Arena Dojo March Recruitment

Arena IGA-Kendo Club will be accepting new beginners starting March 2, 2013. Interested applicants are strongly urged to pass by at least once before March 2,  in order to watch a session, and or participate in a free trial session. Please see the Introductory Course section for more details on how to join the club. Read more about Arena Dojo March Recruitment[…]

IGA Kendo Club In A Godo-Keiko (Friendly Keiko)

Happy New Year everyone! A very exciting opportunity opened up for IGA Kendo Club this 2013. We have been invited to participate in a Godo-Keiko, or friendly keiko, which was set up by the Sensei and members of the Manila Kendo Club. This has been dubbed the Treston Keiko Kai, and is open to all Read more about IGA Kendo Club In A Godo-Keiko (Friendly Keiko)[…]

Kendo Reflections: A Rei to Our Little Senseis

The concept of the “beginners mind” is something very important for those involved in Zen cultivation practices like myself.  With my decision to take-up kendo as a sport [I am a beginner at the Dasmarinas IGA-Kendo dojo] it is now more urgent for me to live out this ideal. This is not my first attempt to Read more about Kendo Reflections: A Rei to Our Little Senseis[…]

ANOTHER LONG KENDO POST ^___^

BY: RIKKI KENDO Since grade school, Kendo was just a dream sport for me. I didn’t have money to pay the fees; I didn’t have the time to train, and hell, I didn’t even know if anyone was practicing Kendo in the Philippines. Kendo was a dream that I thought I would never reach so Read more about ANOTHER LONG KENDO POST ^___^[…]

From The Eyes of a Beginner

By Kristopher Inting   I have been practicing Kendo for more than ten years now. While I am no expert at this by any stretch of the imagination, it is easy to forget how new people see and experience practice for the first time. So I always like to pick the brains of beginners to Read more about From The Eyes of a Beginner[…]

Greetings from Japan!

By Kristopher Inting November 3, 2012 It’s about 6am local, but have been up since 5am. That means I got less than 4 hours of sleep, but both Loida and I can’t contain our excitement for today. I know most of you guys will be in practice today, but for those who won’t be for Read more about Greetings from Japan![…]

Welcome to Iga-Kendo!

Welcome to Iga-Kendo Club! We are a new Kendo club under the tutelage of Sensei Koji Igarashi and our Dojo is based in Makati City. “A passionate Kendo practitioner, Igarashi saw the chance to keep the centuries-old martial arts alive and impart its many benefits.” Initially, he taught exclusively to children. Since then, the informal Read more about Welcome to Iga-Kendo![…]