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 […]
Over the course of these past few weeks, our semester 2 cohort from 2020 had been practicing their fundamentals to the absolute maximum, and have successfully made the transition into joining the senior cohort for full-contact Bogu training! They acquired their own, personal set of armour and had spent a fun afternoon learning how to […]
Hello everyone! With the entirety of March now gone, our recruitment period for this season is unfortunately now over. However, good news! During this season, many new faces have joined us here at the Sydney University Kendo Club, great to see so many people interested in Kendo and trying out something like no other! With […]
On Sunday, 21st of March, we held our first internal competition at Arena Sports Centre! After a few weeks of getting used to bogu training, 2020 cohort members got their chance to participate in their first shiai as well. […]
Hello, my fellow USYD Kendo comrade My name is Suzie Kyaw, and I am the 2021 USYD Kendo Club Secretary. I joined the Kendo club in 2020 as my #newyearnewme goals (one of them was to get out more). Random facts about me: Hobbies include watching workout and diet videos that I never end up […]
Hello everyone, I’m Kyte – the new Equipment officer for the club in 2021! I’ve been a part of the club for 2 years now, since I joined the club during O-Week in the first year of my studies at Usyd. A bit about myself? Im a 3rd year student studying physics and […]