Practice Kendo With Us - Nenriki dojo - Nenriki Kendo Club

Opening Times

Practice days are Tuesday & Friday (during school terms only) 7.00-9.00pm

The School is now closed (Fri 2nd July 2010)
Term dates for Autumn term are pending due to major refurbishment at the school.

Visiting the Nenriki Kendo Club

All kendoka are warmly invited to practice at the Nenriki. Just turn up on the night of practice and you will be made most welcome. The changing rooms are usually open around 30mins before practice starts.

If you are visiting London for a short while and would like to practice with us, we may be able to help you book accommodation or offer one or two nights accommodation in our houses. Please visit our contacts page to check if we can accommodate you BEFORE you arrive in London.

We usually have a set of club armour and shinai available for overseas visitors. Please bring your hakama and keikogi. Again please email us for availability BEFORE you arrive in London.

Beginners Courses

We offer a 7-week beginners course, We will supply all the equipment necessary, except clothing. Please bring a track-suit or loose fitting light-weight clothing, soap and towel. Just come along. Please email kendo@london.com for the starting date of the next course.

Fees: The Beginners Course costs £115, and includes insurance, reading materials, instruction and a free shinai (bamboo sword) in week 4 of the course.

Joining the club:

If you like kendo after the 7 weeks you are most welcome to join the club. Cost £4 per practice. This entitles you to continue to train and to use club equipment. The membership application form can be downloaded here.

You will also have to join the British Kendo Association[BKA], the controlling body for Kendo in Britain, at a cost of £60 per annum. This will ensure that you are insured against injury to yourself or to others (very rare) and that you can participate in Kendo events (eg training camps, gradings and competitions).