The 18th World Kendo Championships were due to be held in Paris in May 2021. Due to COVID-19, the event was cancelled. The VKR recently found the AKR’s brochure supporting the Australian team heading to Korea in 2018. The brochure contained a number of articles on WKC events where the Australian Kendo teams took part.…
2018 INVITATION TO ALL AKR MEMBERS To all club representatives, Mumeishi Kendo Club Australia Inc. will be hosting our annual Mumeishi 3’s Terry Holt Memorial Championship and Women’s Individual Taikai on Saturday 8th December 2018 TAIKAI DETAILS Saturday 8th December Venue: KENSHIKAN DOJO, 91 ROSSLYN STREET, WEST MELBOURNE. Registration starting from 12:00pm at the…
Fudoshin Kendo Australia is recruiting beginners! We are a group of individuals brought together by the process of improvement through the study of Kendo. Whether your goal is to represent your club at a championship or to be successful at your next grading, we strive to create an environment where everyone has the opportunity…
Under 16s and under 12s competitions Sunday 2nd December, Kenshikan Melbourne, 91-99 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne 12.30 registration, 1.00pm opening ceremony, 4.30pm medals presentation (time subject to change) Events: Kihon competition (kirikaeshi and uchikomigeiko) 4th kyu to 6th kyu and ungraded Shiai two divisions in each age group: 1st kyu – 3rd kyu and 4th…
Ballarat Kendo Club Inc will be again hosting its Goldfields Kendo Taikai on Saturday, 10th November and would like to invite all AKR members to participate in this event. It will be held in the main gymnasium at the Eastwood Leisure Complex, Eastwood Street, Ballarat. The format of the competition is a gender inclusive individual knock-out, with the winner…
Complying with section 8.2 of the AKR Constitution, 2018 is the election year for the AKR Executive Committee, Kendo Board, Iaido Board and Jodo Board. All elections were completed earlier this year and below are the members of the new AKR Executive Committee, Kendo, Iaido & Jodo Boards. AKR Executive Committee for 2018-2021 President: Stylianos…
The Victorian Kendo Renmei Annual General Meeting was held on March 25, and an election held to determine the new VKR Executive Committee for the following 2018-2019 year. The result of the election are as follows: President: Cyntheia Lim (MON) Vice President: Ethan Wang (MON) Secretary: Jularaj Suthibutr (MUKEN) Treasurer: Chris Goletsos (MBK) Congratulations to…
The VKR will be hosting a Kendo Seminar on 24-25 February 2018, overseen by the following visiting instructors from Nippon Sports Science University: Makoto Yagisawa Sensei: 8-dan, kyoshi Nobuaki Furusawa Sensei: 6-dan, renshi Chikano Shinzato Sensei: 6-dan, renshi This will be held over two full days at Monash Sports Games Hall, Monash University…
The Australian Kendo Coaching Team are happy to announce that after 2 years of preparation, 14 members of the National Squad (7 women & 7 men) have been selected to represent Australia at the World Kendo Championships to be held in Korea 2018. We are now working hard to raise funds for the team to travel…
In 2017, the Australian University Games returned to The Gold Coast for the sixth time. Victorian kendo players from University of Melbourne, Monash University, and RMIT participated in the Australian University Games Kendo event. The RMIT Kyu team placed third while Monash University Kyu team placed second in the team events! Congratulations to all involved ! …