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 […]
Hello everyone, Over the weekend, from Friday, the 23rd of September, till Sunday, the 25th of September, representatives from our club was away on their trip to Kendo Unigames 2022! This year, our squad travelled to Perth, where it was held over the course of the weekend, with Individual matches on Saturday, and the Team […]
Hello everyone, On the 31st of July, our senior cohort , both Kyu (Men and Women) and Dan (Men and Women) had an internal shiai, organised by Takayama-sensei! It has been a very long time since we were able to have one, so all of us were eager and fired up to perform to the […]
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 […]