Hello everyone, On the Sunday, 5th of November, many of our club members went to state grading, to attempt their next grade! For those who are unaware, Kendo grading is an opportunity for everyone to test their understanding of Kendo, its etiquette and history and to see how far their own skills have come! This […]
August Internal Grading!
Hello everyone, On the 13th of August, Sunday, our club held an internal grading session for our ungraded and graded members! Many of our club members arrived to display their best in terms of their level of Kendo, and all attempted and passed their respective grades! Congratulations! For many, this was the first stepping stone […]
April Grading 2023!
On the 29th of April, many of our club members went to Ryde for their NSWKA State Grading. While we have many goals and targets in Kendo, achieving higher grades is often a popular motivation. Many of us passed – however, grades are not just a result but symbolise the level of responsibility we now […]
2023 Australian Kendo Championship Long Weekend
During the Easter long weekend, the Australian Kendo Championships were held in Melbourne. It was a long competition weekend, that started on Easter Friday with a Shinai weigh-in (to make sure our shinai are all legal and safe for use!), and a venue check in session, so we could acclimatise and adapt to the new […]
Internal Grading and Group Shiai on the 7th of August!
Hello everyone, On the 7th of August, our club held an Internal Grading session and a surprise Group Shiai which followed after! These events were planned by Takayama-sensei, and the instructor team, and went very smoothly, thanks to their great planning – thank you! Members of our club were able to attempt their next grade, […]
May 2022 Grading!
Hello everyone, On the 8th of May, 2022, many members of our club attended the AKR and NSWKA Kendo grading event! This event not only had members from our club participating, but Kendo practitioners from clubs all across Sydney! For those who are out of the loop, grading is an important aspect of our Kendo […]
2020 COVID Safe Internal Grading
Can a global pandemic stop us from progressing in our Kendo journey, halting the identification and representation of the skill of our talented beginner cohort? NO WAY! Read on as we participated in our very own COVID safe internal grading. Given the very really risk of the Coronavirus, our parent body NSWKA, who would have […]
30th November Grading 2019
On Saturday the 30th of November, 20+ members from USYD kendo club attended their NSWKA kendo grading at Lidcombe. Everyone trained extra hard to attain their respective grades, and those who passed can hold much pride and confidence in their current Kendo. Keep up the good work! We had many people grading, ranging from those […]
22nd June Grading 2019
On Saturday, 22nd of June, 20+ members from our club went to Lidcombe for their NSWKA Kendo Grading. We are proud to say that everyone has passed with flying colours! Ranging from first time graders to 2nd Dan grading, it’s great to see that everyone has achieved what they were working towards. Some members have […]
NSW States Championships & Grading for 2018
It was a long weekend for the USYD Kendo club as it participated in the 2018 NSW States Championships & Grading on the 1st / 2nd of December. After a year of blood, sweat and broken shinais, we have finished off with some great results which are as follows: Dan Kata Team 1st place – […]
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