Alaska Kendo Club
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A Brief History of Our Club:


  • 1983  Sensei Yoshiyuki Nakanishi opens a dojo at the Spenard Recreation Center.
  • 1984  Masa Ando joins the Club.
  • 1986  Dojo moved to Fairview Recreation Center. Total Club membership is approximately 20.
  • 1989  Sensei Shigematsu joins the Club.
  • 1990  University of Alaska, Anchorage kendo classes begin.
  • 1991  Mr. Shigematsu leaves for Japan.
  • 1994  Mr. Nakanishi returns to Japan. Mr. Ando assumes leadership of "Nakanishi Dojo".
  • 1998  Alaska Budokan, LLC, dba. Alaska Kendo Club, is founded and housed at 7751 King Street.
  • 2001  Kazuo Kamei and members of his Kamei Kenseikan Dojo visit the Alaska Kendo Club.
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