Hello everyone, Over the past few months, we had been under a very physically demanding training schedule, to build up our strength! On the 8th of July, 2022, our physical training routine had come to a close – to celebrate the end of this, Fujito-sensei had bought the entire club cans of Coke to share […]
Hello everyone, On Friday, the 10th of June, we had a bit of a change of pace, and ended up training outside on the tennis courts! While we couldn’t wear all of our bogu, or uniform, we were able to brush up on our physical training with various fun exercises and swinging sets! It was […]
Hello everyone, After a long hiatus, we finally were able to go back to the Broadway Crown! Due to recent COVID implications, we temporarily needed to cease attending the Crown at the end of every month, but now that the situation has stabilized, we went and enjoyed some great drinks and food, celebrating a slightly […]
Hello everyone, On the 22nd of May, 2022, many members of the club went to Kohya Japanese BBQ to celebrate Takayama-sensei, our club head-coach, receiving his 7th Dan grade successfully, in Japan! This was a major achievement, with cause for major celebration! At the venue, we all enjoyed some great Japanese BBQ, after a long […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 29th of May, 2022, our 2022 semester 1 cohort had their first beginner test! This was a great chance for them to see how well their Kendo had been progressing since the start of this year, and acted as a stepping stone towards their Kendo journey! The test involved doing […]
Hello everyone, On the 8th of May, 2022, many members of our club attended the AKR and NSWKA Kendo grading event! This event not only had members from our club participating, but Kendo practitioners from clubs all across Sydney! For those who are out of the loop, grading is an important aspect of our Kendo […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 10th of April, our 2022 Semester 1 Beginner Cohort finally obtained their own Kendo dogi and hakama, and marks the a milestone in their Kendo journey! How exciting! Our beginner cohort was then taught how to properly wear the uniforms, by our senior instructors! Here are some photos of the […]
Hello everyone, On Tuesday, 5th of April 2022, Sydney University Sports and Fitness held their annual awards ceremony, the SUSF Sport Awards, where many sport clubs within SUSF receive awards for various categories of recognition. For this event, our President, Joe, our Vice-President, Kyte, and our Secretary, Suzie, went to the ceremony as representatives for […]
Hello everyone! This month we have had a few positive COVID cases within the club, requiring us to temporarily halt in-person club trainings/activites until the situation was under control. However, despite the club temporarily halting in-person trainings, we still managed to have some fun sessions online – for the duration of this week, we had […]
Hello everyone, With how fast March has been going, let’s take a trip down memory lane and go over the highlights of our time during February! Our biggest event during February was undoubtedly the University of Sydney Welcome Week (February 16th – 18th), where our club advertised ourselves for recruitment through our stall! We also […]