Practice information

Schedule

• Saturday
  • 9:00AM~10:00AM — IAIDO 
  • 10:00AM~11:50AM — KENDO for advanced members
• Sunday
  • 9:00AM~10:00AM — IAIDO 
  • 10:00AM~11:50AM — KENDO
• Tuesday & Thursday
  • 6:30PM~8:00PM — KENDO for advanced members

Location

Cambodia Japan Traditional Martial Arts Center

Location: Cambodia-Japan Traditional Martial Arts Center (CJTMC), [between Wrestling gym and Boxing Federation gym], Olympic Stadium, Sihanouk Blvd., Phnom Penh.

Membership Fees:

• Beginners:
  • 1st trial is free, but the next try is $1/session attended.
• Advanced Beginners:
  • If beginner completed 1 term of training and decides to continue, he/she will have to pay the full membership fee (3-month advance payment)
• Regular members:
  • Student — $10/month
  • Working — $15/month

How to register

To see if kendo is the right fit for you, we encourage you to come and observe our practice sessions first. Should you decide to join us, please approach any of our members after practice, or drop us a message or e-mail on our Facebook page, Instagram page or e-mail address respectively.

• Please fill-in our membership form completely.
• If you’re a minor, we will need you to have a guarantor and have them sign a liability waiver.

Clothes

Please wear comfortable clothing (one that won’t constrict free movements) like t–shirts and loose pants/shorts.

Optional

Water, towel, extra shirt.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

• How do I get bogu (armor) and shinai (bamboo sword)? Do I have to buy them?
  • If you’re still a beginner in kendo, you don’t need to worry about that yet. It usually takes 8 months to 1 year of consistent training just to learn the most basic movements. However, should you decide to commit yourself to a lifelong pursuit of kendo, we strongly  encourage you to buy your own bogu – one that fits you! Kendo equipment is very expensive, so start saving up now!
• Can I buy bokuto from you?
  • We do not sell kendo equipment and there are no kendo shops here in Cambodia, so you will have to acquire them elsewhere (i.e. Japan). However, there are a few very good kendo shops online offering free shipping worldwide. Please see our list below: