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 […]
Last long weekend from 4-5 October 2025, several club members competed at the NSW State Championships, held at Newington College! This year we faced some formidable opponents, and there was some amazing shiai in every division! It was so exciting to see such strong players come in from across the state – looking forward to […]
On 27-28th September 2025, several club members travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the 2025 UniSport Nationals kendo competition. It was an incredibly emotional experience for everyone involved. Although the results were shy of what we wanted, our team fought tooth and nail through concussions, potential fractures, and challenging situations to still bring […]
Last month, our 2025 Semester 1 beginners received their brand new bogu! This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for them, as they bring their solid foundation in kendo basics into bogu training. Slowly but surely, they will continue to show their passion and hard work and will be ready to join our […]
On Sunday 8th June, we held a small progress test for our 2025 Semester 1 beginners cohort! This test was to check how our new beginners have been settling in, and how much they’ve learned over the past 3 months! Although it was a stressful time being their first formal test, everyone put forward a […]
Over the 2025 Easter weekend (April 19-20), we sent 14 members of our club to Canberra to represent Team New South Wales at the 47th annual Australian Kendo Championships (AKC)!! Dan Members Kyte Gurner Alan Kishikawa Jordan Saito-Patch Kelvin Tran Kelly Kishikawa Gratia Nguyen Iris Somera Shannon Tong Samantha Zhong Kyu Members James Hu Waeylin […]
On Sunday 2nd March 2025, we had the lucky opportunity to participate in an internal club seminar about jodan no kamae, run by Matsumoto Daisuke Sensei (5th Dan) from Japan! The seminar focused on jodan no kamae, covering both how to use it, and strategies to counter jodan players. After a small opening ceremony and warmup, Matsumoto Sensei commenced […]
Welcome Week! From Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st February 2025, several members of our club volunteered their time to help represent the USYD Kendo Club at USYD’s Welcome Fest stalls! It was a very long and busy few days, with some amazing members even coming for all three days (absolute soldiers!), but everyone worked their […]
On Sunday the 2nd of February 2025, the USYD Kendo Club hosted its annual general meeting for the year of 2024. Each AGM, we take the opportunity to report on the highs and lows of the past year with our club members, review the club constitution and policies, and thank our head coach Takayama-sensei, our […]
On Sunday 10th and 24th our club hosted a small informal competition with several other clubs. Sunday the 24th saw the Dan players take the stage. Big thank you to all volunteers and Sensei who gave their time in helping this event! Big thank you to the participating clubs: DHMDK Reishinkan Seishinkan Western Sydney University […]