Serving the Mountain View Buddhist Temple Open Festival
MVKD members volunteer at the annual festival, including helping make and serve yakisoba.
Community & events
The dojo continues
after practice ends.
MVKD’s training floor is connected to service, shared milestones, and the larger Northern California kendo community.
A new year, together
January 1 asakeiko.
At 6:00 AM on New Year’s Day, MVKD gathers for asakeiko: an early morning practice that gives the new year a deliberate start.
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Beyond the dojo floor
Community is practice, too.
Learning alongside Northern California dojo
Seminars, examinations, tournaments, and youth events connect the dojo to a wider community of kenshi.
Promotions, birthdays, and memories
Photos and stories preserve the milestones that connect generations of the dojo.
Out in the kendo world
Places, people, and milestones.
Choi Sensei joining the 2025 Kyoto Taikai.
MVKD performing kata enbu at the NCKF Championship.
Kokawa Sensei performing an iaido enbu.
Choi Sensei passing 6-dan.
MVKD members at a 2024 tournament.
Kokawa Sensei receiving 5-dan.
Future news archive
Updates worth keeping.
Use a simple CMS or Markdown posts for closure notices, event recaps, promotions, and volunteer calls. Each post can be tagged by practice, tournament, community, or fundraiser.
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