News and Announcements - Mountain View Kendo Dojo

MVKD moving back to Mountain View Buddhist Temple

posted Oct 27, 2022, 9:46 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

We are happy to announce that with immediate effect our dojo is moving back to the Mountain View Buddhist Temple. Practice time has now moved to Mondays instead of Wednesdays, between 7 and 9pm. Wednesday practice is now discontinued.

The first keiko will be on October 31, 2022. Please see Venues and Hours for details.

2022 NCKF Championship Results

posted Oct 27, 2022, 9:38 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

On October 23, 2022, MVKD members participated at the 2022 NCKF championship. Y. Wang won 2nd place in the Women's division and J. Nam won 3rd place in the Adult Mudansha division. Additionally, the MVKD team, consisting of Y. Wang (Senpo), J. Name (Jiho), P. Sengupta (Chuken), I. Kwon (Fukusho), and S. Choi (Taisho) won 2nd place after losing to Salinas in the finals.

Congratulations to everyone for a good performance!

Signup for the 38th NCKF Championship

posted Sep 29, 2022, 10:16 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

NCKF 2022 Signup

Signup for the 52nd Anniversary Salinas Kendo Tournament

posted Jun 28, 2022, 10:18 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

Deadline: July 8, 2022.

Salinas 2022 Signup

MVKD formally resumes practice

posted Apr 23, 2022, 8:04 PM by MVKD Website Administrator

We are happy to announce that MVKD will formally be resuming practice.

The first class will be on Wednesday, May 4, at Menlo Church from 7:20 – 9:00 PM. Menlo Church is located at:

774 Cuesta Dr.

Mountain View, CA 94040

Wednesday practices at Menlo Church will run from May 4 to August 31. The doors will be open at 6:00 PM for open gym (stretching, warm up, kata, etc.) until 7:15, then we’ll start practice at 7:20 PM.

Signup for the WKF Spring 2022 Tournament

posted Apr 4, 2022, 11:40 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

Deadline: April 20, 2022

WKF 2022 Signup

Signup for the 60th Annual San Jose Kendo Tournament

posted Apr 4, 2022, 8:35 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

Deadline: May 1, 2022

San Jose 2022 Signup

Impact of COVID19 Omicron variant on practice

posted Jan 13, 2022, 11:02 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

Due to increasing number of infections kendo practice has been paused until further notice.

Restarting practice

posted Sep 20, 2021, 8:50 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

Mountain View Kendo Dojo is now practising on a limited basis, under the following restrictions:

Restricted number of people present in the gym
Masks must be worn at all times
Everyone entering the dojo must be vaccinated (unfortunately this means that children under the age of 12 are not permitted

There are no exceptions and we take the above very seriously in order to comply with Santa Clara County's COVID policies. Any violation may result in discontinuation of practice, so please help us make the return to keiko a success for everyone.

If you would like to know more about the practice schedule or would like to visit / join, please contact us through the Contact Page on the left.

Updated fee schedule for 2021

posted Feb 11, 2021, 9:00 AM by MVKD Website Administrator

As COVID19 continues to impact our ability to host in-person training, the following is the fee schedule for dojo members in 2021.