On the weekend of September (26th and 27th), the USYD Kendo club sent a group of 14 competitors to the Gold Coast to participate in the 2015 Unigames competition. This annual competition is huge: Universities from all around Australia send their best uni students to fight and represent them. This year, the USYD Kendo club […]
USYD Kendo held this year’s first BBQ party on Sunday, 13 September after training in order to celebrate our club’s success in Hanrimwon competition, to welcome our new members, and to send off the Unigames competitors. We used the BBQ area near Bosch lecture theatre. It worked by a “potluck” system.
The Hanrimwon 2015 Korean Kumdo Championship was held on Saturday 5th September 2015 at Sydney University Cumberland Campus. Congratulations on the excellent performance of all our members in the competition and on defending the champion team title! No less importantly, thank you so much to USYD Kendo members, both senior and junior, for helping the competition […]
Thank you for everyone who attended this month’s Pub Night! To mix things up a little, this month we journeyed to the Off-Broadway Hotel. Nothing beats celebrating another month gone with USYD Kendo mates at the pub! We should really stop talking only about Kendo…
On the 15th of August 2015 our club held our first Kendo Seminar for our members. A great thank you to Takayama Sensei and Fujisawa Sensei for spending the entire day explaining a wide range of Kendo knowledge. From the history and origins of Kendo, yukodatotsu (effective hitting), to shinpan (judging) practice, and finally to […]
Listen to our members talk about our club! If you had not known there are a series of posts been put up regarding what some of our Kendo club members think. If you are interested in joining – this is a must read, find out what is so great about Kendo at our club! Click […]
Tell us about yourself I recently moved to Sydney from Cairns and am currently in my second year of uni studying medicinal chemistry at the University of Sydney. I would like to continue with postgrad research if possible. At the moment I am 6th kyu. How long have you been practicing Kendo and why […]
Congratulations to everyone who graded and double graded at the grading held at Sydney Uni Cumberland Campus on the 6th of June.