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Thats a wrap on Sem 2 O-week for QUT Kendo!

Thank you to everyone who engaged with our stall days and especially our O-week session! We hope you enjoyed your time with us, and consider sticking around for more kendo 😊

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QUT Kendo's state grading results! ✨️

Today, some of our members attended the state grading hosted by the Queensland Kendo Renmei Queensland Kendo Renmei - we are happy to announce the following results:

⭐️ Successful 1 kyu: Hana Langely

⭐️ Successful 1 dan: Adam Huang, David Huynh, Laura Gray

Congratulations to all attendees, with everyone having passed their attempted grade! Thank you to the Queensland Kendo Renmei for arranging the event, and all the volunteers who made it come true 🙇‍♀️

See you in the summer for the next one! 🙏

Successful Grading! ✨️

Last night, QUT Kendo Club and Kenshinkai hosted a club grading, with members from both clubs participating and running the event.

We are happy to report that all of our grading kendoka passed! Congratulations to everyone, it is well deserved. 😊

Thank you to Kenshinkai for being a great co-host, and to everyone who assisted in allowing the grading to be successful. 🙇‍♀️

QUT Kendo's semester 2 O-week introductory session! ✨️

Come give kendo a shot at our intro to kendo session during O-week! If you are curious about kendo, or just want to try something new, please consider attending! It is going to be a fun night full of beginner-friendly kendo 😊

Details:
📍 QUT Kelvin Grove, G2 Dance Studio
🕐 6pm - 8:30pm, 16th of July (Thursday)
💲 Free!!

Please note that this event is for QUT students. Ensure you bring yourself in comfortable clothes you are able to move in, as well as some water! And we will supply the rest 👍

Ensure you secure your spot by signing up on our rubric page, using the link in our bio! 🔗

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O-Week Semester 2, 2026 for QUT Kendo ✨️

Want to learn more about kendo and our club? Are you interested in starting, but are not sure how, or have questions?

Come have a chat to our friendly club members at our stalls during O-week! We will be at both campuses during the week from 11am to 2pm, see below:

📍 QUT Gardens Point (Kidney lawn), 13th & 16th of July

📍QUT Kelvin Grove (A-Block Lawn), 15th of July

Additionally, we will be having a FREE beginner-friendly O-week session open to all QUT students (see our other post for more info!):

📍G2 Dance Studio (QUT Kelvin Grove), 16th of July from 6pm to 8:30pm

Please come along to give kendo a shot, link to sign up is in our bio! 🔗

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QUT Kendo Club Tenugui are here! ✨️

After a long time in the making, our custom club tenugui have finally arrived and are ready to order!

The design and shodō (calligraphy) was created by the wonderful Cana Ito | Brisbane and handcrafted by NipponCraft . Thank you all for the amazing work!

The tenugui reads 百戦錬磨 (hyakusen renma), which translates to refining yourself through a hundred battles. This reflects the determination and persistence required to further one's kendo, requiring you to keep on practicing to eventually reach perfect.

If you are a QUT Kendo Club kendoka or wanting to support QUT Kendo Club in general, please consider purchasing one at the link in our bio on Rubric!

Thank you 🙇‍♀️

(And thank you to Milly from QUTKC for modeling it for this post! 🙏)

Cultural Bites 2026 completed! ✨️

Thank you for all the support at our stall and demonstration! We had a fantastic time, and we hope you did too ❤️

Thank you to everyone who helped out to make the event possible! Including our club members assisting with food prep, stall management, and our demonstration. Additionally, thank you to the student engagement team for hosting such a fantastic event! 🙇‍♀️

We will see you next year! ✨️

QUT Cultural Bites with QUT Kendo! ✨️

Want to experience some Japanese staples with some kendo on the side? 🍙

Come visit our stall and watch our kendo demonstration! ⚔️

📍QUT GP, Basketball court (Dughu-ba "The Gathering Place")
🕐 16/4 (Thursday) from 4pm to 7pm

Thank you for all the support! We look forward to seeing you there 🙇‍♀️

Australian Kendo Championships 2026 ✨️

This past weekend, some of our QUT Kendo members attended (competing, volunteering, or both!) the Australian Kendo Championships!

Our competitors fought incredibly hard at the competition, giving it their all! We really made a good impression for our club within the kendo community and made new friends along the way.

Our members were involved in achieving the following:

🥉Women's Kyu Team: Milly, Hana, Laura (all QUT)

🥉Men's Kyu Team: Adam (QUT), Andrew (Cairns Kendo club), Hans (KSK), and Michal (KSK)

🥉Men's Dan Team: Anthony (QUT), Fab and Yuki (Shubukai), Sorin and David (KSK)

🔥 Fighting spirit: Adam for men's kyu and hana for womens kyu (both QUT)

🛡John Butler Award (awarded to someone who has been incredibly involved and a vital member of the Australian Kendo community): Eric Jeffery sensei (one of QUT's beloved sensei)

A huge congratulations to everyone! And also, a massive thank you to all our volunteers from QUT. You guys made a difference and helped the event run smoothly! That is an incredibly valuable experience.

We wish to thank all the event organizers at the AKR and QKR for hosting such a spectacular event! We look forward to seeing everyone next year for the next one ✨️

See you at the AKC! ✨

Some of our members were recently selected to represent this weekend for the Australian Kendo Chanpionships!

As a result there will be no training this Thursday and Saturday (2nd and 5th of April).

Let’s all wish them good luck! 🍀