Phoenix Kendo

East Valley Location

As of October 2026, kendo practices are no longer held at Dobson & Guadalupe Roads. Please join us at Stronghold Historical Combat:

1350 South Gilbert Road
Suite C4
Mesa**, AZ 85204

** Please check that your GPS defaults to Mesa.
    1350 S Gilbert Road Chandler, AZ will direct you to Gilbert & 202 South
    instead of Gilbert & US 60.

Quick Reference Map

Driving Instructions

From 101:
Go East at the Southern Road Exit (~6 miles).
At Gilbert Road, turn right (south).
At the stoplight @ Hampton Avenue, turn right (west). Drive past Building B including the Pied Piper Bakery. Turn right (north) into the parking lot. C4 on the corner.

From US60 (~ 1/2 mile) or the 202 SOUTH (~ 7 miles):
Go North at the Gilbert Road Exit.
At the stoplight @ Hampton Avenue, turn left (west). Drive past Building B including the Pied Piper Bakery. Turn right (north) into the parking lot. C4 on the corner.

But ... if you pass Southern Blvd., you've gone too far north.

From 202 EAST (~5 miles):
Go South at the Gilbert Road Exit.
At the stoplight @ Hampton Avenue, turn right (west). Drive past Building B including the Pied Piper Bakery. Turn right (north) into the parking lot. C4 on the corner.

But ... if you pass US60, you've gone too far south.

The two butterfly tsuba, shown above, is from the Georg Oeder collection, via The Public Domain Review.