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Kendo Guide provides step-by-step instruction to help you improve at every stage of your kendo journey.

Whether you're picking up a shinai for the first time, preparing for your next grading, or looking for deeper technical understanding, you'll find books, videos, live lessons, and learning materials designed to help you progress with confidence.

Since 2006, Kendo Guide has helped students around the world learn traditional Japanese kendo through clear, practical instruction.

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for beginners

Kendo Guide For Beginners

Learn all you need to know to begin your kendo including terminology, movements, etiquette and more. Available in paperback and/or kindle.

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Kendo Basics Video Series

Kendo Basics series are created so beginners can see what is going on in action. And this is designed to correspond to "Kendo Guide for Beginners". You can maximize your kendo study with this series and the book.

This is available in DVD format and streaming/download format.

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Kendo Guide for Complete Beginners

This was made for the members at Patreon and now available to the public.

And this video is designed to help you to understand "Kendo Guide for Beginners" and "Kendo Basics Video Series"

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Live Online Kendo Lessons

Kendo For Life Live Lesson

Train with me every week from anywhere in the world.

This live Google Meet class is designed for kendo practitioners who don't have access to a dojo or who want additional instruction outside their regular practice.

Classes are held every Monday from 7:00 to 8:00 PM (Eastern Time, USA).

Whether you attend live or watch later, you'll receive practical instruction that helps you build good habits from the beginning.

Your membership includes

✅ Live Google Meet lessons every Monday

✅ Immediate corrections during class

✅ Video review if you cannot attend live

✅ Recordings of every live lesson

✅ Ask questions about the lessons

✅ Access to exclusive Kendo Guide learning videos

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Why Learn Live?

Watching videos is a great way to learn, but live instruction helps you improve faster because mistakes can be corrected before they become habits.

You'll receive feedback directly from Hiro Imafuji (7-Dan Kyoshi), giving you guidance that's difficult to get from videos alone.

Whether you're a beginner or returning to kendo after a break, this class helps you stay on the right path with structured weekly practice.

🎓 Live Online Class

$50/month

Only 6 students accepted

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For The Intermediate

Kendo Guide For The Intermediate

"Kendo Guide for the Intermediate" is made for the members for Patreon and now it's available for the public.

This is designed for those who are going to take 1-dan, 2-dan or 3-dan exam so they can pass their exam and at the same time they can improve their kendo without wasting their time and efforts.

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Lessons from 8-dan

Makoto Sensei's Kendo Lesson Video Series is available. Makoto Sato (Kendo Kyoshi, 8-dan) sensei's video series is made for adults. They are well-structured, easy to understand and follow. 

- Ikkyodo Strike with Ki Ken Tia Icchi
- Pass Your Exam with 4 Techniques

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This is the best way to contact me; Patreon. This place is the first place I check. The reason is that this is a member site and I really appreciate the members because they are directly supporting my work financially. 

Why Patreon?

If you've found Kendo Guide helpful, Patreon is the best way to support my work while gaining access to exclusive learning materials.

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