Sean Choi
Sean Choi Sensei leads MVKD’s instruction and serves as a Northern California Kendo Federation Junior Youth Team Coach.
Our dojo
A temple home.
A living lineage.
MVKD has been part of the Mountain View community since 1972—preserving tradition through rigorous, generous practice.
Since 1972
A dojo built on continuity.
Mountain View Kendo Dojo was established under Jiro Sakano Sensei (Hanshi 8-dan) and Tadashi Kurasawa Sensei (Renshi 6-dan). Practice began at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple, where it continues today.
Over the years, instruction was led by Kango Kagoshima Sensei and later by Masami Yamaguchi Sensei (Kyoshi 7-dan). Yamaguchi Sensei’s traditional approach continues to shape how MVKD practices and teaches.
1972MVKD is founded at Mountain View Buddhist Temple.
1978Tadashi Kurasawa Sensei wins the first U.S. Kendo Championship individual division.
1998After Kagoshima Sensei’s retirement, Yamaguchi Sensei leads the growing dojo.
TodayA volunteer-run nonprofit carried forward by its instructors and members.
Teachers
Practice is passed on.
Hidesuke Kokawa
Committed to keeping the dojo’s traditional practice strong and accessible.
Yu-ju Huang
Part of the MVKD instructor team, supporting students through committed practice.
Jaehyung Kim
Part of the volunteer instructor team guiding students through fundamentals.
Igsoo Kwon
Part of the volunteer instructor team supporting practice and dojo life.
A shared practice
Five decades of people showing up for one another.
Historical photos, instructor portraits, and captions can grow here as the dojo approves them.