~Would this local magazine happen to be a certain Japanese Language Mag codename "Todai?". That's where I saw it. The Dojo is on Sawtelle Blvd, and it's not surprising, as you know, this is near Santa Monica and is kind of like L.A.'s "Little Osaka". To Non-Angeleans, we also have a "Little Tokyo" in the heart of downtown L.A., and a larger Japanese community in Torrance and Gardena. Sawtelle Bldv has become a very "Sexy", "Fashionable" and "Chic" place to be if you are into that sort of thing. Not to mention a prime trolling spot for pimple-faced, scrawny Japanophiles on the lookout for a Japanese Girlfriend....(shudder) Woe be unto the unsuspecting exchange student... At any rate, being on the border of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and West L.A., this area is also the commercial paradise for all of L.A's Hipster Gurus, Tofu hippies, Raw food quacks, Hypocritical richy-rich wanna-be-Burt's-Bee's-Groupie-Yoga-sporting, Holier-than-thou-level-69-Breathanarian-post-uber-Vegan-metrosexual-Tree-Huggers. So basically, this Dojo fits in along with Giant Robot, and the other thematic money stealing establishments that we have no lack of here in the city of Angels. It seems that bilking ignorant and affluent folks out of their hard earned cash for the belief that somehow, we culture starved Angelinos will find yet again (For this week at least) our true path in life, ~ is an ongoing saga. 20 years ago it was Karate, then TKD, then Aikido (Until Segal got all fat and wife-beatingly unappealing) then came BJJ, then Yoga, then MMA, and now everyone wants to be a sword swinging, Warate-cho-mage Samurai. Life in L.A. There's a definite reason why we are fodder for many parts of the country. That said, there's an excellent USAKF Kendo Dojo very near there. http://www.wlakendo.org/about.php