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December 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Back to Top
01 December Congratulations to members participated at NSW State Kendo Championships 2007, results:
Under 16 Individual: Kenji Tagawa (Champion)
Women Individual: Vivian Yung (2nd)
Dan Individual: Daisuke Taira (Champion); Jayson Chaplin (3rd).
02 December Club Christmas Party: 1pm Saturday, 08December 2007 (after training), at Bakehouse Garden, 11 George Street, NORTH STRATHFIELD (view map). Partners are welcome. Please RSVP at secretary@sydneykendoclub.org.
12 December 33rd Australian Kendo Championships will be held in Sydney on 22-23 March 2008.

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05 November - No Kendo training: Saturday, 24 November 2007 due to Federal Election, Willoughby Dojo will be poll station.

Two extra High Performance Training on Thursdays, 22 November + 29 November 2007, from 18:30 till 20:30 at Roseville Primary School (cnr Archbold Road and Duntron Avenue, Roseville view map).

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27 October - 2007 ACT Open Taikai results:
Senior Dan Individual: Daisuke Taira (champion)

Junior Dan Individual: Luke Lee (3rd)
Senior Kyu Individual: Luke Lee (champion)
Junior Kyu Individual: Luke Lee (champion), Twins Yiu(2nd)
Fighting Spirit: Luke Lee


#01 October 2007 - Labour Day. No Kendo training at Five Dock Dojo.

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29 September Extended Saturday training at @Willoughby dojo for four (4) weeks: 29 September, 6 October, 13 October, and 20 October 2007.

 

23 September 33rd Australian Kendo Championships (23/24 March 2008) Tenugui Design Competition.

 

19 September – Willoughby Park Centre is not available 17Sept2007 – 23Sept2007.  Special arrangements:  Wednesday, 19th September 2007 (7:30pm - 9:30pm) and Saturday, 22nd September 2007 (12:00 noon - 02:00pm) - East Roseville Community Hall (6 Babbage Road, Roseville -- corner Park Avenue and Babbage Road, Roseville).

 

15 September - 12th Dae Han Moo Do Kwan Kumdo Competition results:
Congratulations to Kyu Team Champions: Nick Sordan, Martin Szeto, David Banbury (captain), Kenji Tagawa and Twins Yiu.

Dan Team Champions: Daisuke Taira, Jayson Chaplin, Vivian Yung (caption), TN and Taek Yang.
Club members have won all 2007 NSW/AKC Dan Team Championships:
1. 10th Korean Kumdo Championships (May 2007)
2. 32nd Australian Kendo Championships (June 2007)
3. Founders Cup 2007 (August 2007)
4. 12th Dae Han Moo Do Kwan Kumdo (September 2007).


Kyu Individual: Nick Sordan (2nd), Luke Lee (3rd).

15 September - No Kendo training at Willoughby dojo.

09 September- Last day for registration: 12th Dae Han Moo Do Kwan Kumdo Competition; 15 September 2007. Venue: Burwood PCYC, 17 Deane Street, Burwood NSW 2134 .

 

08 September Saturday, normal training at Willoughby for long weekend (Friday 07Sept2007 is public holiday for APEC).

01 September - General training Australian Squad Session: Saturday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm at USYD dojo (HK Ward Gymnasium, Grose Farm Lane, The University of Sydney)

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26 August 2007 - Sunday, 4 November 2007 - Mumeishi 3s Kendo Club Championships 2007 - Melbourne. Interested, email to Club Secretary (secretary@sydneykendoclub.org) with your details.

19 August 2007 - 2007-08 Elected Club Committee Members:
Club President: Chris Barbe; Club Secretary: Jayson Chaplin; Club Treasurer: Matt Watchirs
Dojo Steward: Andrew van Hamond; Club Armourer : Patricia Choi; Webmaster: Twins Yiu.

12 August 2007 - Congratulations to Club members participated Founders Cup and Kendo Grading in Wollongong.

Okura Sensei Dan Team Champions: Daisuke Taira, Jayson Chaplin, Vivian Yung, TN and Yoshihiro Fuchita.
Kata Team - Kyu: 2nd Place: David Banbury and Mark Szewczyk.

Thank you for NSWKA, Wollongong Kendo Club, Dan and Kyu grading panels:
1 Kyu to 3 Dan: Michael Payne (6 Dan); Akira Tajima (6 Dan); Byung-Kwan Song (6 Dan);
Paul Rixon (6 Dan) and Yuji Sano (6 Dan).

6 Kyu to 2 Kyu:
Ron Bennett (5 Dan); Kirby Smith (4 Dan); Colin Minter (4 Dan); Steve Laweley (4 Dan)
and Ted Rixon (4 Dan).

Grading results:
3rd Dan - Andrew van Hamond and Vivian Yung.
1st Dan - Mark David Szewczyk.
1st Kyu - Anthony Alder and David Banbury.
2nd Kyu - Nick Sordon and Martin Szeto.
3rd Kyu - Patricia Choi and Kenji Tagawa.
4th Kyu - Matthew Bentley.
5th Kyu - Yu-Jia Huo, Luke Jung-Chul Lee and Alastair Bradley Ussher.

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12July2007 - Saturday, 15 September 2007: Dae Han Moo Do Kwan Kumdo Competition.

