Honolulu Myohoji Kendo Club

This past Friday was our last practice of 2025, so we celebrated with a nice Christmas potluck to end the year! All the students trained their hardest this year and we’re excited to see what 2026 brings! 💪🏻
We also had a special guest, Ueno sensei! We’ve missed having you around! We hope you will come practice with us again 😝
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! See you all in 2026!

Yesterday, we celebrated Rev. Ikenaga sensei’s 95th birthday!!! Although he is 95 years young, he has held so much history at Honolulu Myohoji Temple. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it last night! We are looking forward to another great year!

First practice of the 2025 year!!! 🎉Thank you to all the guests for stopping by! Everyone gave their 100%! May the new year bring a lot of fun, health, and suburi! 🤪

Thanks to HMSA for a great video feature!

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Today, we celebrate Elliott’s last practice before he heads back to school in Texas! Thanks for spending your summer with us! Tachikiri is always tradition to say a Myohoji goodbye! 🙈 We hope to see you back! 🫡

Thank you to HMSA's Island Scene magazine for the great artice

Our spring Island Scene magazine is here! 🌷 🌱 🦋 🐝 The cover story of this quarter's issue features the Honolulu Myohoji Kendo Club.

Steeped in Japanese culture and samurai sword arts, modern kendo isn’t necessarily about winning duels. For members of Myohoji Kendo Club in the heart of Honolulu, kendo is about perseverance, camaraderie, and more.

Find out from Sensei Seth Harris and practitioners Shelly Kunishige and Michael and Mace Cueva why kendo is so meaningful to them in our spring Island Scene magazine or online at https://islandscene.com/kendo-the-way-of-the-sword.

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