Kadode Kendo Club

Under the excellent management of our very own Barry Straughan sensei, GB had a very successful European Kendo Championships.
Bringing home a good stash as medals:
🥇men’s individual gold
🥈ladies team silver
🥉🥉2 x Junior bronze
🏅🏅 2 x fighting spirit

Great work all.

Busy nights keiko this Tuesday with some very special guests

Many congratulations to our sensei Barry Straughan who passed his 7th Dan in Japan a couple of weeks ago.
First nanadan in the north east. Such an achievement 🎉

Many thanks to Michelle Lim for joining us from Taisedokai dojo this evening.
Great session

High grade extended keiko session held this weekend.
Many thanks to our friend’s from Leeds, York, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow for joining us.

Kadode members with our Shiraoka buddies at Edinburgh this weekend. It was a touch seminar but with amazing teaching by Yano sensei and George McCall sensei. Looking forward to next year already.

Congrats to our latest beginner course members who have levelled up to full bogu this week. Looking sharp in your kit from KendoStar

Many thanks to Mark Needham sensei for visiting the dojo tonight. Superb session.