where to find a dojo

[master samurai]

I have always wanted to learn kendo but I cant seem to be able to find a dojo near my house could someone please tell me if they know a dojo near me I live in Joliet Illinois or New Lenox

[Kabuki_Kreep]

I have always wanted to learn kendo but I cant seem to be able to find a dojo near my house could someone please tell me if they know a dojo near me I live in Joliet Illinois or New Lenox


Hey Master!

Check out this link: http://www.kendo-usa.org/
They have a section on there that goes state by state.
Hopefully you can find a dojo in a city/town near you.

Kabuki_Kreep

[A P]

And if you can fine any kendo dojo on that website, then you should

ask around to see if anybody know. (ask those who take martial art class)

They are likely to know. Because sometime the dojo got started and didn't

got put up on the USA kendo list yet....

And good luck with your kendo. I will be going to my first lesson to night.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!!

[Kaoru]

Hi!

Well, I just hunted and here is what I came up with... I also was able to go find URLs for each of the dojos. Here they are:

Bloomington Normal Mitsubishi Kendo Club

http://www.geocities.com/bloomingtonkendoclub/

Safe Harbor Gymnasium
212 N. Roosevelt Ave.
Bloomington, IL
Contact: John Applegate (309)829-6883

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Chicago Kendo Dojo

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/3080/

Buddhist Temple of Chicago
1151 W. Leland Ave.
Chicago, IL
Tu F 8:00pm
Contact: Frank Matsumoto (312) 583-2282

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Choyokan Kendo Dojo

http://www.choyokan-kendo.org/

Broadway Armory Park
5917 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
Tu F 8:00pm Su 12:00 noon
Contact: Dr. Ken Sakamoto (773)871-5500

Choyokan Kendo Dojo
Golf MainePark District Gym
9229 W. Emerson Ave.
Des Plaines, IL
Sa 5:00pm
Contact: Tom Okawara (847)328-3203

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University of Chicago Kendo Club

http://kendo.uchicago.edu/

Bartlette Gym
5640 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL
W 6:30-8:30pm
Contact: Hyonggun Choi (773)702-0187

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This dojo below, I found when I did a search on Yahoo. It isn't on any of the usual Kendo federation sites. I could not find out anything else but the URL and the e-mail address.

University of Illinois Kendo & Naginata Club:
Contact: Illinikendo (illinikendo@yahoogroups.com)

URL:

http://students.imsa.edu/~bobafett/kendo/index2.html

Well, those are the ones I could find. I hope that helps. Hopefully, at least one is available to you. :)

Kaoru