We practice Kendo, the art of Japanese fencing, and Iaido, the art of drawing the sword. Come join and learn with us! New members welcome!
We teach Kendo (the art of Japanese fencing). Through the practice of Kendo we seek to develop our bodies, mind, spirit and character. And by practicing we better understand our art, Japanese culture, history, and each other. Our instructors also teach Iaido (a sword art that focusing on developing our mental awareness and the ability to react quickly). The founding members of our dojo began pract
05/29/2025
Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo's 2025 tournament and exam will be June 14-15 at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis, MD.
Registration is by Google Form (deadline June 7): https://forms.gle/1fxSJk4wj9PfvAka6
The information package can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQPvv9u1kQx7NLdIWtgLAlcThaGB6aDb/view?usp=sharing
05/14/2024
Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo is pleased announce that registration is open for our 2024 Tournament and Examination, June 15-16.
Registration is via Google Form:
https://forms.gle/8sXSi5XoYSBksgAe7
An information packet about the event can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pwFnRTFqT2u2nxa45ZAPpVZ3NuJWDhKWs1-VeQ--4Oc/edit?usp=sharing
06/22/2023
Here are even more pictures from the 2023 Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo tournament. Photo credit to Joshua Hubbell.
06/20/2023
Congratulations to Abbey Wheatly and Jennifer DeJong for earning 'Kantoushou' (Fighting Spirit Award). And congratulations to Peter Judge for taking second place in 3kyu and under adult division. Thank you for being an inspiration to us all.
06/20/2023
Here are more pictures from Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo Dojo's 2023 tournament. Photo credit to Philip F. McCracken.
06/19/2023
Thank you to all of our competitors on this year’s tournament. We enjoyed hosting you and we hope you return for next year. And an extra thanks from the community center staff to all of us; they consider us the most well mannered and courteous users of the facility.
Here are some pictures of this year’s competitors. Photo credit to Zahn Kenon. If you have any that you would like to add, please, send them to us.
03/24/2023
Baltimore-Annapolis and NoVA enjoying Yoshii sensei home.
Baltimore -Annapolis will be closed on the 26th. Happy holidays!
09/09/2022
Our good friend, Ash Vouvounas, from Capital Area Budokai will be sharing his nito secrets on the upcoming Kendo Talk podcast. The show goes live Saturday. Let's have a listen!
🔴 Kendo Talk: ⚔️ Nito ⚔️ interview and Q&As was Musashi into something? a member of the channel for added perks, Including getting access to this stream after is done! https://www.youtube.com/channel...
06/27/2022
We’re back! Baltimore-Annapolis held our annual tournament and examination this weekend after a two-year hiatus. Congratulations to all of the winners and a big thanks to all of those who helped make this year’s event a success.
Photo credit to Philip McCracken and Zahn Kenon.
05/08/2022
Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo will host our annual tournament and promotional exam (up to 3dan) on Saturday, June 25 (tournament) and Sunday, June 26. The registration pack is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HbUqKxru-EB_RzqMusYeog4O7J7XG_OG_3GGRJz5mQQ/edit. All participants must be registered AUSKF members and provide proof of vaccination or COVID test result. Registration must be received by June 17 (one week prior to event).
B-A_tournament_reg_2022 Baltimore-Annapolis Kendo Founded in 2006 as a non-profit, non-stock entity Greetings fellow kendo-ka, We are pleased to announce the 2022 Baltimore-Annapolis Invitational Kendo Tournament and Promotional Exam. The event will be held on Saturday, June 25th (tournament) and Sunday, June 26th...
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