Cascade Kendo Kai is affiliated with the Pacific Northwest Kendo Association.
Senior sensei Paul Kurose
Sensei Gary Imanishi, grandson of Northwest kendo pioneer Umajiro Imanishi
Sensei Harry Samkange, whose kendo roots can be traced to the formidable NYC dojo
Headquartered on Mercer Island, we represent one of 19 kendo clubs that can be found in the Pacific Northwest. Our club members meet Wednesday evenings at our Mercer Island dojo, found in the Youth Theater Northwest.
Imanishi-sensei giving instruction at Mercer Island
We also keiko on Saturday mornings in Seattle's Historic International District at the Nisei Veterans Club, which was built originally to house the Hokubei Butokukai, formed in 1936.
Open keiko at the Nisei Veterans Club
It is our mission, at Cascade Kendo Kai, to develop, with sincere devotion, determination, compassion and respect, an organization that is dedicated to the personal growth of each of its members through the traditions of kendo.
Please join us for practice! All ages and levels are welcome. We have open keiko twice a week:
Our dojo annual dues are $10/family. Annual tuition fees for class lessons (practices) are about $375 paid quarterly to the Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Department; call (206) 236-3545 to register. (This registration also covers Saturday practices at Nisei Veterans Committee Hall.) Click to download the 2005 USA and regional kendo association membership fee schedule in Excel format.
