Happy Halloween and early class today

Happy Halloween! And we have an extra hour and fifteen minutes of class today.

Come in early, at 6:45 PM, and class will be end as usual at 9:30 PM.

This is our "treat" of Halloween, no trick.

The enrollment is rolling.

The admission and enrollment of our class is rolling. Please contact with us or pay a visit to see yourself. You will like this club.

Questions? twkendopa@gmail.com

Princeton Kendo & Iaido Club

If you are in the area of Princeton, New Jersey, please also visit our affliate dojo:
Princeton Kendo & Iaido Club, Cherry Hill Ken-yu Kai 櫻山劍友會.

Here is their website: http://www.princetonkendo.com/

Kendo Rank

Kendo Rank
There are no outward signs of rank such as a “belt” as in other kinds of martial arts. Kendo follows the ranking system as follows:

Kyu
Kyu is the entry level. Students are graded from 6th to 1st. 1st-kyu is the highest. They are called ro-kyu (6), go-kyu (5), yon-kyu (4), san-kyu (3), ni-kyu (2), i-kyu (1) respectively.

Dan
Follow by successfully passed the i-kyu test, more advanced grades are loosely identified as “black belt” in general, from 1st-dan to 10th-dan. 10th-dan is the highest rank. They are sho-dan (1), ni-dan (2), san-dan (3), yon-dan (4), go-dan (5), roku-dan (6), nana-dan (7), hachi-dan (8), kyu-dan (9), ju-dan (10).

In the real life, there is no one to judge tests for kyu-dan and ju-dan levels and therefore, hachi-dan (8) is the highest obtainable rank nowadays.

Welcome to KENDO world!

Join with us to discover the most traditional way to approach the SAMURAI world~ KENDO!!

Time: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00~9:30 PM, Fall 2006

Location: Black Belt Academy. 325 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382

Telephone: 610-431-0866

In touch with Sensei Lan, email: twkendopa@gmail.com

Our Website: http://www.freewebs.com/twkendopa/

Website of Black Belt Academy:
http://www.black-belt-academy.com/Programs_Kendo.asp

Maps of our location:

13th WKC in Taipei, Taiwan on Dec. 8th-10th, 2006

on Dec. 8-10, 2006, 13th Wold Kendo Championship will be in Taipei, Taiwan
http://www.kendo-usa.org/calendar.htm

Detail information please see:

All Japan Kendo Federation
http://www.kendo-fik.org/english-page/english-top-page.html

some useful links

http://www.kendo-sask.com/about.html

http://www.martial-way.com/

http://www.kendo.com.tw/default.asp

Special VIP~ ONLY for West Chester University Students

Special VIP Offer!! West Chester University students only!!

*FREE One week trial + FREE Shinai and Shinai bag (if register by Oct. 31st, 2006)