Philip Payuyo began his Kendo journey in Metro Kendo Club in August 2015. He trains and participates regularly in Metroken events and activities. Read more about his Kendo journey. Philip during Kata seminar in 2016 I've started training in August of 2015. Fairly a beginner with Kendo and taking these small steps has encouraged me to go further; in learning both the science and the art. From prepping the training gear to the dojo etiquette, everything has a certain way that t

Robbi Sanchez joined Metro Kendo Club in January 2012 and has been an avid supporter of the club over the years. Read more of what he loves about Kendo. Robbi assisting during Yamanishi 2016' s match. Why kendo? I remember Osuga sensei asking us this on our very first day of training. My answer was: Bushido. Maybe it was all that exposure of knights and samurais from when I was a kid that inspired this and from what little I read and understood of Bushido, It was always almos

Wally Chamsay joined Metro Kendo Club in 2001 and practices regularly in both our locations. He teaches the Beginners and Intermediate class from time to time, in rotation with the other seniors and participates in various activities our club is involved in. Read more. Wally during Yamanishi Cup 2016. Those of you who grew up with me know that I've always done martial arts. I started Kendo in my mid 40's when my old Aikido dojo was getting torn down to make way for a new con

Mark San Felipe is part of our 2020 January beginner's batch. He is a dedicated kendoka despite the sudden hit of the pandemic. He practices with his batchmates from time to time to keep the kendo spirit going. Read how he started and his journey with us so far! I started Kendo around January of 2020 along with my friends. The reason why I joined Kendo is that I have always been fascinated with weapons of martial arts (especially with The Art of the Sword ). It has been my pa

Claren Alquitran is part of our 2020 January beginner's batch. She is a dedicated kendoka despite the sudden hit of the pandemic. She participates in our E-suburi + HIIT program to continue her practice at the comforts of her home. Read how she started and her journey with us! (Ren doing suburi in our E-suburi 2020 session) There was once an advertisement that repeatedly passed on my feed way back about this trial class for a martial art that got mentioned in one of my favori

Kyrios Renn Zipagan is part of our 2020 January beginner's batch. He is a dedicated kendoka despite the sudden hit of the pandemic. He continues to practice at home. Read how he started and his journey with us so far! (Kyrios practicing during the pandemic) I started doing Kendo last January 2020 but my liking to Kendo started around the summer of 2019. Why? It was because during that summer my liking to swords, smiting, and sword fighting peaked. It was either episodes of

Satoshi Fuji sensei joined Metroken in 2018 and have been practicing with us regularly. He provides meticulous feedbacks that helps our members improve on their progress. Read how he started and his journey with us so far! Fuji sensei during the 5 Men team event in the 4th Philippine National Kendo Tournament When I was eight, my friend in the neighborhood was practicing Kendo. He looked cool when going to the Dojo and that was 40 years ago. 'Bunbu Ryodo’ has been my favori

GREAT NEWS! United Kendo Federation of the Philippines' (UKFP) application to be recognized by the International Kendo Federation is now APPROVED! With the Metro Kendo Club under the UKFP umbrella, we are NOW able to participate and benefit on multiple programs hosted by FIK (formerly known as IKF). A few of the benefits include: - Recognized as the SOLE governing body for Kendo in the Philippines. - Greater access to FIK resources which includes possible visitation of high l

With the unprecedented pandemic, Metro Kendo Club is trying their best to connect their members through our E-suburi + HIIT program to at least shorten the distance from each other. We are so happy to have everyone joining our sessions. Even our members from abroad tuned in with us as well! Check out some of our session's photos so far!

