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The dojo was started by Lee O'Connell in November 2006. We have a excellent family and group surroundings with some rather really hard exercise! We have made Countrywide Champions, dan grades and kyu grades of a terrific regular. We regularly have several substantial ranking Kendo sensei stop by us from all more than the United kingdom and go to many different seminars and competitions, which is a crucial part of continued review. The founder and teacher, Lee O'Connell, started training in Kendo in 1995 with Swindells Sensei and Konishi Sensei. He is presently rated Sandan and has about 25 yrs encounter in martial arts. Lee is element of the Kobudokan shiai team, who currenlty are the winners of the 2009 Sir Frank Bowden Taikai. Lee commenced Karate-Do at an early age and is at this time Sandan, and has analyzed Aikido, Kobudo, Kyusho-Jutsu and competed for the British Ju-Jitsu staff, profitable three countrywide championships and european medals..