Hello everyone, On the 12th of December, 2021, we had our final Internal Shiai of the year! For this Shiai, we were organised in to teams and had one last big bout to close 2021 with a bang! Our beginner cohort, at the time did not have their Men yet, but still competed against each […]
Hello, and welcome back! This is part 2 of our recap for the events which happened on Sunday, the 14th of November! If you haven’t seen the first part, I highly recommend checking that one out first! Let’s move on! Dan/Kyu Team Competition! After our senior Dan members completed their competition, it was now […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 14th of November, our club held a variety of events during our training hours, and was jam-packed with non-stop action! The day consisted of our 2020 Beginner Cohort’s Kirikaeshi Party, followed by an internal Dan and Kyu team tournament, topped off with a bang; our spectacular outdoor club pot-luck BBQ! […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 7th of November, our 2021 Semester 1 Beginner Cohort participated in a competition against each other, organised by the club sensei’s and seniors of the club! Our beginners were split into groups of three, where they competed in two tourney style competitions, with one team taking 1st place at the […]
Hello everyone, On Friday, October 29th, we were able to finally have our first pub night coming out of the most recent lockdown! It was so good to be back at the Broadway Crown, where we thoroughly enjoyed the food and drinks there! A sense of pre-lockdown life nostalgia washed over us, as we were […]
Hello everyone! Finally, our 2021 semester 1 beginners received their bogu (excluding the men, for now), on the 31st of October! Although the most recent lockdown put a wrench in the gears, our semester 1 beginners have trained hard since we came out of lockdown, and have now started to move towards the next step […]
Hello everyone! During these past few weeks, we have all been doing some tough, endurance building physical training here on the senior side of our Kendo club! However, as all things come to an end, so did our physical training sessions. After the final session, we all enjoyed a nice, refreshing can of cold soda […]
Hello everyone, Last Sunday, our beginner cohort received their first set of their own uniforms! (Hooray!) With this, they are all one step closer to being able to join the senior side in the future for full-contact training! We look forward to their future growth as a part of our Kendo club! That’s all from […]
Last Sunday, we had the honour of being able visited by a 7th Dan former Kendo Practitioner: Otake Sensei, who had come to watch our training. Unfortunately, due to his circumstances, he is no longer able to practice his Kendo, so we hope we were able to him with a good time by showing our […]
Hello everyone! After a long hiatus due to COVID19, we managed to have our first Pub Night of the month and of the year! For those who are out of the loop, here at USYD Kendo, we would hold regular Pub Nights at the end of each month to celebrate making it through the month […]