Kodokan as a club was founded in 1980 by Paul Budden sensei Kyoshi Nanadan (7-dan), supported by the ‘late’ Terry Holt sensei. Budden sensei is registered as a NAKMAS Senior Instructor, a BKA National Coach and Former Technical Director of the Maltese Kendo Federation.
Dojo Leader is Kazuyo Matsuda sensei Kyoshi Nanadan (7-dan), a registered NAKMAS Senior Instructor and a BKA National Coach. Former coach to Great Britain National Ladies Team and the Maltese Kendo Federation.