Hello Everyone! The 14th – 16th February saw the club come out again for Sydney University’s Welcome week! Thank you again to those who graciously volunteered their time in helping out with the stall. The club seriously couldn’t have done it without you! […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 28th of January, 2024, our club held our 2024 USYD Kendo AGM. At the AGM, it provides our club members with an opportunity to review the club constitution, provides an opportunity for our club to thank our head coach Takayama-sensei, our instructing team, and our execs for their efforts for […]
Hello everyone! On Friday, the 12th of January, 2024, we were able to be host to Thibault Constantino, Kendo 3rd Dan from Lyon, France! This was an exciting opportunity for us to practice with and connect with an amazing Kendoka from overseas! We hope that they enjoyed training, and that we were able to be […]
Hello everyone, On Friday, the 15th of December, our club had our last official training of 2023! For those who are out of the loop, on our last training day, our club likes to do a fun training menu called the Kirikaeshi party! It’s a tough, but exciting training menu where we engage in continuous […]
Hello everybody, On Sunday, the November 12th, and Sunday, the 3rd of December, our club was lucky enough to receive a seminar from head-coach, Takayama-sensei, and from Tran-sensei and Kitamura-sensei! The seminars were an amazing experience to learn the theoretical aspects of Kendo, going just beyond physical training, as well as an opportunity to learn […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 10th of December, our club held the 2023 East VS West Shiai! For those who are out of the loop, the event is an informal internal shiai, pitting one half of the club against the other, in consecutive individual matches! The event was a fun and exciting way to top […]
Hello everyone, On the 26th of November, Sunday, we had an internal team shiai! It was casual competition, for the purpose of giving our club members an opportunity to go all-out in a competitive environment Shiai! Every team had many players who cheered for one another during their respective matches, and was a great opportunity […]
Hello everyone! On Wednesday, the 22nd of November, our club was fortunate enough to receive a visit from Yoshimatsu Tsuyoshi-sensei (Kyoushi 7th Dan) from Japan, and from Western Sydney Kendo Club’s Minter-sensei (5th Dan), Mackenzie-sensei (5th Dan) and their students! Many of us had an amazing opportunity to practice with Western Sydney Kendo Club’s sensei’s […]
Hello everyone, On the 21st of November, we were able to host a guest from Korea, Kyounglim Song-san, Kendo 4th Dan! Us at USYD Kendo were very happy for this opportunity to train with a Kendo practitioner from overseas, and were grateful for the opportunity to be a host for our fellow practitioner from outside […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 12th of November, our beginner cohort had their Beginner Test, where they put everything they’ve learned so far to the test! It was a great opportunity for our beginner members to push themselves to their limits, and was an eventful stepping stone for their Kendo journey. I hope everyone did […]