We are a small friendly dojo practicing the traditional Japanese weapon-based martial arts of iaido (sword) and jodo (stick) in South London.
A British Kendo Association member dojo. We practice the traditional Japanese weapon-based martial arts of iaido (sword) and jodo (stick) in South London. Iaido: The art of drawing and cutting with the Japanese sword. At Kashiwa Dojo we study the 12 Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei iaido kata and our koryu (old style) is Shinkage ryu. Jodo: The art of Japanese stick fighting. At Kashiwa Dojo we study the 12 Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei jodo kata and our koryu (old style) is Shindomuso ryu.
25/06/2026
Kashiwa Dojo now has over 5k followers! To our human followers - Thank you so much! To the bots - Bloop Bleep Bleeeeep! We are a small friendly dojo, who train hard and have fun while we do it 🙂 And we’re delighted to make connections and friendships all around the world!
16/03/2026
Congratulations to Fumiaki for passing his iaido shodan at the BKA Spring Seminar in Coventry this weekend!
13/01/2026
Kashiwa Dojo members Abdul, Isa, and Will had a great time in Athens this weekend at the Fukuro Iaido Seminar. Two days of Shinkage ryu koryu and ZNKR iaido with Matsuoka Sensei, Elaine and David Sensei, and our friends from Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, France, and Germany. Huge thanks to our Greek hosts for a well run, useful, and thoroughly enjoyable event. Extra huge thanks to the kind Greek friends who drove us about all weekend, so hospitable and welcoming. Can’t wait for next year!
08/01/2026
Great first class of 2026! Wishing all our budo friends a fantastic year of training 🙂
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