Among the many sports clubs at UC San Diego, the campus’ kendo team is a hidden gem. Holding first-place medals across most competition styles, UCSD Kendo is proud of both its accolades and its ...

Sensei Temujiin Lowe, the primary instructor for San Jose State University’s Kendo Club, insists the bamboo swords his team uses are not for fighting. “We don’t hit with those,” said Lowe, “It’s kind ...

Third-year political science student Steven Yang removes his tenugui during practice. The tenugui helps keep sweat from dripping onto the swordsman. Members of the UCLA Kendo club gather around as ...

Wu Chin-pu (吳金樸) still visits the kendo dojo at Tamkang University in Tamsui District (淡水), New Taipei City (新北市), every Wednesday to teach students the way and spirit of kendo, as he has for decades.