Hello everyone, I hope everyone has been well since lockdown ended! For us here at USYD Kendo, we managed to have our first Kohya dinner of the month, on Saturday, the 16th of October! It was a real breath of fresh air to be able to eat out once again, and to be able to […]
Our Second Beginner Test!
Hello everyone! On Sunday, the 13th of June, our Beginners had another test – this one a bit more serious than the last! Our Beginners were pushed to their limits, as they all showed strong spirit and technique! Here are some photos of the day to better provide an idea of how it unravelled! Well, […]
BBQ: Reconvening and spending time together (when we can)…!
Note: This event is from a while ago when COVID-19 restrictions were not as tight. Currently all our events adhere to social distance requirements set by the NSW Government. Coming out of the lock-downs – our club is open again and resuming our regular operations within current limitations. Spending time together is something we haven’t […]
USYD Kendo wins the Ann Mitchell Award!
Some fantastic news for our club during the dull times! The Sports Awards is a special event in the Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness calendar where we acknowledge our new scholarship recipients and generous donors, celebrate our clubs, athletes and administrators and come together as a community in the name of a shared love: sport. […]
Hunkered down: What’s everyone doing? Part 2
Part 2 of the first batch of finding what our members are up to during COVID-19 close downs! I am trying to find out how everyone is spending their times and decided to ask around and investigate :P. My next two people I targeted were Joe and Brinton! Hey Joe! How’s your […]
Hunkered down: What’s everyone doing? Part 1
Hope you are well during this period of hunkering down! Things don’t seem so pleasant during these times, but it is true that numerous people are finding more time to do ….to do what? As we do not have training, I have decided to do some investigation! This is just a short chat I had […]
Training Closure – COVID-19
Update: 19-March-2020: Unfortunately the COVID-19 situation has forced operational changes for the University of Sydney and SUSF. The club has decided temporarily to suspend our club activities starting immediately. This was a decision made after considering and complying with the measures the University and SUSF has taken in order to reduce the risk of any […]
Results from Han Rim Won Kumdo Championship
上个周日十月六号,在翰林院剑道比赛中我们社团派出了参赛选手,并且我们取得了不错的结果。 Women Kyu Individual: Kelly Kishikawa – 1st place Men Kyu Individual: Paolo Usares – 1st place Makoto Tsai – 2nd place Men Dan Individual: Alan Kishikawa – 3rd place Kyu Team: USYD team A – 1st place USYD team B – 2nd place Fighting Spirit Awards: Noelia Isla 恭喜他们取得的成绩!让我们为了在以后的比赛中取得更好的成绩继续努力训练吧。
Another pub night last Friday
上周五晚上我们又一次在酒吧聚了餐。这是今年第一学期加入的成员们在拿到护具后的第一个聚餐。当晚我们为在刚过去的大学生运动会取得的成就庆祝了一番,其中我们对连升三级后又在大学生运动会中豪取三枚金牌的某人表示了特别的庆祝。此外我们还迎接并欢送了我们的一位老朋友,他上周从加拿大回到澳洲,明天又要返回加拿大。期待我们大概也许可能会出现的重聚。 在酒吧聚餐中你甚至可以尝试些不一样的。这次我们有人带来了一盒自己煮的毛豆。我在尝了一个以后根本停不下来, 毛豆配酒简直是绝配! 下个聚餐还会有更多乐趣的,记得持续关注啊!
Interview – What do our 2018 semester 1 members say about Kendo?
Back to the beginning of last semester, our club welcomed semester 1 members, and after almost half years’ training as “beginners”, they are now (finally!!) about to receive their own bogu, and start the next stage of Kendo training where they will be one step forward along the road of Kendo, with all armour on! […]