Date founded
Founded in 1967 in Sacramento, California as a non-profit Corporation.
Earliest dojo was located at Jackson Road near Florin-Perkins Road
across form the Florin-Perkins Golf Course which is now a gravel mine.
1982 moved to current location at Buddhist Church of Florin.
Founding members
Ichiro Akiyama
Renshi – 7 Dan Kendo
1st Head Instructor
1967 until 1988
Dr. Masa Yamamoto M.D.
Advisor
Co-founder
Mitsuo Bill Shirai
Renshi – 6 Dan Kendo
Co-founder
2nd
Head Instructor August 1988 until May 2006
Referee 1993 USKF Championship
Senior member Team NCKF 1996 USKF Championship
Senior member Team NCKF 1999
AUSKF Championship
Currently residing in Kobe, Japan