The only restrictions for the W&M club is that they only have practice when school is in session. This is usually from late January to late April and then early September to mid-December. The W&M Rec Sports club also put a restriction on non-students. If you are a non-student, you have to be 18 or older. If you have questions, just pm me.

The US Hombu for the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai is headed by Hanshi Hamada. Hamada Hanshi is the Chairman of the International Division of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai. This group is located at Old Dominion where Hamada Hanshi is on faculty. They practice several martial arts, I believe including some kendo, iaido, aikido, karate, etc., for information you can go to their website. Just look under Dai Nippon Butoku Kai. and the Administrative Secretary is listed. You may either get info from her or she may help stir you in the right direction as far as kendo goes in the Norfolk area. Please be polite and curtious as this is a most serious and traditional organization with a lengthy history.

they have it in ODU, hmmmm now theres something new. Can you just go an train or is an actual course you have to do ???

thanks,
i sent them a e-mail. hopefully they reply to me.
it's been over a week, if anything i will go odu and see wha they doing

Hello there. I was just checking through the posts, and I figured I'd throw out that I run a small club in Virginia Beach, for what it's worth to anyone. I'm a lowly Shodan in Kendo and Muso Shindan Ryu Iaido, but if anyone's interested, I'll be happy to field any questions. PM me, or e-mail at vb_kendo_iaido@yahool.com Take care, All.

Yours in Budo,
John Anderson

whose e-mail address is that??Hamada Hanshi ??

yah have me all excited now, I am going to attend ODU in the fall semester coming up. I hope they still doing it

waz going on ostrak??

I'm in Virginia Beach right now study, an i too have been looking for ah kendo club and the closest one is the same on KendoShiai
spoke of here is some more info:

Northern Virginia Kendo Club
Contact: Ernest Lissabet (703)352-0768

Koryo Dojo
10960-F Three Chopt Rd
Richmond, VA
W 7:00-8:30pm Sa 1:00-2:30pm
Contact: Phuong K. Hoang (804)553-1912


I have not gotten around to going up there, cause i'm just to busy, some day i will head up there.

latah

his email is actually pkhoang@comcast.net ....

it's the guy from koryo martial arts center....phoang k. hoang...

Norfolk VA
 

Hey Ostrak, I dont know of any others in VA but I personally do know Phong that teaches there in Richmond. He is a great person and Sensei. His wife and I fought in both of our first Shiai's together. Of course she went on to win the tournamet. She is now a Sandan and I belive Phong is a Yondan. The Virgina area is covered by the South East United States Kendo Federation. The gentalman to email about if there are any renigade Dojo around there though is Dr. James Parker Sensei. He is our Reginal President for the SEUSKF. jimyuko@alltel.net is his email. Also Phong's email is pkhoang@msn.com. You would enjoy working with him though.