Mugai Ryu Iai Hyodo is a style of sword drawing founded ca 1695 by Tsuji Gettan Sukemochi (1650-1729). The style was introduced to the United States in the late 1960's by Shogo Kuniba Soke of the Seishin Kai through his students. As best as I can tell, the first person to teach Mugai Ryu in the United States was Albert Church of South Carolina. He began teaching in 1969. Mr. Church trained in Japan with Shogo Kuniba Soke. Although he split off from Soke Kuniba and quit teaching Mugai Ryu shortly after his
return to the U.S. forming his own martial art called Kamishin Ryu.
I recently began referring to the Aikibudo Seishinkan style as Kuniba Ha Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo in order to avoid confusion and conflict with new organizations in the United States that teach a different version of Mugai Ryu Iaihyodo.

Having grown up in the NKJU and being around students of Kuniba Soke, I was always around Mugai Ryu. Although not formally studying the art, I picked up the basic kata. Eventually, I got more serious about the study of Iaido and was awarded the rank of Sandan.