On Sunday 2nd March 2025, we had the lucky opportunity to participate in an internal club seminar about jodan no kamae, run by Matsumoto Daisuke Sensei (5th Dan) from Japan! The seminar focused on jodan no kamae, covering both how to use it, and strategies to counter jodan players. After a small opening ceremony and warmup, Matsumoto Sensei commenced […]
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 […]
Hello everyone! On Friday, the 12th of January, 2024, we were able to be host to Thibault Constantino, Kendo 3rd Dan from Lyon, France! This was an exciting opportunity for us to practice with and connect with an amazing Kendoka from overseas! We hope that they enjoyed training, and that we were able to be […]
Hello everyone, On Friday, the 15th of December, our club had our last official training of 2023! For those who are out of the loop, on our last training day, our club likes to do a fun training menu called the Kirikaeshi party! It’s a tough, but exciting training menu where we engage in continuous […]
Hello everybody, On Sunday, the November 12th, and Sunday, the 3rd of December, our club was lucky enough to receive a seminar from head-coach, Takayama-sensei, and from Tran-sensei and Kitamura-sensei! The seminars were an amazing experience to learn the theoretical aspects of Kendo, going just beyond physical training, as well as an opportunity to learn […]
Hello everyone! On Wednesday, the 22nd of November, our club was fortunate enough to receive a visit from Yoshimatsu Tsuyoshi-sensei (Kyoushi 7th Dan) from Japan, and from Western Sydney Kendo Club’s Minter-sensei (5th Dan), Mackenzie-sensei (5th Dan) and their students! Many of us had an amazing opportunity to practice with Western Sydney Kendo Club’s sensei’s […]
Hello everyone, On the 21st of November, we were able to host a guest from Korea, Kyounglim Song-san, Kendo 4th Dan! Us at USYD Kendo were very happy for this opportunity to train with a Kendo practitioner from overseas, and were grateful for the opportunity to be a host for our fellow practitioner from outside […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 12th of November, our beginner cohort had their Beginner Test, where they put everything they’ve learned so far to the test! It was a great opportunity for our beginner members to push themselves to their limits, and was an eventful stepping stone for their Kendo journey. I hope everyone did […]
Hello everyone! On Friday, the 6th of October, we were visited by our Kendo friends from the Hong Kong Kendo Club! It was a fun-filled training and an amazing opportunity for us at Sydney University Kendo Club to practice with Kendo practitioners from overseas! No-one could deny how interesting it was to come up against […]
On the 21st of May, our 2023 semester 1 beginner had their first beginner test! This was a wonderful opportunity for them to see how far their Kendo journey had progressed since the start of the year. Everyone did the best of their ability while Takayama-sensei, Kelvin and Jordan helped observe and record their results. […]