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			| About: | “Gekken” [撃剣] – from 1869 till 1919 was used as kendo old name, which can be translated as “attacking, offensive sword” or “methods of sword attacks”, the name “Kendo” appeared only in 1919. |  
			| Address: | Levashovsky pr., dom 11/7, sports “Metrostroi”, first floor. The nearest subway stations: Chkalovskaya and Petrogradskaya |  
			| Training: | There are regular kendo and iaido trainings |  
			| Contacts: | KALASHNIKOV Igor  >> |  
			| e-mail: | gekken@kendo.spb.ru |  |