Promotional Work

Kodokan Kendo Club and Paul Budden have been involved in a number of promotional undertakings, promoting events/products for various people but also increasing the profile of kendo. Following is a list of these involvements and where possible links to sites or photos of this. If you require further information or are looking for a kendo involvement in a promotion for an event or product email us directly



Promotional Events

Wii Go to the Pros - Sword Play.

Kendo featured as one of the Men's sports in the 2006 series of Channel 4's The Games with the contestants instruction provided by Paul Budden.
The Games minisite can be found here and an instructional video of Paul with Sotaro Honda showing the basics of kendo for the Channel 4 audience can be found in the video library here .

Olympus Cameras Hospitality for Ferrari F1 team at Monza September 2004.

Film "Exitz" A kendo scene filmed for a new film to star Malcolm McDowell August 2004

Wimps to Warriors, Sky Television programme 2004

Metro Newspaper for launch of Onimusha 3 video game, July 2004 Article

Kill Bill volume 1 video release party for Calmer Karma at BAFTA building September 2003

Sony Playstation Experience: 3 day event 2003 Earls Court.

"Touch The Sound" Film by Thomas Riedelsheimer, starring world renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie, December 2002 BKA newsletter report

Japan Festival 2001 - Hyde Park

Guinness Advert from campaign "Defining that Guinness Original Taste" (1992) starring Tim Curry and Gina Belman directed by Terence Donovan.

Legoland Star Wars Fireworks event 2008

The brief was to teach would be young Jedi how to use the Lightsaber as part of a training programme promoting the Legoland Star Wars Fireworks event 2008.

A small video clip can be found in the video library here