Coaches and instructors
Our club is privileged to be under guidance of fantastic Sensei (teachers) – whom we refer in the sports club as coaches. They provide the overall guidance within our club including the education our instructors.
The instructors are also skilled Kendo practitioners who teach at a day to day basis for our beginner members. All of these instructors have started Kendo in our club and can relate to newly starting people, but also bring their years of experience in the martial art.
See below our coaches and instructors – click to find out more about each person!
Our Club Sensei
Our Club Instructors
Our Club Sensei
Takayama Katsuhiko
Consultant
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- Kendo 7th Dan Renshi
- Graduate from Saitama University (Education)
- Experienced in coaching over 6 different Kendo teams
- A former finalist in the All-Japan Universities Tournament
- Kendo 7th Dan Renshi
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Fujisawa Daichi
Coach
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- Kendo 5th Dan
- Studied International Communication
- Started Kendo when he was 7 years old
- Hobby: Walking
- Enjoys communicating with people through Kendo as one of Japan’s many cultures.
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Fujito Nobuko
Coach
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- Kendo 4th Dan
- Started Kendo in middle school (junior highschool here!)
- Experienced in teaching Kendo to school aged children
- Currently working as a Registered Nurse
- Extra info: Loves Shiba-Inu, spicy food, and sports anime!
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Our Instructors
Ervin Peng
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- Kendo 5th Dan
- Studied Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts at USYD
- Currently working in “Change and Implementation” at a bank
- Started Kendo as a compass to life, keeping fit, and meeting new people
- Extra info: Has an 8-year plan bucket list! Loves travelling, trying new things – especially food!
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Ervin loves travelling – this is a picture of him in Kyoto Japan. When he can he likes going to new places and trying new foods!
Ioana Levins
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- Kendo 4th Dan
- Occupation: Solicitor & Accredited Mediator
- Speaks multiple languages as a result of living in many countries.
- Can jump 1.5 meters while riding a horse (but cannot ride a bicycle!)
- Assures safety during her lessons. If by any chance she hits you on the head by accident – she’ll get you a free drink!
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Proof Iggz is a certified lawyer! This a photo for her Admission – for obvious reasons we had to pixelate the face of the lawyer awarding.
Tomonori Hu
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- Kendo 4th Dan
- Occupation: Academic at USYD (researcher in laser physics) and start-up founder!
- Started Kendo in 3rd year of USYD studies as a way to get something more out of uni.
- Other hobbies: Playing music (guitar), and close-up magic!
- Life idol: Arnold Schwarzenegger!
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Basically Tom likes to do anything outside the house – life’s too short to laze around at home! He actually is not any good at rock climbing but enjoys it quite a lot.
Rachel Ma
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- Kendo 2nd Dan
- Occupation: Working in a Chinese company (based in Sydney) focusing on international trade.
- Hobbies: Likes to go to various museums and gain historical knowledge.
- Loves animals – dogs and cats….but she can’t own any where she lives so will play with any she can find!
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Rachel at one of our club barbecues ~ she’s found an adorable dog and couldn’t resist hugging it! The dog looks just as happy 🙂
Jordan Saito-Patch
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- Kendo 4th Dan
- Taking Masters of International Relations – hoping to get into PhD research.
- Always loved music as a way of communicating – a trumpet player!
- Music taste: Alternative and hardcore rock and metal, but favourite will always be jazz music.
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Jordan at our monthly pub-night-outs! Rocking on to some good music? Come and join Jordan for a drink!
Joe Takatori
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- Kendo 1st Dan
- Occupation: Primary school teacher (currently teaching Year 3)
- Hobbies: Watching and playing cricket, watching Formula 1, going go karting and sleeping!
- Loves being outdoors and exploring all different places were other people might be afraid to go to.
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Joe’s love of outdoors has taken him to some exotic places! Some of his students have never seen a cow before!
Wilson Chan
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- Kendo 1st Dan
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Hobbies: Weightlifting, collecting art, and buying books that I never seem to end up finishing. Also the occasional honey thief!
- The owner of approximately 100,000 bees after being convinced over dinner that it was a better idea than a cat!
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Don’t let living in an apartment on the highest story stop you from owning Bees! – Wilson (probably)