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The USYD Kendo Club’s consntant training was leading to this moment, the NSWKA 2019 States Championships which occured on the 7th and 8th of December! We are proud to say that we were able to secure some great results:
Kyu Women (UG – 4K) Individuals
- 1st: Altria Cai
- 2nd: Daisy Lau
- 3rd: Ayesha Mayat / Xiner Lei
Kyu Women (3K- 1K) Individuals
- 1st: Iris Somera
- 2nd: Samantha Zhong
Kyu Men (UG – 4K) Individuals
- 1st: Gabriel Vu
- 2nd: Alex Smith
- 3rd: Yasik Krepak
Kyu Men (3K – 1K) Individuals
- 1st: Jeffery Chung
- 3rd: Halley Tan / Macca Hou
Dan Women (1D – 3D) Individuals
- 2nd: Rachel Ma
- 3rd: Kelly Kishikawa / Ioana Levins
Dan Women (4D+) Individuals
- 1st: Masano Konishi Sensei
- 3rd: Mory Zhao / Nobuko Fujito
Dan Men (1D – 3D) Individuals
- 3rd: Junya Ichinose / Tomonori Hu
Kyu Team Division
- 1st: USYD Team
- Jeffery Chung / Gabriel Vu / Halley Tan / Joe Pile / Macca Hou / Makoto Tsai / Paolo Usares
Women’s Team Division
- 2nd: USYD Team
- Mory Zhao / Nobuko Fujito / Masano Konishi Sensei
Dan Team Division
- 2nd: USYD Team
- Kelvin Tran / Alan Kishikawa / Rocky Gao / Tomonori Hu / Jordan Saito-Patch / Ervin Peng / Walter Chung
Fighting Spirit Awards
- Gratia Ngyuen
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The course of the competition was stretched over two days – individuals on the first then teams on the second. Furthermore, the individuals were split into divisions that correlated to the competitors Kendo grade, meaning that each shiai was a close battle! However, many of us were able to overcome that challenge and proceed to taking the victory.
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The team comptitions were fierce as other clubs were looking to take revenge from the first day. Our teams were able to stay calm and collected and was able to surpass their individual performances.
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We would like to thank everyone in the club, especially Takayama Sensei, Fujisawa Sensei and Konishi Sensei for yout continued support throughout the year in order for our competitiors to perform the best they could.
(Credits for photography: Halley Tan)
