there!

Friday March 27, 2026: Seminars begin at 9:00am

Saturday March 28, 2026: Seminars begin at 9:00am (Shizan seminar and IBF testing will take place on this day) (Mugairyu Iai Hyodo testing will also take place on this day)

Sunday March 29, 2026: Taikai will begin promptly at 9:00am, please arrive at 8:00am for check in and sword inspection

International participants: we will send a letter of participation and reason for traveling with a sword. Please reach out if you do not recieve that in a timely manner at vegasswordtaikai@gmail.com

If you have any questions/concerns or would like to contact the organizer about giving a seminar or using testing space please email Vegasswordtaikai@gmail.com

Judges. senior members that are not competing & instructors. do NOT need to purchase a competitor or spectator ticket. Please select the Instructor/staff/judge ticket which is $0 and fill out your information so we can place you on the list. Thank you for your support and for supporting the art!

Note from the organizer:

First and foremost thank you all for supporting the growth of Iaido and Battodo around the world. The main goal for this event is to grow the community by bringing many different styles together with the spirit of sharing the unique and exciting knowledge we each have and growing the community closer in friendship. I know that the cost can be quite prohibitive and I did everything in my power to keep the cost as low as possible but unfortunately some things were just unavoidable and we could not get the tickets any cheaper. I hope that we will still have the support of many of you in the community and can make this the wonderful event that I know it can be! ````````````````````````I look forward to meeting each and every one of you at the event! Ganbatte kudasai and all the best.

-Keyan Jafari (member of San Diego Iai Batto/IBF and organizer of the Las Vegas Taikai)