15 March 2026
The year's first national seminar was held during the weekend in Uppsala. It was a well-attended and popular event, led by Issha's head instructor Knut Högvall, renshi godan.
A kyu shinsa was held on Saturday, resulting in seven(!) new sankyu members in Issha. Congratulations, Anthony Cheah, Caelan Tan Högberg, Elisabetta Candreva, Keith Opal, Max Båvegård, Cybele Morrone, and Yun Sun!
16 January 2026
New year, new semester, new challenges!
The spring semester has barely started, and almost immediately we had our first national gathering. During the weekend 14-15 January, Shimbukan in Skellefteå hosted this year's first gasshuku, combined with the first kyu grading of the year, as well as the first installment of the Swedish Cup.
The practice was led by the Issha head instructor Knut Högvall, renshi godan.
Shimbukan got two new sankyu grades, and in the Swedish Cup, local talent Anders Saadio won the gold medal. Silver and bronze went to Issha members Fredrik Karlström and Knut Högvall, respectively.
All in all, a very rewarding event. A big thank you to Fedor for the marvellous pictures!
