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 […]
ACT Open Kendo Taikai Results!
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 […]
2023 East VS West Shiai And End Of Year Dinner!
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 […]
2023 November Internal Team Shiai!
Hello everyone, On the 26th of November, Sunday, we had an internal team shiai! It was casual competition, for the purpose of giving our club members an opportunity to go all-out in a competitive environment Shiai! Every team had many players who cheered for one another during their respective matches, and was a great opportunity […]
2023 Junior Championship Competition and Internal Competition!
Hello everyone! On the 2nd of September, a 2023 Junior Champion Competition was held, with competitors 18 years or younger competing against one another, putting their Kendo skills to the test! Everyone performed amazingly well, with many winning awards and learning from their experiences! At Takayama sensei’s own dojo, an internal competition was held on […]
2023 NSW States Competition and Kohya Celebration Dinner!
Hello everyone! On Saturday, the 7th of October, and Sunday, the 8th of October, the 2023 NSW States Kendo Competition was held! For those who are unaware, the NSW States Kendo Competition is a competition where all clubs across NSW come together and compete against one another, in individual and team matches! It’s an amazing […]
2023 UniSport Nationals Results!
Hello everyone, On Saturday the 23rd, and Sunday the 24th of September, our club representatives competed in the 2023 UniSport Nationals Kendo Competition! For those who are out of the loop, this is a competition of all the universities around Australia, competing against each other in a Kendo competition which went over the span of […]
Second Internal Shiai 2023 – Teams
On the 4th of June, our senior cohort had another Internal Shiai; this time, it was a team competition! Both Kyu and Dan members competed against each other in their respective divisions. For teammates who are familiar with each other’s strengths and weaknesses, everyone showed high-quality techniques; thus, the outcome of each shiai was tense […]
First Internal Shiai 2023 – Individuals
As the ‘shiai season’ draws closer, our club prepared for it by holding our first internal shiai of the year on the 28th of May! Our senior cohort that had participated ranged from experienced fighters to first-timers! Although there may have been a gap in experience, everyone shared the same passion for fighting to their […]
2022 NSW States Competition Results!
On the 5th of May, after training, we had a presentation award for those who achieved impressive results from last year’s NSW State Championship. Women’s Dan Division B (1D – 3D) 1st place – Ioana Levins 2nd place – Kelly Kishikawa 3rd place – Yihan (Anna) Lu Women’s Kyu Division A (3K – 1K) 3rd […]