Last Sunday we held an Internal Grading for members gunning for 6th Kyu to 3rd Kyu! This time we were joined by member of Takayama Sensei’s Kids Club and also members from our Mortdale branch Dojo @kenbukankendo! All in all it was a great turnout and success, with everyone passing! Thanks again to everyone who helped […]
Congratulations Again to Everyone who represented Australia at the World Kendo Championships earlier this month! For those who missed the event, from 4th – 7th July, 15 (7 men and 8 ladies) of Australia’s best competed on the world stage. As a club we are immensely proud that we were able to send 5 members […]
Last Sunday, our club hosted a shiai practice for some of the Australian national team members in preparation for the World Kendo Championships! If you weren’t aware, our club is sending 5 members to represent Australia to this years world kendo championships: Women’s: Iris Somera Samantha Zhong Kelly Kishikawa Men’s: Kelvin Tran Alan Kishikawa The […]
On May the 4th (be with you!), NSWKA hosted the first of 2 grading events of the year for both kyu and Dan members. We saw both Kyu and Dan members attempting to take their next step on their kendo journey! Congratulations to all those who passed their exams! […]
On Monday, we had our first training session at our Mortdale kendo dojo with Takayama Sensei and some Usyd club members coming to support the new dojo! The dojo is being led by our long standing member and instructor Ervin on Mondays and Tuesdays! Exciting times ahead with our new Mortdale branch members! If […]
From 10th to 15th of May we were visited by Elizabeth from Singapore. Elizabeth comes as a friend of a fellow USYD club member and it’s always great to see international ties being made!
During Easter weekend, our club sent 14 members to compete at the 46th Australian Kendo Championship (AKC) in Sydney! Dan Members Kelvin Tran Jordan Saito-Patch Alan Kishikawa Kelly Kishikawa Iris Somera Samantha Zhong Gratia Nguyen Kyu Members Kyte Gurner Andrew Yang Felix Lee Sohrab Khaleghi Rad James Hu Shannon Tong Yasaman Motazedi At AKC these […]
On April the 4th we were vistied by Sorin Sensei from Queenland who luckily joined us right before the start of our physical training! It’s always great to meet and train with people from across Australia!
On March 2nd – 3rd, our club sent 5 teams to Canberra for the 2024 ACT Open Kendo Taikai (Championship). Congratulations to all our members who attended, as they faced some fierce competition from across Australia! Our club members came back with some impressive results – 1st place in every division we competed in! Results […]
Hello Everyone! The 14th – 16th February saw the club come out again for Sydney University’s Welcome week! Thank you again to those who graciously volunteered their time in helping out with the stall. The club seriously couldn’t have done it without you! […]