Dear kendoka, It is with great regret that the kendo bu is cancelling the Master’s Weekend in January and delaying the event until early April. Unfortunately, just before the holiday break the planned venue became unavailable and, despite trying more than 20 alternative venues, we have been unable to find a venue for the planned …
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Dear Jodoka, We would like to invite you to the 2020 BKA Kangeiko Training on Saturday the 18th of January 2020, hosted with the help of Kenmukan dojo in Wolverton. Kangeiko training is traditionally the first hard training of the new year and will help blow away the cobwebs and help focus your training for …
Kendo Nanadan sensei Gary O’Donnell and Yasuyuki Hiyama have both been awarded Kyoshi
The Kendo Bu is finalising the details for the International “Masters’” Weekend which will be on 18th/19th January 2020. This will be a weekend of high quality exciting kendo shiai with an international flavour in celebration of the most significant and inspiring teachers and leaders of British Kendo over the last 60 years, incorporating individual …