About

Hi, my name is George, and I’m a kendo and classical Japanese martial artist based in Osaka, Japan. Amongst other things I am the only non-Japanese fully qualified public high school kendo teacher in Japan, an amateur historian, a fluent Japanese speaker, a bit of an antique kendo book collector, and a life-long vegetarian.

I have been involved in creating and writing kendo websites since around 1994 or 95, when I launched what was almost certainly the first or second kendo website online (for what is now Edinburgh Kendo Club).

Since launching kenshi 24/7 in 2008 I have published nearly 500 articles as well as seven real-world publications, easily making the site the best kendo resource online.

kenshi 24/7 publications can be found at kendo-book.com and our archives here and information about George’s annual kendo seminar in Edinburgh, Scotland, can be found here.

Edinburgh Kendo Seminar, 2023
Kyoto Taikai, 2022
Edinburgh Kendo seminar, 2017

Information about Content (written and image) usage – creative commons and fair use as well as a Note on Translations can be found here.