Eight of us went up to the 2025 PNKF Taikai. It's the largest tournament in our region, and always inspiring to see so much strong kendo. We somehow didn't manage to get together to take a group photo, so we had to combine two photos: One...
Four of our members drove to Idaho to participate in the 2025 Nito Seminar, the first since Covid. Although "nito" (two swords) kendo is not the typical path, it fits with the philosophies of our practice—that variation and variability lead to flexibility, and a consistency of result....
With the Rose City Taikai in Portland, Ore, we start the unofficial "off season" for our region, at least when it comes to tournaments. And, it was a fitting end to our "season." Win or lose, every member looked really good and did really well, out...
Kenchikai sent a team up for the 2023 PNKF Taikai. Thank you for the fantastic taikai and for Kim Sensei from Ontario, Canada for joining our team for the team matches!...
Our friends from the University of Washington came to join our practice in Portland, Oregon. We enjoyed experiencing everyone's speed and energy. It's been a while since a lot of us practiced with college students! Thanks so much for coming down, and we look forward tos...
The Kenchikai Kendo Club sent a team up to the 2022 UW Taikai this year. It was our first tournament since the pandemic break. It was a lot of fun for everyone to get back into it, and we're looking forward to the PNKF Taikai in November!...
