On Sunday 19th October 2025, head coach Takayama Sensei ran a shinpan seminar for our Dan members, teaching them and giving useful guidance on correct shinpan behaviour and mindset. Some of our kyu players helped demonstrate tricky situations, and everyone learned a lot! The following weekend on Sunday 26th October, our club held a friendly […]
Last long weekend from 4-5 October 2025, several club members competed at the NSW State Championships, held at Newington College! This year we faced some formidable opponents, and there was some amazing shiai in every division! It was so exciting to see such strong players come in from across the state – looking forward to […]
On 27-28th September 2025, several club members travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the 2025 UniSport Nationals kendo competition. It was an incredibly emotional experience for everyone involved. Although the results were shy of what we wanted, our team fought tooth and nail through concussions, potential fractures, and challenging situations to still bring […]
Over the 2025 Easter weekend (April 19-20), we sent 14 members of our club to Canberra to represent Team New South Wales at the 47th annual Australian Kendo Championships (AKC)!! Dan Members Kyte Gurner Alan Kishikawa Jordan Saito-Patch Kelvin Tran Kelly Kishikawa Gratia Nguyen Iris Somera Shannon Tong Samantha Zhong Kyu Members James Hu Waeylin […]
On Saturday 5th And Sunday 6th of October, we had the annual NSWKA States Competition! This year we sent both Kyu and Dan members to both individuals and Teams and achieved some amazing results! Congratulations again to those who participated and A big thank you to the volunteers who helped throughout the competition! Results Individuals: […]
Congratulations Again to Everyone who represented Australia at the World Kendo Championships earlier this month! For those who missed the event, from 4th – 7th July, 15 (7 men and 8 ladies) of Australia’s best competed on the world stage. As a club we are immensely proud that we were able to send 5 members […]
Last Sunday, our club hosted a shiai practice for some of the Australian national team members in preparation for the World Kendo Championships! If you weren’t aware, our club is sending 5 members to represent Australia to this years world kendo championships: Women’s: Iris Somera Samantha Zhong Kelly Kishikawa Men’s: Kelvin Tran Alan Kishikawa The […]
During Easter weekend, our club sent 14 members to compete at the 46th Australian Kendo Championship (AKC) in Sydney! Dan Members Kelvin Tran Jordan Saito-Patch Alan Kishikawa Kelly Kishikawa Iris Somera Samantha Zhong Gratia Nguyen Kyu Members Kyte Gurner Andrew Yang Felix Lee Sohrab Khaleghi Rad James Hu Shannon Tong Yasaman Motazedi At AKC these […]
On March 2nd – 3rd, our club sent 5 teams to Canberra for the 2024 ACT Open Kendo Taikai (Championship). Congratulations to all our members who attended, as they faced some fierce competition from across Australia! Our club members came back with some impressive results – 1st place in every division we competed in! Results […]
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 […]