Hello everyone, On the 21st of May, our beginner cohort had their first Kendo practical test today, where their skills that they’ve acquired were put into full use! Everyone did the best of their ability while our instructors and Takayama-sensei helped observe and record their results. The test went smoothly and ended without any issues, […]
It is Week 2 at the University of Sydney, beginner courses have started, and new people are still being accepted! Those who are at training are finding out more and more about what Kendo is about. It is not possible for me to write here what Kendo is (there are SO many books […]
As the end of 2019 approaches the USYD Kendo Club, a couple events were held to finish off the year in high spirits! On the 17th of Decemeber, our club held its official final training but with a twist – balloon keiko! Afterwards, the year was finished off with a End of Year Dinner Party […]
The Semester 1’s long and hard training for half a year has finally paid off – their Kendo bogu has finally arrived from Japan on the 1st of September! Everyone looked as if they were receiving some early Christmas presents from the way they hurriedly opened through the packages wrapping it! After getting some house […]
Now that the new Semester 1 beginners of 2019 have probably settled into our club, I (Takumi) have kindly asked two individual to share their opinions through an interview – Deva and Andrew! To start things off, briefly introduce yourselves. D: My name is Deva Nie. I am from China and this is my first […]
On the 10th of October, Semester 2 members of 2018 have finally received their bogu and they’re ready to fight! Lead by Jordan, a bogu seminar was held to teach them how to wear, manage and take care of everyone’s equipment. Us seniors look forward to having keiko with our new bogu members!
On the 22nd of February, our club held a specialised beginners’ training session to welcome all new members that have joined for 2019! This is probably the first time all the beginners’ have seen our club as a whole so we tried our best to look really cool. Afterwards, to help get to […]
在男生的内部比赛结束了一周之后，女生们也在上周日参加了她们的内部赛，使她们有机会施展从训练中学到的剑道技巧。在比赛季中我们社团会时不时举行这种活动，以此来让我们感受比赛的气氛。这种体验多了以后我们在真正的比赛中或多或少就能表现得更自然，也能使得出更多的技巧，就能打得更好。 从八月份到目前为止我们已经举行了三次内部比赛了，另外还派队伍参加了两场比赛（一场大学生全国赛， 另一场是翰林院举办的比赛）。把目光聚焦在今年剩下的三个月，我们还有两场比赛要打，十一月份有大韩武道馆的比赛，而十二月份还有一场州级别的比赛。在这两场比赛上，我们想要赢得更多。 如果我们想要赢得更多，我们需要反思更多。讲真，我们每个人都能从这些已经经历过的赛事中的每一场比赛里学到很多。我们得充分吸收这些反思，这样才能把比赛准备得充分。
过去的几节训练课对于今年第一学期加入的成员而言可以说是激动人心了，因为经过了半年坚持不懈的基础训练，他们终于可以进入下一阶段的训练，并且还拿到了护具。 第一堂课便是一个教授如何穿戴和保养护具的讲座，这对于他们来说没有复杂，而且即便是让他们先把眼睛蒙上再穿护具这种难度系数比较大的动作也最终让他们搞定了。 在护具训练阶段他们会更辛苦，会学到更多并且会进步更多，与此同时他们也会从汗水中收获更多乐趣。总之，希望他们能够享受训练的分分秒秒。
最近我们社团迎来了两位来自日本的小朋友剑友。他们来澳洲度假，但是也没忘了练习剑道，所以来到了我们社团。 他们和我们在一起训练已经有两周了，他们也加入了我们上个月的内部比赛。在两周的训练中我们对他们纯粹的剑道精神和出色的剑道技巧印象深刻，尽管他们比我们小那么多。我们有很多要向他们学习的地方。 在今后的日子里，我们会在每次训练中继续相互学习。这样的经历也会在以后成为我们宝贵的回忆。