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Past events and media

June 2025

  • Semester 1 2025 Beginners Test!

May 2025

  • 2025 May State Grading!

April 2025

  • AKC 2025 Celebratory Dinner at Koh-Ya!
  • 47th Australian Kendo Championships 2025 Results!!!

March 2025

  • First Pub Night of 2025!!!
  • Jodan Seminar with Matsumoto Sensei!

February 2025

  • 2025 Welcome Week Recap!
  • 2025 USYD Kendo AGM!

December 2024

  • End of Year Dinner!! 🥳🎉🎉
  • End of Year East Vs West Shiai!
  • End Of Year Kid's Shiai!

November 2024

  • Goodwill Shiai - Dan Players!
  • Goodwill Shiai - Kyu Players!
  • NSWKA Grading November 2024

October 2024

  • NSWKA State Championships - Gold, gold, gold!

September 2024

  • Unigames 2024 Results!

August 2024

  • USYD KENDO CLUB SOCIAL FUNCTION 2024!
  • WKC Representatives Visit
  • July 2024 Internal Grading!
  • 2024 WKC Results!!

June 2024

  • WKC Shiai Preparation!

May 2024

  • May 4th NSW State Grading!

April 2024

  • Mortdale First Session!
  • Visit From Elizabeth from Singapore!
  • 46th Australian Kendo Championship 2024 Results!
  • Visit from Sorin Sensei!

March 2024

  • ACT Open Kendo Taikai Results!
  • Welcome Week 2024 And February Recap

January 2024

  • 2024 USYD Kendo AGM!
  • A Visit From Thibault Constantino!
  • 2023 Recap - End Of Year Training!
  • 2023 USYD Kendo Club Seminars!

December 2023

  • 2023 East VS West Shiai And End Of Year Dinner!
  • 2023 November Internal Team Shiai!

November 2023

  • A Visit From Tsuyoshi-sensei, Minter-sensei, Mackenzie-sensei, and WSKC members!
  • A Visit From Kyounglim Song!
  • 2023 November Beginner Test!
  • 2023 November Grading!

October 2023

  • 2023 Junior Championship Competition and Internal Competition!
  • 2023 NSW States Competition and Kohya Celebration Dinner!
  • A Visit From Hong Kong Kendo Club!
  • 2023 UniSport Nationals Results!

September 2023

  • 2023 Social Function Recap!

August 2023

  • August Internal Grading!

July 2023

  • June Pizza Night!

June 2023

  • Second Internal Shiai 2023 - Teams
  • First Internal Shiai 2023 - Individuals

May 2023

  • 2023 Beginner Test!
  • 2022 NSW States Competition Results!
  • April Grading 2023!
  • 2023 Semester 1 Beginners Receives Their Kendo Equipment!
  • 2022 Semester 1 Beginner Interview

April 2023

  • Pub Night has Returned!
  • 2023 Australian Kendo Championship Long Weekend
  • Visit from Ai-san!
  • February Welcome Week Recruitment Recap!

February 2023

  • USYD Kendo AGM 2022!

December 2022

  • The Last Training of 2022!
  • 2022 Beginners Compete In A Bogu Competition!
  • 2022 Beginners Wear Full Bogu For The First Time!
  • 2022 End Of Year Dinner at Kura Kura - THANK YOU FOR COMING!
  • 2022 Beginner Men Examination!

October 2022

  • 2022 Semester 1 Receives Their Bogu!
  • 2022 Kendo States Competition!

September 2022

  • KENDO UNIGAMES 2022!
  • Visit from Sora-san!

August 2022

  • USYD Kendo Social Event 2022 Highlights on 13th of August!
  • Kohya Dinner on the 7th of August!
  • Internal Grading and Group Shiai on the 7th of August!
  • Senior Internal Shiai on the 31st of July!
  • July Pub Night!

July 2022

  • 8th of July 2022 - The end of physical training and pub night!

June 2022

  • June 2022 Tennis Court Training!
  • May Pub Night!
  • Kohya Dinner on the 22nd of May!

May 2022

  • 2022 Beginner Test!
  • May 2022 Grading!

April 2022

  • 2022 Semester 1 Beginners Get Their Kendo Uniforms!
  • 2021 SUSF Sport Awards!

March 2022

  • March Online Training/Session Highlights!
  • February Recap - Welcome Week and Pub Night!
  • Our Treasurer, Tom!

February 2022

  • Mr. Media Manager Man Makoto Makes A Return
  • Getting to know your Assistant Executive Officer!
  • Commercial Officer Abbas!
  • Secretary Suzie for 2022!
  • 3 Things About Vice President Kyte (that you probably didn’t know)
  • G'day mate, my name is Joe. Read to find out more.
  • The New Executive Team for USYD Kendo of 2022!
  • January 2022 Pub Night - The First of The Year!

