As the holidays is nearing its end, we held our last pub night on the 26th of July at the Broadway Crown! Although many have gone off to vacations during the break, it was still nice to see so many people be present for the night!
As the ‘shiai season’ draws closer, our club prepared for it by holding our first internal shiai of the year on Sunday 7th of July! The internal shiai was held for two separate divisions: the female and male Kyus. The competitors that had participated ranged from the usual seasoned fighters to some first timers! […]
Semester 1 is finally over! I hope all the students are enjoying their start to the mid year break. As per usual, we had our monthly pub night on the 28th of June. The place was a bit packed than usual but all that means is everyone gets to group up even more! It was […]
On Saturday, 22nd of June, 20+ members from our club went to Lidcombe for their NSWKA Kendo Grading. We are proud to say that everyone has passed with flying colours! Ranging from first time graders to 2nd Dan grading, it’s great to see that everyone has achieved what they were working towards. Some members have […]
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 […]
The 31st of May was probably like any other training and pub night to the seniors. The beginners on the other hand faced their first real test on their Kendo performance! The test was done to measure everyone’s progress, give a goal for everyone to work towards and act as a final milestone before commencing […]
It’s that time of the year – the USYD Kendo Annual Cocktail Party! Held at the Bristol Arms Hotel on Saturday, the 11th of May, it was a party aimed towards celebrating the new beginners joining our club this year and thanking all our seniors for making what the club it is today. The night […]
For the past few months, a select few of our best members trained hard to represent and compete for NSW at the 44th Australian Kendo Championships during the 20th ~ 21st of April 2019! We are happy to say that they all fought well and achieved great results: Dan Kata Team 3rd place […]
On the 26th of April, the club held another of our monthly pub nights at the Broadway Crown! I hope everyone was drinking and socialising in order to prepare for the cocktail party (11th of May)!
Following the Beginners of 2019 & Semester 1/2 of 2018 dinner, the seniors also had a Kurakura dinner on the 13th of April! As the previous few months were focused towards welcoming to new beginners of this year, it was time that we held an event just for the seniors to enjoy! It was […]