Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 27th of November, after our training ended, we all went down to the Japanese restaurant Kura Kura, to have our 2022 End Of Year Dinner celebration! It was a great way to celebrate and top off 2022, a year full of ups and downs – hopefully this party provided everyone […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 20th of November, our 2022 beginner cohort had their first examination with their new men! It was a great opportunity to see how far their Kendo has progressed, and to provide them with an opportunity to adapt to their new trainings, using their men! For this test, our beginners were […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 23rd of October, our 2022 Semester 1 beginners received their set of bogu! It was a momentous occasion, marking the beginning of their journey into the next stage of Kendo! The day was spent handing out their equipment, and learning how to put on the Men, taught by our instructors! […]
Hello everyone, On Saturday, the 8th of October, many members of our club went and competed in the long-awaited 2022 Kendo States competition! Unfortunately, due to COVID implications and restrictions, the Kendo States competitions had been put on hold for almost 2 years! With that in mind, it was great to be back at this […]
Hello everyone, Over the weekend, from Friday, the 23rd of September, till Sunday, the 25th of September, representatives from our club was away on their trip to Kendo Unigames 2022! This year, our squad travelled to Perth, where it was held over the course of the weekend, with Individual matches on Saturday, and the Team […]
Hello everyone, For the past two weeks, our club had the privilege of hosting a Japanese exchange student, from an exchange program: Sora-san! This was a great opportunity to train with a Kendo practitioner from overseas, making it a great experience for our club members, and hopefully for Sora-san too! While his visit was short, […]
Hello everyone, On Saturday, the 13th of August, we were finally able to have our much awaited: USYD KENDO SOCIAL EVENT 2022 AT THE PYRMONT BRIDGE HOTEL! Wow, what an amazing event it was, filled with fun, drinks and good food! The last time we were able to hold an event like this was […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 7th of August, our club had went to Kohya, for some good Japanese BBQ after training! Everyone got to enjoy some delicious barbecued dishes, alongside some nice, cool drinks – a great way to top off the weekend! These opportunities to come together outside of training are a great way […]
Hello everyone, On the 31st of July, our senior cohort , both Kyu (Men and Women) and Dan (Men and Women) had an internal shiai, organised by Takayama-sensei! It has been a very long time since we were able to have one, so all of us were eager and fired up to perform to the […]
Hello everyone, On the 29th of July, 2022, we went to the Broadway Crown to celebrate our monthly Pub Night! For those who are out of the loop, us here at the USYD Kendo Club always love to go and celebrate on the last Friday of every month, to say goodbye to the old, and […]