Ray
Murao, 7th Dan
Head Coach
Murao Sensei has practiced kendo for more than 45 years. He is the current Head
Instructor of the Steveston Kendo Club. He has attended 12 of the
past 14 World Kendo Championships: 7 times as a National Team Member
and 5 times as coach. He enjoys working with motivated and serious
kendoists.
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Takashi Yamada, 5th Dan
Assistant Coach
Yamada Sensei has been practicing kendo since the age of 5 at the
Vancouver Kendo Club. He has participated on the National Team at
two World Kendo Championships in Glasgow and Sao Paolo. He has
also trained for a year in Japan with the Waseda University Kendo
Club. |
Maya Taguchi, 5th Dan
Assistant Coach
Taguchi Sensei has practiced kendo for more than 25 years. She is
a three-time national champion and current North American women’s
champion. She
has also represented Canada four times at the World Kendo Championships
and was most recently the captain for the 2009 women's team. |