TARO ARIGA

Kendo Kyoshi 8th Dan

  • BUTOKUDEN Kancho – Kendo Head Instructor

  • E-BOGU.COM Inc. CEO

  • Southern California Kendo Organization (SCKO) President (2022 – Present)

  • All USA Kendo Federation Board of Directors

  • Portugal National Team Coach (2004 - 2025)

Achievements:

  • BUTOKUDEN Dojo Founder (2004)

  • IBM Kendo Club Founder (1993)

  • University of Waterloo Kendo Club Founder (1987)

Two kendo practitioners fighting with bamboo swords in a gym.
1991 World Kendo Championships in Toronto, Canada (Before Semi-finals)

Kendo Coaching in the USA:

  • 2011 All USA Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2010 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2011 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2012 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2015 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2016 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Manager

  • 2017 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2018 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2019 All USA Junior Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

  • 2023 All USA Kendo Championships Southern California Kendo Organization Team Coach

A group of athletes and officials from Portugal at the 16th World Kendo Championships in Tokyo, Japan. They are dressed in traditional kendo uniforms and are posing for a photo with some holding the Portuguese flag. The scene takes place inside an indoor sports arena with other participants and spectators in the background.

Tournament Achievements:

  • Represented Canada in the 7th World Kendo Championships in Seoul, Korea 1988 (Bronze Medal)

  • Represented Canada in the 8th World Kendo Championships in Toronto, Canada 1991 (Bronze Medal)

  • Represented Canada in the 9th World Kendo Championships in Paris, France 1994 (Bronze Medal)

  • Represented Canada in the 10th World Kendo Championships in Kyoto, Japan 1997

  • Represented Canada in the 11th World Kendo Championships in Santa Clara, USA 2000 (Bronze Medal)

  • Represented Canada in the 12th World Kendo Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain 2003

  • Represented Canada in the 13th World Kendo Championships in Taipei, Taiwan 2006

  • Canadian Kendo Championships 1990 (Gold Medal)

  • Canadian Kendo Championships 1993 (Bronze Medal)

  • Canadian Kendo Championships 2002 (Bronze Medal)

  • Represented Canada two times at the Nakakura-Ki Tournament, Japan

  • 2014 All USA Kendo Championships (2nd Place Team)

  • 2017 All USA Kendo Championships Top 8 Individuals

  • 2023 All USA Kendo Championships 3rd Place Senior Individuals

  • 2023 All USA Kendo Championships 1st Place Senior Team

People in a gymnasium, some wearing martial arts uniforms, shaking hands and interacting during a martial arts event or competition.

International Kendo Coaching:

  • 2009 World Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

  • 2010 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Debrecen, Hungary)

  • 2011 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Gdynia, Poland)

  • 2012 World Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Novara, Italy)

  • 2014 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Clermont-Ferrand, France)

  • 2015 World Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Tokyo, Japan)

  • 2016 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Skopje, Macedonia)

  • 2017 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Budapest, Hungary)

  • 2018 World Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Incheon, Korea)

  • 2019 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Belgrade, Serbia)

  • 2023 European Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Beauvais, France)

  • 2024 World Kendo Championships Portuguese National Kendo Team Coach (Milano, Italy)