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 […]
Unigames 2024 Results!
🎉🎉 OVERALL CHAMPS 2024! 🎉🎉 Last Weekend, several uni students travelled to Canberra to participate at this years University Games representing @sydneyuni! Kyu Men’s – Jie Zhang – Jeff Ma – Louis Reyes – Daniel Lay – Tio Yang – Bruce Bi – Carlson Chung Kyu Women’s – Agnes Lee – Anne Chang – Zoe Zhao […]
USYD KENDO CLUB SOCIAL FUNCTION 2024!
On Saturday 17th August, We hosted our clubs annual social night! The party is held, not only to also help raise funds for our members competing at the University Games in Canberra this year, but to help bring our members of different backgrounds and experiences together! This year we also got to celebrate the incredible […]
Mortdale First Session!
On Monday, we had our first training session at our Mortdale kendo dojo with Takayama Sensei and some Usyd club members coming to support the new dojo! The dojo is being led by our long standing member and instructor Ervin on Mondays and Tuesdays! Exciting times ahead with our new Mortdale branch members! If […]
Visit From Elizabeth from Singapore!
From 10th to 15th of May we were visited by Elizabeth from Singapore. Elizabeth comes as a friend of a fellow USYD club member and it’s always great to see international ties being made!
Our first Kohya, post lockdown!
Hello everyone, I hope everyone has been well since lockdown ended! For us here at USYD Kendo, we managed to have our first Kohya dinner of the month, on Saturday, the 16th of October! It was a real breath of fresh air to be able to eat out once again, and to be able to […]
Our Second Beginner Test!
Hello everyone! On Sunday, the 13th of June, our Beginners had another test – this one a bit more serious than the last! Our Beginners were pushed to their limits, as they all showed strong spirit and technique! Here are some photos of the day to better provide an idea of how it unravelled! Well, […]
BBQ: Reconvening and spending time together (when we can)…!
Note: This event is from a while ago when COVID-19 restrictions were not as tight. Currently all our events adhere to social distance requirements set by the NSW Government. Coming out of the lock-downs – our club is open again and resuming our regular operations within current limitations. Spending time together is something we haven’t […]
USYD Kendo wins the Ann Mitchell Award!
Some fantastic news for our club during the dull times! The Sports Awards is a special event in the Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness calendar where we acknowledge our new scholarship recipients and generous donors, celebrate our clubs, athletes and administrators and come together as a community in the name of a shared love: sport. […]
Hunkered down: What’s everyone doing? Part 2
Part 2 of the first batch of finding what our members are up to during COVID-19 close downs! I am trying to find out how everyone is spending their times and decided to ask around and investigate :P. My next two people I targeted were Joe and Brinton! Hey Joe! How’s your […]