January 2022

  • December 2021 Highlight Recap - Our Semester 1 2021 Beginner Group Receives Their Men!
  • December 2021 Highlight Recap - Our Last Pub Night Of 2021!
  • December 2021 Highlight Recap - Another Team Internal Shiai and BBQ!

December 2021

  • November Kohya!
  • November Pub Night!

November 2021

  • Sunday, the 14th of November Recap! Beginner Kirikaeshi Party, Dan and Kyu Tournaments, and our outdoor BBQ! (Part 2/2)
  • Sunday, the 14th of November Recap! Beginner Kirikaeshi Party, Dan and Kyu Tournaments, and our outdoor BBQ! (Part 1/2)
  • 2021 Semester 1 Beginner Cohort Competition!
  • October Highlight Recap - Pub Night!
  • Our 2021 Semester 1 Beginners Suit Up!

October 2021

  • Our first Kohya, post lockdown!

June 2021

  • Our Second Beginner Test!
  • End of Physical Training!
  • Our second Pub Night of the semester!
  • Our second Kohya of the semester~!

May 2021

  • Our First Beginner Test!
  • Our Beginner Cohort Suits Up!
  • A Visit From Otake-Sensei
  • April Pub Night - Revived and Revitalised!

April 2021

  • 2020 Semester 2 Joins Bogu Training!
  • Our March recruitment period news!
  • First Kohya Dinner of 2021
  • First Internal Shiai of 2021

February 2021

  • Who needs auto-correct when you have Secretary Suzie to write!
  • Hello from the 2021 Equipment Order-er!
  • He was once the VP. Now he is the President. IT'S PRESIDENT JOE "NOT-BIDEN"!
  • Keeping the ideas flowing! Commercial Officer Aji
  • Mr. Media Manager Man Makoto
  • Hello 2021: New Executive team!

December 2020

  • Ending 2020 with celabrations!

November 2020

  • 2020 COVID Safe Internal Grading

October 2020

  • 2020 Commercial update #2

September 2020

  • 2020 Commercial update #1

August 2020

  • BBQ: Reconvening and spending time together (when we can)...!

May 2020

  • COVID update - 23 May 2020
  • USYD Kendo wins the Ann Mitchell Award!

March 2020

  • Hunkered down: What's everyone doing? Part 2
  • Hunkered down: What's everyone doing? Part 1
  • Training Closure - COVID-19
  • 2020 beginners’ BBQ
  • So what is training like? I'm keen to know...
  • You are what you eat ~! Koh-ya!
  • Extra Training - Dinner at the Pub!
  • "What's the Kendo Club?" Welcome Week 2020!

February 2020

  • First pub night of 2020!!!

January 2020

  • 2019 End of year events - Balloon Keiko and Kura Kura Dinner!

December 2019

  • 30th November Grading 2019
  • 2019 NSWKA States Championships
  • November Pub Night of 2019 - The end of semester 2

November 2019

  • Third Internal Shiai 2019 – Round 3!
  • Club AGM & BBQ - Thank you to the 2019 team and welcome to the new team!

October 2019

  • October Pub Night of 2019 - The onslaught of assignments
  • UniSport Nationals Division 1 2019
  • Special Club Announcement - New Logo!

September 2019

  • Kurakura Dinner - Welcome S2, S1 joins Bogu Training & Good luck to National members!
  • 2019 Semester 1 Bogu Seminar - The time has come!
  • August Pub Night - Just before 2019 Sem 1's bogu arrival!

August 2019

  • Second Internal Shiai 2019 - Round 2!
  • 2019 July Pub Night - Semester 2 Starting Soon!

July 2019

  • First Internal Shiai of 2019
  • June Pub Night of 2019

June 2019

  • 22nd June Grading 2019
  • 2019 S1 Beginner Interview
  • May Pub Night 2019 - Post Beginner Test!

May 2019

  • 2019 USYD Kendo Annual Cocktail Party - Thank you to everyone!
  • 44th AKC 2019 - Shiai on the other side of Australia

April 2019

  • April Pub Night of 2019
  • Kurakura Senior Party!
  • 2019 Beginner & 2018 Sem 1/2 Dinner
  • Monthly Kohya Dinner (Niku-tomo-kai / 肉友会)
  • March Pub Night 2019!

March 2019

  • 2018 Semester 2 Bogu Seminar
  • Club BBQ For New Beginners
  • Welcome Week 2019!

February 2019

  • Welcome To All New Beginners Of 2019!

January 2019

  • First Pub Night of 2019 - Welcome Back!
  • 2018 End of Year Dinner!

