Hello everyone, After a long hiatus, we finally were able to go back to the Broadway Crown! Due to recent COVID implications, we temporarily needed to cease attending the Crown at the end of every month, but now that the situation has stabilized, we went and enjoyed some great drinks and food, celebrating a slightly […]
Hello everyone, On the 22nd of May, 2022, many members of the club went to Kohya Japanese BBQ to celebrate Takayama-sensei, our club head-coach, receiving his 7th Dan grade successfully, in Japan! This was a major achievement, with cause for major celebration! At the venue, we all enjoyed some great Japanese BBQ, after a long […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 29th of May, 2022, our 2022 semester 1 cohort had their first beginner test! This was a great chance for them to see how well their Kendo had been progressing since the start of this year, and acted as a stepping stone towards their Kendo journey! The test involved doing […]
Hello everyone, On the 8th of May, 2022, many members of our club attended the AKR and NSWKA Kendo grading event! This event not only had members from our club participating, but Kendo practitioners from clubs all across Sydney! For those who are out of the loop, grading is an important aspect of our Kendo […]
Hello everyone, On Sunday, the 10th of April, our 2022 Semester 1 Beginner Cohort finally obtained their own Kendo dogi and hakama, and marks the a milestone in their Kendo journey! How exciting! Our beginner cohort was then taught how to properly wear the uniforms, by our senior instructors! Here are some photos of the […]
Hello everyone, On Tuesday, 5th of April 2022, Sydney University Sports and Fitness held their annual awards ceremony, the SUSF Sport Awards, where many sport clubs within SUSF receive awards for various categories of recognition. For this event, our President, Joe, our Vice-President, Kyte, and our Secretary, Suzie, went to the ceremony as representatives for […]
Hello everyone! This month we have had a few positive COVID cases within the club, requiring us to temporarily halt in-person club trainings/activites until the situation was under control. However, despite the club temporarily halting in-person trainings, we still managed to have some fun sessions online – for the duration of this week, we had […]
Hello everyone, With how fast March has been going, let’s take a trip down memory lane and go over the highlights of our time during February! Our biggest event during February was undoubtedly the University of Sydney Welcome Week (February 16th – 18th), where our club advertised ourselves for recruitment through our stall! We also […]
Hi everyone! My name is Tom and I am the current Treasurer of the club. This is the boring position where I stare at numbers and make sure things are all going according to plan. Aside from that I am also one of the instructors of the club (until the day I become too weak […]
Hello everyone, my name is Makoto, and I have been re-elected to be the Media Officer for the USYD Kendo Club for 2022! This is my second year as a part of the executive team, and I hope to once again do my best to contribute towards the club’s growth and success for this year, […]