Last Sunday we saw ~30 of our club members attend the NSWKA Grading. On top of their university exams coming up, our members and students hustled to add one more test to level up on their Kendo! Congratulations to all who passed on their grades! We hope we can take on this momentum through to […]
Last Sunday we held an Internal Grading for members gunning for 6th Kyu to 3rd Kyu! This time we were joined by member of Takayama Sensei’s Kids Club and also members from our Mortdale branch Dojo @kenbukankendo! All in all it was a great turnout and success, with everyone passing! Thanks again to everyone who helped […]
On May the 4th (be with you!), NSWKA hosted the first of 2 grading events of the year for both kyu and Dan members. We saw both Kyu and Dan members attempting to take their next step on their kendo journey! Congratulations to all those who passed their exams! […]
Hello everyone, On the Sunday, 5th of November, many of our club members went to state grading, to attempt their next grade! For those who are unaware, Kendo grading is an opportunity for everyone to test their understanding of Kendo, its etiquette and history and to see how far their own skills have come! This […]
Hello everyone, On the 13th of August, Sunday, our club held an internal grading session for our ungraded and graded members! Many of our club members arrived to display their best in terms of their level of Kendo, and all attempted and passed their respective grades! Congratulations! For many, this was the first stepping stone […]
On the 29th of April, many of our club members went to Ryde for their NSWKA State Grading. While we have many goals and targets in Kendo, achieving higher grades is often a popular motivation. Many of us passed – however, grades are not just a result but symbolise the level of responsibility we now […]
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 the 7th of August, our club held an Internal Grading session and a surprise Group Shiai which followed after! These events were planned by Takayama-sensei, and the instructor team, and went very smoothly, thanks to their great planning – thank you! Members of our club were able to attempt their next grade, […]
Hello everyone, On the 8th of May, 2022, many members of our club attended the AKR and NSWKA Kendo grading event! This event not only had members from our club participating, but Kendo practitioners from clubs all across Sydney! For those who are out of the loop, grading is an important aspect of our Kendo […]
Can a global pandemic stop us from progressing in our Kendo journey, halting the identification and representation of the skill of our talented beginner cohort? NO WAY! Read on as we participated in our very own COVID safe internal grading. Given the very really risk of the Coronavirus, our parent body NSWKA, who would have […]