Hello everyone,
On Saturday, the 8th of October, many members of our club went and competed in the long-awaited 2022 Kendo States competition!
Unfortunately, due to COVID implications and restrictions, the Kendo States competitions had been put on hold for almost 2 years!
With that in mind, it was great to be back at this event, participating and competing against many other Kendo clubs all around New South Wales, with participants from the ACT attending!
We were all provided with an amazing opportunity to apply what we have learned, and use it to our fullest potential against other competitors who were doing the same!
While we were not all victors, we all had an amazing time participating in this event.
The results will be posted after we receive further information on finalised details, as the awards ceremony was cut short due to time constraints!
For the time being, please enjoy these photos taken of the day!
– Makoto
States matches were all very exciting to watch!
Look at that dou!
A happy Vice President Kyte! (And Instructor Tom in the background!)
Scoring was done via a whiteboard, with magnetic stickers with a letter for the corresponding point! (How smart!)
Albert, focusing for his upcoming matches!
Yasik, mentally preparing himself while he waits for his opponent!
Cheese!
How’s it going, guys?
Team matches!
Women’s open teams!
Men’s Dan Group A Individual finals!
Takayama-sensei, addressing our competitors after the event!
What a turnout!
