News

Starting January 2025, the last Thursday of each month will be focused on Shiai matches. The objective is to:

• Have juniors members be familiar with Shiai protocols/rules and offer Shiai experience on a regular basis.
• Educate 3 Dans on Shinpan duties and offer Shinpan experience on a regular basis prior to their 4 Dan challenge.
• Polish Shinpan skills for dojo instructors.
• Teach junior and beginners how to keep time, indicate points, and etc.

The first Shiai practice will be on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

In addition, we will have mock Shinsa on Thursday, February 6, 2025 and March 6, 2025 to prepare dojo members who are planning to test at the 2025 Nabeshima Cup weekend, April 4~6, 2025, in Dallas. All dojo members planning to test in April are highly encouraged to attend these two practices to have a successful Shinsa result.

Dallas-Fort Worth Kendo and Iaido Kyokai (DFWKIK) is happy to announce that we will be host to the SWKIF Shinpan and Kodansha Shinsa seminar, held on March 9th and 10th, 2024.

Check our official seminar page for full details, registration, and payment links:

https://dfwkik.org/dallas/seminar

We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! As we move into the new year, please keep in mind the following concerning our practice schedule in January.

Our regular practice schedule will resume the first week of the new year, starting with Jodo on Tuesday, Jan 2nd.

Additionally, Iaido practice will be cancelled on Tuesday, Jan. 9th.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

This Sunday, October 15th, we will not have our regularly scheduled practices.

This is due to our demo appearance at the DJA Akimatsuri in Addison! Details below.

Come out and see our performance!

This weekend we will have the honor of hosting Pam Parker sensei, Iaido kyoshi 7 dan, jodo 5 dan, from the Ken-Zen dojo in New York for a special 2 day jodo seminar. Both sessions will be held at the Greenhill school in Addision.

The first session is Saturday, Sept 16 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

The second session will be Sunday, Sept 17 from 9:15 am to 12:30 pm. This will take place in lieu of our normal Sunday practices.

There is no formal registration, but please let Tranchin sensei know if you will be attending. We will also ask for a $35 donation to cover the time slot on Saturday.

Sunday 7/30 we will have a longer kendo practice starting at 10:30am, ending later than usual at 2:00pm to accommodate the SWKIF kodansha seminar led by Kajitani sensei.

We will still have our normal morning iaido session starting at 9:15am. In lieu of kendo kata we will proceed directly into kendo keiko.

All 4 dan and above are welcome to participate in the seminar; in order to cover the cost of the added practice time we are asking for a fee of $10 from participants.

3 dan and below will still be able to practice separately for the full duration, no fee is necessary.

We will be switching our Tuesday (6/27) iaido practice and Thursday (6/29) kendo practice next week to help our Dallas SWKIF team representatives get an additional practice before departing Thursday.

This will put our Iaido class on Thursday, and Kendo on Tuesday.

Come join the Dallas / Fort Worth Kendo and Iaido Kyokai for a free kendo lesson! This introductory lesson will cover the basics of kendo, as well as provide a glimpse into what practices are like at our dojo. A portion of the lesson will be a hands-on experience. Practice bamboo swords (Shinai) will be provided. No martial arts or kendo experience is necessary to attend!

Reserve your spot here: https://bit.ly/freekendolesson

Event Info

• Location: Greenhill School Gym
  4141 Spring Valley Rd, Addison, TX 75001 – Enter via hornet road off of Midway
  Also see our Class Location for more details.
• Please wear a t-shirt, sweatpants, or similar athletic clothing, and don’t forget a water bottle!
• Check in will be from 7:00-7:15 pm.
• Class starts at 7:15 pm, please be checked in and ready to go by then!
• Class will end at 9:25, with a break midway through.

Check out the event on Facebook as well!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our regular Thursday evening kendo practice tomorrow 4/26 has been cancelled due to an event at Greenhill occupying both gyms.

As a reminder, this weekend we will be hosting the Nabeshima Cup and Texas Open Taikai, as well as seminar and shinsa at the Episcopal School of Dallas. As the events overlap with our regular Sunday practice schedule, we will likewise not have practice this Sunday 4/30 at Greenhill.

For those planning to attend the Nabeshima Cup and Texas Open Taikais, please be aware that we have updated the 2023 regulations found in our information package with some provisional shiai and shinpan rules:

2023 Nabeshima Information Packet (PDF)

The new information can be found on page 9, section VII.A.

The Friday evening seminar will cover these in more detail, we highly encourage everyone to attend for the session if able!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Registration has opened for the 2023 Nabeshima Cup and Texas Open taikai!

Please visit the event page for more details: Nabeshima Cup Event Webpage

We will also host a SWKIF regional shinsa up to 4 dan!

Practice tonight 3/2 is cancelled, as Greenhill will be closed due to the inclement weather this evening.

Stay safe, and we’ll see you Sunday!

Tomorrow’s iaido class has been cancelled due to valentine’s day.

Our regular practice schedule is changing.

Starting this Tuesday, Feb. 7 we will offer Jodo practice on the first Tuesday of every month.

This change has been reflected in our posted class times:

DFWKIK Class Times & Locations

One of our own sensei-gata, David Cooper (Kendo 5-dan, Iaido 5-dan), was recently interviewed by a martial arts blog. He talks about the history of our dojo, and his own Kendo and Iaido journey through the years. Check it out!

Interview with DFWKIK Historian David Cooper: Reminiscing About the Past and Kendo

Tomorrow’s Thursday night Kendo practice is cancelled as Greenhill closed due to the weather conditions.

Stay warm and safe!

Due to the inclement weather, tonight’s Jodo practice has been cancelled.

We will hold a make-up Jodo practice next Tuesday, 2/7.

Stay warm!

A friendly reminder that on Tuesday January 31st, we will be practicing Jodo.

Tonight’s Tuesday evening practice is unfortunately cancelled due to basketball games scheduled at Greenhill School.

Our last practice of 2022 will be Sunday, 12/18. We will resume our practice schedule in 2023 starting Thursday, 1/5.

Enjoy the holidays!

Tonight’s evening jodo practice has been cancelled, Greenhill school will be using both Gymnasiums for games.

See you on Thursday!