Kendo has always interested me, so i took it upon myself to find a local dojo to learn the basics, though i'm not sure yet if they do gradings/rankings at this dojo as it is only one sensei (4th dan), once a week, and he only takes a certain number of students at a time (i think the number was 12, but i'm #13 -- after having a short talk regarding my experience he allowed me to join his classes).