

Haruna Sensei was a main teacher of Fay Goodman Sensei. He attained the rank of kyoshi 8th Dan in iaido, held rank in kendo and also trained in Niten-Ichi ryu.

in 1982 with regular visits from 1984 up until 2001. Haruna Sensei taught many times overseas, contributing to the spread of iaido outside Japan. He also placed in the top 8 several times in the All Japan Championships as well as having many other tournament successes throughout Japan. He was a finalist at 7th Dan level in the All-Japan Championships two years running (19) he was runner-up in 1988 and winner in 1989 with a perfect 3-0 score in each round. His iaido teacher was Yamashibu Yoshikazu Sensei, and he also received some direct instruction from Yamamoto Harusuke. He holds certain feelings towards Odagiri Kei. AMA offers classes for Men, Women & children ages 3 & up. He suffers from the disease Tuberculosis (which is why he carries apples with him). Offering exceptional training in Karate-Do, Kobudo, Iaido and our own sports conditioning. But he has a very frail body and his lungs are poised with a sickness. He worked as a junior high school teacher, teaching science. Ukyo Tachibana (Samurai Shodown) BIO: Ukyo is a handsome warrior and an expert Iai swordsman, and uses the 'drying pole' as his weapon. His home dojo was the Musashi Dojo in Ohara. Haruna Matsuo Sensei (1926-2002) was from Okayama prefecture and began iaido in 1972 at the age of 46, although he had practised kendo since the age of 16.
