Announcements/News

San Mateo Kendo Dojo announced on June 1, 2024, that Konopka sensei was promoted to its chief instructor (shihan). Ogihara sensei has retired as shihan. He continues to attend practice and teach the students. Ogihara sensei, thank you for your great contribution of more than 40 years to San Mateo Dojo! We really appreciate your effort! Konopka sensei, yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Wonderful job at the NCKF Championship Tournament, which was held on October 27th in San Jose, CA. Congratulations! Kaiser Lai: Third place in 2 dan

San Mateo kenshi participated in the HSSK 5th Anniversary Tournament on September 22 in Newark. Congratulations to the medal winners! NCKF will have the championship tournament on October 27, and it will be the last tournament in 2024. Go San Mateo! Tessier sensei: Third place in Senior 4 dan and up Kei Nakamura: Third place in Women's kyu

San Mateo Kendo Dojo's Saturday classes have started at Burlingame Recreation Center. The Burlingame Saturday classes are: Beginners: 2:00-3:00pm, Advanced: 3:00-4:30pm Address: 850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010

San Mateo Kendo Dojo's Saturday class this summer will start at Burlingame Recreation Center on June 15. Due to the Foster City Recreation Center rebuild project which will start this summer, no more summer classes in Foster City are available. The last day of Saturday class in Foster City was on June 8. The Burlingame Saturday class time will be: Beginners: 2:00-3:00pm, Advanced: 3:00-4:30pm Address: 850 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010 The construction of the Foster City Recreation Center will take two years.

Happy New Year! To celebrate the new year, we had an oshiruko party on January 9, 2024. It was held after 4 years due to the COVID pandemic. We enjoyed oshiruko and ozoni which are traditional new year's meals for the first practice of martial arts. We prayed for the improvement of our kendo skills without injuries at the event.