Kenchikai is a kendo club that practices in Portland, OR. Interested in trying kendo? Join as a beginner.

Shiai Keiko 4/23/2022

Thank you for everyone who joined our shiai keiko at Lewis & Clark on Saturday. We were able to get in quite a bit of shiai practice both as participants and as shimpan as well. With the pandemic it has been difficult to find opportunities to practice judging matches, so...

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