The Palo Alto Kendo Dojo has been practicing the art of Kendo, Japanese fencing, in Palo Alto, California, since 1987. We are affiliated regionally with the Northern California Kendo Federation and nationally with the All United States Kendo Federation.
Our members range in age from 7 to 60+ and represent a wide array of types: students (elementary to graduate school), technicians, engineers, musicians, people with strange senses of humor, mothers, writers, grandfathers, doctors (PhDs and medical), lawyers, accountants, and even a rocket scientist. Membership in the PAKD is open to anyone interested in learning kendo or improving their kendo abilities. All skill levels are welcome.
Announcements
San Jose Kendo Tournament
Date: May 19, 2007
Place: Leigh High School
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2007
Sign up for San Jose Kendo Dojo’s 45th Anniversary Tournament.
Spring 2007 Shinsa
Date: May 6, 2007
Place: Leigh High School, San Jose
Registration Deadline: April 10, 2007
Register for this year’s spring rank promotion test.
North American Women’s Taikai
Date: July 21, 2007
Place: Renton Community Center, Renton, Washington
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2007
Open to women age 16 years and older. There will be special women-only
practices up in the Seattle area in the week prior to the taikai. There
will also be local NCKF practices for women over the next few months.
Cupertino Sakura Matsuri/San Jose Nikkei Matsuri Fundraisers
Date: April 28–29, 2007
Place: Cupertino Memorial Park/San Jose
The NCKF will be making and selling tempura at these two festivals as
a fundraiser. We need everyone to volunteer for shifts to help set up,
cook, sell, and clean up. Please contact Kawamura-sensei.
Cupertino Sakura Matsuri Demonstration
Date: April 28, 2007
Place: Cupertino Memorial Park
We will have a kendo demonstration from 11:45 am to 12:15 pm. We would like
to have people of all skill levels participating in the demonstration,
especially kids and women.
