ANU Kendo Club

Big night on the Shiaijo floor. Monthly Shiai practice went off with a bang! Congratulations to Huber, Anne and Tamaki for taking out their respective comps. Thanks to the shimpan, scorers and timekeepers.

Congratulations to the crew that represented the club at Market Day yesterday. Lots of interest in the next beginners course backed up with some demos with ANU Sport.

Another kata and keiko Saturday.

Safety first. Finished our 2nd squad training tonight for UniSport Nationals. Lots of spirit on another cold night as our students are starting to come back from mid semester break.

Today’s training brought to you by the letter ‘K’. A kodachi kind of morning with kata followed by keiko with our nidan cohort.

A big warm welcome on a cold Canberra night to Yuki Uchimura, who is at ANU finishing off the last 12 months of his business degree.

First Training of 2026 – Done and Dusted!

We kicked off 2026 with our first keiko of the year, and what a great way to start! Plenty of sweat, hard work, and—most importantly—lots of smiles all around 😄

It was fantastic to see everyone back in the dojo, shaking off the holiday break and setting the tone for the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who came along and made the first training such a positive and energetic session.

Here’s to another year of good keiko, steady improvement, and strong kendo spirit at ANU Kendo Club. Let’s keep it going! 💪🔥

#2026

Congratulations to everyone on the kyu grading tonight! Thanks to the panel, motodachi, dojo steward and organisers. Onwards and upwards, we’ll see you all at the next training.