Congratulations to the Australian Kendo team at the Asia-Oceania Kendo Championships! We are so proud that a number of our club members represented Australian Team in Japan. We had strong representation from our members including: Gratia Nguyen Samantha Zhong Kelly Kishikawa Iris Somera Alan Kishikawa Kyte Gurner and Fabian Tengku (on the Indonesian team!) A […]
On Saturday 2nd May, several club members attended the NSW state grading in Ryde! Congratulations to everyone for putting forward a great attempt – I hope this event is an important step forward in your kendo journeys. A special congratulations to many of last semester’s beginners for passing their first 6th Kyu exam!, […]
On Sunday 12th April, we held a special JBBQ dinner for our AKC members! As per our previous post, we had some great results across several divisions. So, to congratulate the competitors and coaches for their hard efforts and wrap up this year’s AKC preparations, we enjoyed a delicious buffet at Koh-ya in Randwick (joined […]
Over the Easter weekend of 4-5th April 2026, several SUKC members competed as part of Team NSW in the Australian Kendo Championships up in the Gold Coast! Participating in both the individual and teams events, our members fought hard for the state team and brought home some great results! Congratulations to: Men’s Dan Teams – […]
From Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th February 2026, several of our club members generously sacrificed their time to volunteer and represent our club and stall! Through the sweltering heatwave, tumultuous weather, and hundreds of interested passers-by, our volunteers pushed through to showcase the friendliness, awe, and spirit of our club to recruit this year’s generation […]
Last night on Friday 20th February, we held our first free trial lesson for this year’s prospective beginners!! Thank you to everyone who came along and participated – we hope you had a lot of fun and got a sneak peek at what kendo in our club is like! (It looked fun, I kind of […]
On Sunday 25th January, the USYD Kendo Club held our Annual General Meeting for 2025! Each year, we gather to report on the highs and lows of the past year with our club members, review club concerns and policies, and thank our head coaches, instructors, and executive team for their commitment and dedicated efforts throughout […]
On Saturday 20th December, we held our last social event for 2025! To wrap up a long year, our members gathered at the Forest Lodge Hotel for a casual night of drinks, food, games, and socialising. It was a nice chance to relax and chat with friends, with a bit of a Christmassy vibe! Thank […]
On Sunday 14th December 2025, our club hosted our annual end of year East vs West shiai! For our final training session of the year, beginners and seniors combined to create a super exciting afternoon of friendly competition – our 2025 beginners faced off in a battle of basics, and our seniors showed great spirit […]