PIcon Sensei
Payne Sensei

Name: Michael Payne
Grade: 6th Dan Renshi (六段の練士)
Started Kendo: 1969
Time with Club: since 1974
Career Highlights:
- 1st Place, All Australian Kendo Championships (1970)
- 2nd Place, All Australian Kendo Championships (1971 & 1972)
- Represented Australia, 4th World Kendo Championship (1979), Sapporo (Japan)
- Level 1 & 2 Coaching Accreditations
- Coached Australian Womens & Mens teams for the World Championships Kyoto (Japan)
- Coached NSW Kyu grade teams to wins in the Sydney & Queensland, Australian Kendo Championships
- Multiple representations for NSW at Australian Kendo Championships
- Multiple representations for NSW at Australian Kendo Senior Championships
- Held the position of President of the Australian Kendo Renmei
- Held the position of Vice President of the NSW Kendo Renmei
- Member of the selection board for Kendo Teams in Kyoto & USA
- Referee duties at Australian Kendo Championships

 

Stranger Sensei Name: Daniel Strenger
Grade: 5th Dan
Started Kendo: 1974 in Sydney
Career Highlights:
- Held positions of Secretary and Treasurer of the Sydney Kendo Club, NSW Kendo Association and the Australian Kendo Renmei
- Previous member of the NSW Kendo Association Technical Committee
- Graduate research student (Kendo) 1981-1982 - Nippon Sport Science University
- Resided and practiced Kendo in Japan on a continual basis for over 16 years

Previous Club Sensei Profiles

Yano Sensei

Name: Yoichi Yano (Honorary Sensei)
Grade: 6th Dan
Started Kendo: 1983
Time with Club: 21 years (Left club August 2004 due to job relocation)
Career Highlights:
- NSW State Champion: 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991
- National Dan Individual Champion: 1985, 1992,1993
- National Dan Team Champion: 1990, 1992, 1993, 19945, 1995, 1997
- National Senior Champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001,2002
- Founders Cup Champion: 1998
- Served NSW Technical Committee and Kendo Board
- Coached NSW State Dan Teams: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Assisted the foundation of National Team and involved in training National Team.

 

Fennessy Sensei Name: Jamie Fennessy
Grade: 7th Dan
Career Highlights:
- 4 times National Champion
- 12 times National Team captain Winner
- Australian Captain in International & World Championships for over 2 decades
- Formed and developed the Tasmanian Kendo Renmei as well as Newcastle Kendo Club
- Senior instructor at the Australian National University while attending PhD course.

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