With the country currently on lockdown, Ronald senpai opened an online contest for our members by answering, "Why you Kendo" (Why do you practice Kendo?). The contest ran for a week and the winner was based on the decision with the most "hearts" in their entry from our fellow members. The post from Ron senpai: "Palong palo ka na ba ngayong Lockdown? Eto may papremyo kami na palong palo din at siguradong gaganda din ang palo nyo! Meet the kotagata shinai 2020! How to get the s

It was a fruitful weekend for the Luzon based kendokas as United Kendo Federation of the Philippines staged their first official event of 2020, a Kata/Shinsa Seminar to prepare participating kendoka for the various shinsa (dan ranking exam) that will be held later this year. This is the first of three such seminars, with the Mindanao and Visayas legs to be held in February. The event was held on Jan 26 from 8am to 12nn at the 2nd Floor Basketbal Court of Treston International

The Osawas come by to practice with Metro Kendo Club (joined with IGA Kendo Club) before the year ends. Rina Osawa practiced Metro Kendo Club years ago and has returned to practice with us this year with her husband, Osamu Osawa -san. Last weekend we also held an exclusive 2 day women's practice with her to gain more knowledge in bridging the gap between women practicing kendo in the kendo community.

It's another time for our Annual Yamanishi Cup and Christmas party! This year, it was held at the usual venue, Treston College on Dec 7,2019. Congratulations to all the winners! Watch the whole event here ! FIGHTING SPIRIT AWARDS : Mudansha: Kung Yudansha: Melduen Castillon KIDS CATEGORY: 3rd Place: Jaustin Tan Jadie 2nd Place: Khayree Tan Jadie Champion: Yumi Sasaki MUDANSHA : 3rd Place: Patricia Talavera 2nd Place: Aran Samson Champion: Claudine Umali YUDANSHA : 3rd Place

It's a busy year for Metro Kendo Club as we also hosted the annual Philippine National Kendo Tournament this year together with United Kendo Federation of the Philippines! With the help of our senseis, senpais, members, volunteers and sponsors, we held the event in Celebrity Sports Plaza, Quezon City from October 26-27. Kendokas from Cebu Kendo Club, Davao Kendo Club, Dumaguete Kendo Club, Iloilo Kendo Club, OISCA Negros Kendo Club, IGA Kendo Club came to participate in the e

Its amazing how Kendo is made for all ages and this family is definitely a definition of that! Meet the Takemura Family where all of them (6 members) are actively playing kendo! They came to visit Metro Kendo Club to practice during their visit in Manila, Philippines! Photos credit to Ryoko Takemura sensei's facebook page

It's been three years and ASEAN KENDO TOURNAMENT (AKT) is finally here! In the recently concluded event, we are more than happy to announce that, Philippine Kendo has added one more in its history book! With everyone's dedication, hard work, senseis commitment in teaching the team as well as our never-ending volunteers and fund raising supporters, we brought home our first medals! This year, it was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. With the teams consisting of members from Cebu K

We have invited Rika Mitsuhashi Senpai (4th from the left) for a 2 day Gasshuku for Metroken girls when she came to visit Philippines. She trained with us for a few years and with her short trip we prepared a Gasshuku where she can share and demonstrate her knowledge in Kendo. Last Sunday, we began early in the morning with a warm up and kihon. She broke down some of the movements to help us understand what we need to improve on. Nearing the end of the session, Akita sensei p

I know that there are a good amount of people who find devoting themselves to Kendo challenging. Even I experience that difficulty once in a while. I could quit and never come back like in Karate, but I don’t! How do I deal with it? Let me share my four quadrants framework. This is how I succeed in having what I would call “full devotion”. In Metro Kendo Club, there are multiple intermediate-level classes you can attend, with Saturday as the main class. I make all efforts to

Congratulations to everyone! Last week was a fruitful event for Philippine Kendo! The annual Hong Kong Asian Open Kendo Championships and Examination were held in Tin Shui Wai, HK. This year there are a lot of participants and examinees from Philippine Kendo including Metro Kendo Club. We are glad and proud to announce that we have, once again, 100% passing rate! EXAMINEES: Shodan Examinees: Victoria Liao Philip Payuyo 2nd Dan Examinees: Melduen Castillon Miks Lozano Russell

Breathing is the underlying rhythm that dictates your flow in combat. Generally, breathing in is considered as a moment of weakness when you are just gathering your strength, while holding your breath in up to the moment when you exhale into your strike are your moments of strength. This is why in kirikaeshi it is important to try and complete your set of 9 sayumen strikes then returning to uchima into a shomen-taiatari within one breath. Running out of breath and inhalin