Welcome
Welcome to Hagakure dojo, practicing iaido and jodo in London and the West Country.
If you wish to attend our Iaido or Jodo sessions, your first visit will enable you to see how our classes are run. After this, if you wish to practice you will need loose clothing, e.g. baggy T-shirt and tracksuit bottoms (no jeans). Later you may progress to wearing traditional clothing. Kneepads are also required. However, if you cannot kneel, adjustments to your training can be made to accommodate this. Wooden swords (bokuto) will be provided.
We train in a very safe environment, with qualified instructors, who have coaching awards as recognised by the British Kendo Association. We have a very high standard of dojo etiquette, which you will learn about as part of your budo training.
Information packs are periodically given to the students to assist in their education.
Please take a look at the Downloads page and read our Budo Charter and Dojo Constitution to familiarise yourself with the way our dojo is run.
Please contact our secretary Debbie Bevan before you attend and for further details of how you can join our dojo. For details on juniors, please follow the link for Hagakure Shonen Dojo.
We very much look forward to meeting you at the dojo.
Main Hagakure dojo locations and training times
Sensei: Len Bean, 7th dan renshi iaido; 5th dan renshi kendo; 5th dan jodo
Contact: dojo Secretary, Debbie Bevan (contact@hagakure.co.uk)
Hugh Cubitt Centre, Collier Street., London, N1 9QZ
Monday night
Jodo 18:00-19:30
Iaido 19:30-21:30
Winton Primary School, Killick Street, London, N1 9AZ
Friday night
Jodo: 19:00-21:00
Other Hagakure dojo locations and training times
Hagakure West London
Sensei: Dragomir Lubomirov
Contact: dojo Secretary, Rob Colson (westlondon@hagakure.co.uk)
Hogarth Youth and Community Centre, Duke Road, Chiswick, London W4 2JR
Tuesday night
Jodo 18:30-20:30
Iaido 20:30-21:30
Hagakure Shonen (JUNIORS ONLY)
Sensei & contact: Dave Fanning (shonen@hagakure.co.uk)
Hackney, near London Fields, Jodo Weds/Thurs evenings. Please contact for more details.
