iaido and kendo in Illinois

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If you are interested in Mugai Ryu iaido or the Hagga(?) school of kendo contact the Japanese Culture Center in Chicago. You can find them on the internet. They also have a location in Palatine, Illinois. The instructor of both arts is Ken Pitchford. He trained in Okinawa and Japan for 20 years while he served in the air force. He runs his classes in a traditional Japanese manner. I have trained with him for about 4 years. If you are interested please contact Mr. Pitchford through the chicago location. They can get you in touch with him and he can answer any questions you might have.