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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
During the Easter long weekend, the Australian Kendo Championships were held in Melbourne. It was a long competition weekend, that started on Easter Friday with a Shinai weigh-in (to make sure our shinai are all legal and safe for use!), and a venue check in session, so we could acclimatise and adapt to the new […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 4th of December, our 2022 beginner cohort, who had just received their full bogu set competed as teams against each other! The competition was held internally, and did not involve shiai between individuals, but more a competition of the team who had the best fundamentals, kiai, and of course, the […]
Hello everyone, On Saturday, the 8th of October, many members of our club went and competed in the long-awaited 2022 Kendo States competition! Unfortunately, due to COVID implications and restrictions, the Kendo States competitions had been put on hold for almost 2 years! With that in mind, it was great to be back at this […]