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San Mateo King Center
725 Monte Diablo Avenue
San Mateo, CA  94401
Tuesdays 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm


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Check Calendar for the practice schedule and other kendo events. 

The spring semester will start on March 30th, so please don't forget to pay the practice fee to SMRC.

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Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco accepts the donations for 2011 Japan Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami relief. For more information, see the news page.


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Instructors

San Mateo Kendo Dojo proudly has our chief instructor, Masaru Ogihara sensei, 7 Dan Kyoshi. He started to practice Kendo in junior high school in Japan. He continues to practice kendo through university where he received instruction from Shichiro Honma Sensei, 8 Dan Hanshi. By the way, current shihan there is Masashi Chiba sensei, 8 Dan Hanshi. Ogihara sensei came to US due to his company assignment in 1976. In 1981 he helped to establish San Mateo Kendo Dojo with parents of kenshi (kendoists) and friends, and continues to teach us spirit of kendo enthusiastically . He received 7 Dan in 1991 and Kyoshi in 1994.


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Chief Instructor (Shihan) Masaru Ogihara 7 Dan Kyoshi 
Instructor Mamoru Harada 6 Dan 
Instructor Mikio Koga 5 Dan 
Instructor Jean Tessier 4 Dan 
Instructor Greg Ota 4 Dan 
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