December 2018

  • Last Pub Night of 2018
  • Post Competition BBQ... and a farewell!
  • NSW States Championships & Grading for 2018

November 2018

  • November Pub Night for 2018
  • 2018 DHMDK Competition
  • End of Semester Beginners, Execs and Instructors Dinner
  • A BBQ session after club AGM
  • Recall our October pub night!

October 2018

  • Women's internal shiai finished last Sunday
  • Results from Han Rim Won Kumdo Championship

September 2018

  • Men's third individual ended today, women's to start next Sunday.
  • Another pub night last Friday
  • Amazing results from Unisport Nationals Div1 (Unigames)!
  • More members started bogu training!
  • Welcome new members at September's pub night
  • Kelvin and Mory heading towards WKC, wish them all the best!

August 2018

  • Welcome two junior members from Japan!
  • Beginners’ party ahead of bogu training
  • Internal shiai Day 4: Event ended with Kyu women's awesome competing spirit!
  • Internal shiai Day 3: Incredible Dan-level women
  • Internal shiai Day 2 : Members' motivation and passion of Kendo shown in internal shiai
  • Internal shiai Day 1: Men's Dan level shiai completed with eye-catching moments!
  • Interview - What do our 2018 semester 1 members say about Kendo?

July 2018

  • July pub night on last Friday as new semester kicked started
  • Say hello to holiday in June's pub night
  • Grading of June finished and we all passed!

June 2018

  • 1st Internal Shiai Finished
  • May pub night - enjoyable even with assignments

May 2018

  • Kendo Annual Party - A huge thank you to everyone!

April 2018

  • April Pub Night - cold days won't stop people going to bar indeed
  • Exciting Results from 2018 43rd AKC!

March 2018

  • March's pub night - Marching to Easter break!
  • Pub night after O-week – what a relief after three tense days in a row!
  • Welcome new people to join their very first training!   
  • USYD O-week 2018 – Hard work of everyone paid off!

February 2018

  • USYD Kendo Club Results from UTS Open Shield Kendo Competition

January 2018

  • January Pub Night - Happy New Year!
  • 2017 End of Year Dinner

December 2017

  • Bonus Pub Night – Tonight We Say Farewell
  • 2017 NSW Kendo Grading Completed
  • 2017 NSW Championship Completed

November 2017

  • November pub night – after exams and before State Championship
  • Third internal competition finished

October 2017

  • USYD Kendo AGM 2017 and BBQ after that
  • October pub night—Prepare for the final and competition
  • Good news from DHMDK competition 2017!!
  • September Pub Night—time to pub during mid-break
  • Good news!! Our team got good results from Uni Game

September 2017

  • Prepare for competitions—Good luck for Uni game team
  • Internal competition finished successfully-- prepared for coming competitions
  • Kelvin has made the Australian team for the World Kendo Championships!!!
  • August Pub Night—Before Shiai season

August 2017

  • Good news from Hamrimwon competition,2017
  • Dinner for welcoming semester 1 people to Bogu training
  • A new stage for semester 1 people 2017—Bogu lecture
  • July pub night – pub night before new semester

July 2017

  • Listen from our members: Interview to semester 1, 2017
  • USYD Kendo internal competition finished
  • June Pub Night – Get some drinks in cold weather

June 2017

  • Grading in June, 2017—Congratulations for who passed
  • Congratulations to Takayama sensei for he received his Renshi title

May 2017

  • May Pub night – Prepare for the final exams
  • Kishikawa Sensei visits USYD Kendo Club
  • USYD Kendo cocktail party—with more than 170 people attendant!
  • Congratulations Fujisawa Sensei - Kendo 5th Dan
  • April pub night – Back from the Easter

April 2017

  • Balloon fighting! Get a “Bong Bong” Men!
  • Welcome Semester 2 people to a new stage: Dinner in Kura
  • Break news! We won the Club of the Year award 2016!

March 2017

  • Sunshine and BBQ—an Australian afternoon with friends from Japan
  • The second day spend with Ritsumeikan people— A long seminar
  • Enjoy good time in pub!
  • Guests from Japan—Learn from Ritsumeikan University
  • Good news from SKC Friendship Cup!
  • Say hello to our new faces! First day training and pub night!
  • O-Week completed successfully——Welcome to new semester

February 2017

  • Questions for our latest members!
  • January pubnight - we're back!
  • 2017 UTS Seminar and UTS Shield Competition

January 2017

  • Orientation Week 2017 - coming soon!
  • 2016 End-of-year dinner event

December 2016

  • Good news! – Results from NSW State Championship

November 2016

  • Congratulations for Grading—everyone get a good result!
  • November Pubnight – Celebrating after exam, finish of semester 2!
  • October pubnight—prepare to welcome your exam!

