During the Easter long weekend, the Australian Kendo Championships were held in Melbourne. It was a long competition weekend, that started on Easter Friday with a Shinai weigh-in (to make sure our shinai are all legal and safe for use!), and a venue check in session, so we could acclimatise and adapt to the new […]
For the past two weeks, our club hosted a Japanese exchange high school student from an exchange program, Ai-san! This was a wonderful opportunity to train with her, making it a great experience for our club members and Ai-san too! While her visit was short, we at the USYD Kendo thanked Ai-san for her visit […]
With the entirety of February now gone, let’s highlight our moment during that period! O-Week Recap: The University of Sydney Welcome Week (February 15th – 17th) was undoubtedly our most significant event! Many wore full gear, handing out fliers and explaining Kendo to everyone who looked our way. We also held a demonstration event where […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 22nd of January, the USYD Kendo Club held its AGM for the 2022 year. This official event allowed the executive team to discuss the clubs policies, and allowed for the members of the club to voice their opinion on any of the existing club policies. This event also was to […]
Hello everyone! On Friday, the 9th of December, our club had our last training session of 2022. The training session was filled with excitement, fun and intense training, to sweat away all our worries from this year, and to welcome in the next with a fresh mind and body. At the end of this training […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 4th of December, our 2022 beginner cohort, who had just received their full bogu set competed as teams against each other! The competition was held internally, and did not involve shiai between individuals, but more a competition of the team who had the best fundamentals, kiai, and of course, the […]
Hello everyone, On Friday, the 2nd of December, our beginner cohort wore their full bogu set for the first time! This is an amazing next step in their Kendo journey, and allows them to experience an all new side of Kendo, broadening their Kendo capabilities! I hope that they enjoy training with their peers, and […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 27th of November, after our training ended, we all went down to the Japanese restaurant Kura Kura, to have our 2022 End Of Year Dinner celebration! It was a great way to celebrate and top off 2022, a year full of ups and downs – hopefully this party provided everyone […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 20th of November, our 2022 beginner cohort had their first examination with their new men! It was a great opportunity to see how far their Kendo has progressed, and to provide them with an opportunity to adapt to their new trainings, using their men! For this test, our beginners were […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 23rd of October, our 2022 Semester 1 beginners received their set of bogu! It was a momentous occasion, marking the beginning of their journey into the next stage of Kendo! The day was spent handing out their equipment, and learning how to put on the Men, taught by our instructors! […]