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HELLO
FRIENDS!
Welcome to the
Georgia Kendo Association Website!
GKA is a dojo where you can learn and deepen Kendo, a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from samurai swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective gears (bogu) in Atlanta Georgia since 1977.

Announcements
January 29, 2023
Happy new year everyone. Thank you for your continued support for the club.
We are pleased to announce our new venue for Saturday Class
Class Info
Saturday (Summerour Middle School Gym)
321 Price Pl NW, Norcross, GA 30071
4:30pm - 5:30pm, Beginner’s class
5:00pm - 7:15pm, Bogu class (overlap, we now have enough space!)
Wednesday (STUDIO 87 Yoga studio)
87 S Peachtree St, Norcross, GA 30071
8:00pm - 9:15PM, bogu only class
Cost:
Arai sensei would like to announce a price reduction for GKA membership for 2023.
Starting February 2023, prices are as follows:
GKA Member price:
Non-bogu members: $40/month
Bogu members: $20/month
4-dan and above: free of charge
GKA Yearly registration: $30 (starts in March)
SEUSKF/AUSKF: TBD, previously $100
Non-member Guest fees
$5 per session
We do ask that our members attend Saturday practice regularly unless you have a conflict and need to take a break from kendo. Wednesday is optional for bogu members. Feel free to email us if you have any questions.
All fees go towards renting factilies for class
There are safety precautions for class attendance:
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taking temperature of all participants
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social distancing during practice
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participants are expected to help clean the floor/studio after the practice
TO join, please contact us at:
email: information.gka@gmail.com
tel: 678-548-2190 (Arai sensei)
Beginner classes start on the first Saturday of every month. Please send an email if you'd like to join.
A reminder that we will have yearly membership renewals around March when AUSKF opens for the 2023 year.

Georgia Kendo Association
Established in 1977
Head Instructor: Kunitoshi Arai
Founder: William C. Holt (RIP-June 2, 2019)
7th Dan
Kunitoshi Arai
5th Dan
Daniel C. Kim
Yoichiro Aoyama
4th Dan
Danny Kim
Brian Choi
Naru Hirata
Musashi Clark
3rd Dan
Travis Ichikawa
Diana Chen
Jorge Gonzalez
Allan Azurin
Crystal Meng
Aska Hughes
2nd Dan
Yujiro Nakano
Hajin Song
Sean Olson
1st Dan
Mayu Nakano
Terrence Mak
Kyu
Bright Hough
Haadis Rahman
Jimie Truong
Euphie Ton
Rodolfo Carlos
Leon Otobe
Miley Otobe
Karena Lewis
Thomas Nguyen
ABOUT
OUR CLUB
JOIN US!
WHERE
Summerour Middle School Gym
321 Price Pl NW
Norcross, GA 30071
Studio 87 Yoga studio:
87 S Peachtree St
Norcross, GA 30071
Email:
information.gka@gmail.com
kunitoshiarai@gmail.com
TEL: 678-548-2190
CLASS HOURS
Saturday:
Summerour Middle School
4:30pm - 5:30pm, Beginner’s class
5:00pm - 7:15pm, Bogu class
Wednesday:
Studio 87
8:00pm - 9:15pm, bogu wearing students