Motoya Nakamura
Chief Instructor: Kendo 5 dan
Nakamura sensei started practicing Kendo in Nagoya, Japan and continued for six years. After moving to the U.S., he practiced for six years in Virginia. In Oregon, he has been one of the instructors at Obukan and took over the mantle of Chief Instructor in March of 2022.
Chris Tilt
President: Kendo 4 dan
Tilt sensei started kendo under Stroud sensei at Obukan in 1995 and has also been a member at Ren Ma and Portland Kendo Clubs.
Steven Uchida
Instructor: Kendo 4 dan
Uchida sensei began his kendo journey at age 12 at Gardena Kendo Club in Gardena, California. He moved to Oregon in 1991 where he joined Obukan under Robert Stroud sensei. After co-founding RenMa Dojo in Portland, he’s back at Obukan with a focus on beginners to “Train hard and have fun!”
Daniel Anzai
Assistant Instructor, Vice-President: Kendo 3 dan
Daniel started practicing kendo in Hawaii in 2004. He has practiced at Kenshikan Kendo Club (Honolulu, HI) and at the Kendo Club at UW (Seattle, WA).
Blake Sprenger
Beginner’s Class Instructor: Kendo 3 dan
Blake has been practicing kendo since 2016.