The 3rd of December, one day after the State Championship, saw the completion of the whole 2-day event with a grading session for kendo partitioners from the very beginners to Dan players, and from children to adults. 28 members from the USYD Kendo Club also participated; many of them also joined the competitions on the previous day.
在州赛结束后的12月3日，悉尼大学剑道部的28位成员们迎来了他们的Kyu/Dan级别考核，他们之中不少也参加了头一天的比赛。这次考核涵盖了从6级到最高4段的晋级申请，无论老幼，均可参加。
Paolo is calm, and Eleni is relaxing.
All participants showed fantastic spirits as was seen in yesterday’s matches. In Shodan grading, the members overcame the challenges from the requirement and managed to become a Dan player, starting their new journey in kendo.
同前一天一样，所有的部员们依旧展现了非凡的精神。比如在初段考核中，他们克服了来自考核项目和其他因素的挑战，终于拿到了段位，开始了剑道修行的新征程。
It is also noticeable that even though the requirements for the grading within kyu level are straightforward for those who joined training all the time, our members still focused on well performing these basic techniques without carelessness. Four members made it to double grade.
除此之外还值得注意的是在Kyu级别的考核中，虽然动作可能都是平时训练时总在做的，看着非常简单直观，但是我们的考生们没有一丝马虎，依旧认真出色地表现了这些基础动作，四名成员也为完美的表现获得了继续晋级的机会。
Very basic, so more concentration!
Importantly, we would like to thank our coaches, instructors, and all seniors, who helped us a lot in training to make us improve.
特别感谢社团的教练和前辈们在平日训练中孜孜不倦的指导，正是这些指导让我们在平日里不断进步，并且能在比赛和考核中有出色地发挥。
Jigeiko (left) vs uchikomi geiko (right)
Apart from certification, grading is also a chance for one to realise weakness so that it can be corrected in the future’s training; it also marks the beginning of the next step. After grading, one will need to treat him-/herself more serious.
除了赋予级位、段位，级别考查还能让自己发现缺点，并能够在今后的训练中纠正；此外它也标志着下一阶段训练的开始。为了今后持续的进步，训练也要更加刻苦才行。