07July2007 - Saturday Kendo training time for school holiday period (7th, 14th and 21st July 2007): 10am - 12noon at Willoughby Dojo.

06July2007 - 11/12 August 2007 - Founders Cup Seminar, NSWKA Annual General Meeting & Kendo Grading Examination, Wollongong
- Hosted By University of Wollongong Kendo Club
(Grading Form).

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16June2007 - Saturday: BBQ after Kendo training.

12June2007 - Congratulations to club members competed at 32nd Australian Kendo Championships.
Results:
1. NSW Kyu Team (Dave Banbury) - 2nd;
2. TN - Senior Individual - 2nd;
3. Vivian Yung - John Butler Award.

11June2007 - Monday: No Kendo training at Five Dock dojo (Queen's Birthday long weekend Monday).

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12May2007 - 10th Korean Kumdo Championship: Congratulations to club members:
1. Kenji Tagawa (Under 13 Champion)
2. Vivian Yung (Women Champion)
3. Taek Yang (Men Individual - 3rd)
4. Dan Team Champions: Jayson Chaplin, Taek Yang, Andrew Van Hammond.
Thank you to all Senseis and all participants, organisers: Han Rim Won DoJang (Dojo), Macquarie University Kumdo Club and
Korea Kumdo Association of Australia.

- No Kendo training on Saturday, 12 May 2007 due to 10th Korean Kumdo Championship being held.

09May2007 - Beginners Program (2 month program) started at Willoughby Dojo.

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25Apr2007 - ANZAC Day, no training @Willoughby Dojo.

24Apr2007 - Congratulations to Sergey Osyka who won Russian National Individuals title last week (22 April 2007).
Sergey accompanied by two other Russian national team players, trained and celebrated his 19th birthday
at Sydney Kendo Club in October 2006.

04Apr2007 - Easter long weekend Saturday, 7th April 2007 - normal training at Willoughby Dojo.

02Apr2007 - AKR Announcement - Founding member of Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR), Mr. Rex Lawley died Tuesday 27March.
Our condolences to all the Lawley family.

01Apr2007 - Sunset of SKC Newsletter. Members are encourage to use Sydney Kendo Club BLOG.

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2007/08 NSWKA Membership Registration Now Open - Registration Form.
$10 early-bird discount applies if membership is received before 1st July 2007.

SKC 79

Those were the days... SKC 1979: Check article posted on Kendo World (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5104) - all about SKC in 60s, 1979 and 4th Kendo World Championship in Sapporo, Japan.

 

 

 

AKC 2007 Offical website launched for the 32nd Australian Kendo Championships held in
Melbourne--> 8th - 12th June2007.

24March2007, Saturday Training (exceptionally) at Five Dock Dojo: Saint Albans Parish Hall,
173 Great North Road, Five Dock NSW 2O46 View Map from 11am till 1pm. Hope to see you there.
Willoughby Park Centre will be polling station for State Election.
No training at Willoughby Dojo this Saturday, 24March2007.

18th: Congratulations to Sano Sensei (佐野先生 -UNSW) who has passed 6th Dan Kendo Grading at USYD.
Sano Sensei (6th Dan) is our Guest Kendo Sensei (客員剣道先生) who trains with us on Saturdays at Willoughby Dojo.

17th-18th: FIK Asian Zone Shinpan Seminar, University of Sydney Sports & Aquatic Centre

2nd-4th: Hong Kong Asian (Regional) Invitation Kendo Tournament, Hong Kong
March 2007 Newsletter uploaded. Vivian Yung - Details of 7th Asian Open Championships 2007.

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13Feb2007 - 14Feb2007
Nippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai)-
Martial Arts Demo & Goodwill Keiko

Goodwill Kendo Keiko (13Feb2007 - UNSW Lifestyle Centre) and Traditional Japanese Martial Arts
Demonstrations (14Feb2007 - State Sports Centre, Olympic Park).
For details, visit: New South Wales Kendo Association or http://www.nswkendo.org/events/2007Nittaidaiposter.pdf

04Feb2007 - Kendo Grading at Picton.
Congratulatoins to members who successfully passed grading at Picton on 04Feb2007.
Thank you for Grading Panel: Michael Payne Sensei, Master Byung-Kwan Song, Daniel Strenger Sensei,
Yuji Sano Sensei.

Results:
1st Dan (初段):Jayson Chaplin, Christophe Barbe.
2nd Kyu (二級): Kazuma Suzuki, Dave Banbury.
3rd Kyu (三級): Martin Szeto.
4th Kyu (四級): Kenji Tagawa, Andrew Stuart Hudson.

01Feb2007: Michael Payne Sensei passed Renshi grading and Payne Sensei is 6th Dan Renshi (六段の練士).

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29Jan2007 - Armour order form: Any armour order, please email/hand in form to
Club Armourer
by 29Jan2007. New armour/bougu order procedures updated.

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27Jan2007 - Kendo Training at Willoughby as usual - Australia Day long weekend, Saturday 27Jan2007.
However, no Kendo Training on Saturday 03Feb2007, members are encouraged to attend
Kendo seminar and grading at Picton
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24Jan2007 - Last day to submit grading form and fees.
Kendo Grading application form (with Dojo Sensei's signature) and fees must be received by NSWKA
before 10pm Wednesday, 24Jan2007.

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