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 […]
As everyone has begun to transition into a new stage of their Kendo, we have organised a dinner at Kurakura on the 6th of April to celebrate these achievements! The beginners of this year has received their beginner packs and have started training in Kendo uniform (say goodbye to those gym clothes!) and are […]
As the end of the month came by, another event was due other than our pub night – the monthly “Niku-tomo-kai” which was held on the 31st of March! Our members may know that our club is proudly sponsored by Kohya, a Japanese Yakiniku restaurant found in Randwick, and we organise dinner after Sunday training […]
On the 29th of March, our club held our monthly pub night at the Broadway Crown! As per usual, there were drinks, food and the latest gossips being passed around (now with the 2019 beginners to join in on the fun)! Side note: We have just released our club sponsorship cards! Be sure to […]