UIUC mini-tournament, photo by Gabriel Ripoche
UIUC mini-tournament, photo by Gabriel Ripoche
Welcome to the web-page of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Kendo and Naginata Club. Kendo is the martial art of Japanese fencing, and naginata is a similar martial art using pole arms. We are a Registered Student Organization of UIUC and affiliated with the Midwest Kendo Federation. We welcome all UIUC students, faculty, and staff, and non-UIUC members as well.
Practices for Fall Semester will be held at CRCE
Please feel free to visit and observe our practices. We accept beginners pretty much any time and will loan equipment for a few practices before you have to decide to commit.
Instructor: Noriko Miyasato, 4 dan
Assistant: Sain-Zee Ueng, 3 dan
Basic Kendo Information: This MS Word document contains a basic explanation of what Kendo is and translations of some of the Japanese words you would hear used in class.
Please email our president Alice Duong with any questions.