2018 Butokuden Kendo Event Schedule as of 7/7/2018
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | STATUS |
| 1/4/2018 (Thu) | First Practice of the year! | Butokuden | |
| 1/13 (Sat) | Arata’s Memorial Keiko (5:30PM – 7PM, Slide show and snack). Ends at 8PM | Butokuden | |
| 1/18 (Thu) | Brazilian National Team and Someya sensei visit | Butokuden | |
| 1/19 (Fri) 4:30 PM | Canadian National Team special practice | Butokuden | |
| 1/20 – 21 (Sat – Sun) | All Japan Team Training Camp in Los Angeles | TBD | |
| 1/21 (Sun) | Mori Hai Tournament | Wilson Park | |
| 2/10 – 11 (Sat – Sun) | FIK International Shinpan Seminar | Montreal, Canada | |
| 2/10 (Sat) | Steveston Kendo Tournament | Vancouver, Canada | |
| 2/18 (Sun) | SCKO Godogeiko | TBD | |
| 3/2 – 4 (Fri – Sun) | Portugal National Team Selection (Ariga) | Lisbon | |
| 3/18 (Sun) | Godogeiko 9 – noon (everyone), 1 – 3 PM (Junior only) | Butokuden | |
| 3/27 (Tue) | Shogo Sensei First Practice (New Butokuden sensei) | Butokuden | |
| 3/25 (Sun) | Junior Practice 9 – noon Keiko, 1 – 3 PM Shiai | Butokuden | |
| 4/1 (Sun) | 9 AM – noon, Junior Sendoff Party | Butokuden | |
| 4/8 (Sun) | US Junior Open Championships | Huntington Beach | |
| 4/8 – 13 (Sun – Fri) | Butokuden International Gasshuku | Butokuden | |
| 4/14 – 15 (Sat – Sun) | AUSKF Board Meeting | Orange County | |
| 4/15 (Sun) | Kodansha Dan Shinsa (5 – 7 Dan and Shogo) | Marina High School | |
| 4/29 (Sun) | SCKO Spring Promotion Exam | Butokuden | |
| 4/29 (Sun) | 2018 WKF Spring Kendo Championship | Burbank | |
| 5/3 (Wed) | 8th Dan Exam | Budokan, Tokyo | |
| 5/6 (Sun) | Nisei Week Tournament | Alhambra | |
| 5/19 (Sat) | Yuhi-Hai Kendo Tournament | UCLA | |
| 5/20 (Sun) | Shinotsuka sensei: 8 dan Hanshi Seminar 10AM – 1:15PM for 1 Dan and Up. | West HS, Torrance | |
| 5/20 (Sun) | SCKO Godogeiko 9 – noon (Cancelled) | TBD | |
| 5/20 (Sun) | San Jose Tournament | San Jose | |
| 5/27 (Sun) | SCKO Memorial Tournament | Cabrillo High school | |
| 6/17 (Sun) | SCKO Godogeiko 9 – noon | TBD | |
| 6/17 (Sun) | SCKO Junior Celebration Party 12:30 – 3PM | TBD | |
| 6/24 (Sun) | ENGO Scholarship Junior Kendo Championship | John Burroughs HS | |
| 7/14 – 15 (Sat- Sun) | 9am – 5pm 3rd AUSKF Women’s Seminar (Yukiko Takami)
Sat Full Day and Sunday until Noon. |
Marina High School | |
| 7/15 (Sun) | SCKO Godogeiko 9 – noon | BUTOKUDEN | UPDATE |
| 7/26 (Thu) | Shindy Sensei’s farewell party (practice 5 – 7:30 PM kids and adults together). Farewell party from 7:30 PM. | BUTOKUDEN | NEW |
| 8/5 (Sun) | Nikkei Games | CSLB | |
| 8/11 (Sat) | Shindy Sensei go back to Brazil | LAX | NEW |
| 8/17 – 19 (Fri – Sun) | AUSKF Summer Camp | Las Vegas | UPDATE |
| 8/19 (Sun) | High Ranking Promotion Exam | Las Vegas | UPDATE |
| 8/19 (Sun) | SCKO Godogeiko 9 – noon | TBD | |
| 8/20 – 24 | Kochi Shogyo High School Students visit (11 people) | BUTOKUDEN | |
| 9/1 – 2 | Winery Gasshuku | Lompoc Area | UPDATE |
| 9/12 – 16 | 17th World Kendo Championships | Incheon, Korea | |
| 9/16 (Sun) | SCKO Godokeiko 9 – noon | TBD | |
| 9/30 (Sun) | SCKO Shinpan seminar | TBD | |
| 10/14 (Sun) | SCKO Championship Tournament | TBD | |
| 10/21 (Sun) | SCKO Godokeiko 9 – noon | TBD | |
| 11/4 (Sun) | SCKO Promotion seminar (3-6 Dan) 9am-3pm | TBD | |
| 11/10 (Sat) | AUSKF Board Meeting | TBD | |
| 11/11 (Sun) | AUSKF Kodansha promotion exam | TBD | |
| 11/18 (Sun) | SCKO Promotion at 9am-4pm | TBD | |
| 11/29 – 30 (Thu – Fri) | 8th Dan Exam | Tokyo Japanx` | |
| 12/16 (Sun) | SCKO Year End Tournament | TBD | |
| 12/23 (Sun) | Butokuden Christmas Tournament & Party | Butokuden | |
| 12/31 | Toshigoshi Keiko | ||
Locations:
Butokuden Dojo: 1581 Browning, Irvine CA 92606
Cabrillo High School: 2001 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810
Cerritos: Cerritos Regional County Park (19700 Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos, CA 90703-7811)
Edison High School: 21400 Magnolia St, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Gardena Dojo: 16215 Gramercy Pl, Gardena, CA 90247
John Burroughs High School, Gymnasium (Building 5) 1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank, CA 91506
Lomita: Lomita Park (24428 Eshelman Ave, Lomita, CA 90717)
Long Beach Dojo: 1766 Seabright Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Marina High School: 15871 Springdale St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
West High School in Torrance: 20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503
Wilson Park: 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501