October 2016

  • 2016 Annual General Meeting
  • Good results from DHMDK Competition
  • Unigame results-- Congratulations to USYD Kendo team!
  • September pubnight—during mid-break

September 2016

  • Semester 1 people not beginners anymore – new Bogu arrived
  • Good luck to Unigame people
  • Hamrimwon Competition results
  • Prepare for future Bogu training -- Bogu Seminar for semester 1

August 2016

  • August Pub night: Prepare for competition season
  • Learn how to judge -- Shinpan seminar in August
  • Saturday dinner: Welcome semester 1beginners to the future Bogu training!
  • Hear from our members! Interviews for our O-week people -- Part 2

July 2016

  • July Pub Night: Welcoming the Semester 2 Cohort
  • Hear from our members! Interviews for our O-week beginners
  • Inviting the Semester 2 Kendo beginners: Join us anytime!
  • June Pub night – post exams and grading celebration!

June 2016

  • NSWKA grading - June '16
  • Late night strange activity? Kendo Kata.

May 2016

  • May Pub night - pre exams preparations!
  • Takayama Sensei passed his 6th Dan grading!
  • Welcome beginner party 140+ attendants!

April 2016

  • Hearing the new generation - opinions!
  • Kelvin's team NSW wins nationals

March 2016

  • Happy Long Weekend Pub Night!
  • UTS Shield competition results
  • Our first club BBQ for 2016
  • CLUB RECORD: 120 members at regular training!!!
  • O-week 2016 - three days of awesomeness!
  • O-week ...in the making!

February 2016

  • Orientation Week 2016 - Visit the Kendo Club!
  • First pub night of 2016!

January 2016

  • Interviewing our latest cohort!

December 2015

  • End of year dinner event
  • Dec Pub night - see you next year!
  • Farewell Takeuchi Yoshito ~
  • State championships - ending the year with a bang...

November 2015

  • End of exams celebration pub night!

October 2015

  • 2015 Annual General Meeting
  • October Pub Night
  • DHMDK tournament 2015
  • September Pub Night
  • Unigames 2015

September 2015

  • 2015 pre Uni-games BBQ
  • The Hanrimwon 2015 Korean Kumdo Championship
  • August Pub Night

August 2015

  • USYD Kendo - Club Seminar
  • July Pub Night

July 2015

  • Hear from our members!
  • Kai Kikuchi
  • June Pub Night

June 2015

  • Grading

May 2015

  • May Pub Night
  • WKC 2015
  • WKC Women's team training

April 2015

  • Beginner Welcome Party

March 2015

  • OWeek + Beginner Pub night

January 2015

  • Pub Night Dinner January
  • Iggz

December 2014

  • Pub Night Dinner December
  • Minty Ma
  • NSW State Championship

October 2014

  • Annual General Meeting & BBQ
  • DHMDK Tournament 2014
  • Pub Night Dinner October

September 2014

  • Unigames 2014
  • New Members Welcome Event

August 2014

  • Pub Night Dinner August
  • Shujun
  • Founders Cup 2014

July 2014

  • Hash
  • Pub Night Dinner July
  • USYD Cup Thank-you Event

June 2014

  • USYD Charity Cup 2014
  • Ernani

May 2014

  • Hanrimwon Korean Kumdo Championships
  • Pub Night Dinner

April 2014

  • Laser Tag Event
  • Australian Kendo Championships 2014
  • UTS All Open Shield 2014
  • USYD Kendo Pub Dinner Night

March 2014

  • 14th Hong Kong Open Kendo Championship

February 2014

  • O-Week & Demonstraion day
  • SKC3's Friendship Cup 2014
  • Picton Grading

January 2014

  • Info Day 2014
  • NSW Kyu squad training
  • End of year BBQ

December 2013

  • 2013 NSW State Championships Results
  • Christmas Party

October 2013

  • New executive team 2013-2014 + BBQ pics!
  • Triple golds secured! DHMDK 2013 Competition
  • Kelvin off to St. Petersburg! Good luck!!
  • 2013 Australian University Games - results

September 2013

  • USYD Kendo Annual General Meeting (Sun 20-Oct-2013 12pm)
  • 2013 USYD Kendo Club Cocktail party
  • Demonstration to Japanese Culture Festival at USYD

August 2013

  • Photos : Daichi Fujisawa's Farewell BBQ
  • Last Training at Dance Studio & Warehouse
  • 2013 Founders Cup

July 2013

  • USYD Cup - Kendo for a Cause - 2013 (updated)

June 2013

  • Club Photos & Past Events

May 2013

  • Hanrimwon competition 2013

March 2013

  • Julie Tran
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