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.
See practice & events →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
A future news archive can preserve promotion photos, instructor milestones, and the stories that connect generations of the dojo.
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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