Victoria University Kendo Club Australia

VUKC member training overseas! ✈️🇰🇷⚔️

Jung recently dropped into Hyeophwa Kumdo Dojang in Daegu, South Korea, and had an awesome time on the floor. The dojang has over 30 years of history and is led by Choi Ju Young Sensei, a former Yongin City Hall Team athlete and Yongin University player, alongside Noh Young Mi Sensei.

Jung said everyone was so welcoming and supportive. Around 30 dedicated members train there together, and you could really feel the spirit of kendo in the room. 🔥

Big thanks to Hyeophwa Kumdo Dojang for the warm hospitality and for sharing such a memorable experience with our VUKC community 🙏☺️

⚔️A great weekend at the 2026 MUKEN Taikai⚔️

Thanks to Melbourne University Kendo Club for hosting such a welcoming event in support of Beyond Blue and mental health awareness, and for bringing the Victorian kendo community together. A big thank you to all the shinpan and volunteers who gave their time to make the day run so smoothly.☺️

Huge congratulations to all VUKC members who competed, volunteered, and supported on the day. Special mention to:
🥇 Michael, First Place, Junior Dan Division
🥉 Andy, Equal Third Place, Junior Dan Division

Looking forward to the next one. 💙

Thank you Tristan for visiting VUKC from Cebu Kendo Club in the Philippines! 🙏🙂

We hope to see you at your Dojo when we visit Cebu Kendo Club in the future! ⚔️

Please come again! 💞

We were thrilled to have our former member and good friend Danny return to visit VUKC this week! 💛⚔️🖤 We'll be looking forward to a lot more visits here in Melbourne during your one year stay in Canberra. ✈️🐨

Thank you for your continued support of VUKC and all of its members, regardless of where you are residing! 🙇🙏🏡💞

🏆 48th Australian Kendo Championships – Gold Coast 🌊

Last weekend, three of our members, Therese, Andy, and Michael, represented our club at the 48th Australian Kendo Championships on the Gold Coast.

A huge congratulations to Andy for bringing home bronze in the Men’s Kyu Individual category and gold with the Men’s Kyu Team. What an outstanding achievement.👏😊

Competing at the national level is never easy, and your hard work and commitment to training truly showed on the shiai-jo. We are incredibly proud of you all.💛

The matches throughout the weekend were intense and kept spectators on the edge of their seats. It was another strong campaign from the Victorian Squad, and experiences like this continue to bring us closer together and make us stronger as a team.

We are grateful to Queensland Kendo Renmei for hosting such a well-organised championship.
See you all again next time! ⚔️

🎊Congratulations to everyone who graded last weekend! 🎊

Akira - 3rd Kyu
Ted - 3rd Kyu
Andy - 1st Dan

For some of you, this means moving into a higher division and taking the next step in your kendo journey. We’re very proud of all of you and excited to see what’s ahead!! 😁⚔️

Our newest beginners have wrapped up their course! 🎉✨

Over the past six weeks you’ve pushed through the hard moments, built incredible spirit, and grown so much as kendoka. This is just the beginning and we can’t wait to see where your kendo journey takes you! ⛰️🚞

A huge thank you to Michael for leading and supporting the course.💐🙏

Congratulations to Sapphire for passing his 4th Kyu on Sunday! 😃👏🎗️🎉

You have made it to the halfway mark of your Kyu journey. The nearing mountain peak should begin to reveal itself now. This is where it gets real! 🗻

Keep forging ahead! ✊🔥

Thank you to Therase and Jamie for assisting with promotion of VUKC's stall at Victoria University's O-Fest today at the Footscray campus! 🎉🙏 Plenty of student interest was shown for the first 2026 Kendo beginners' course that will be starting next Wednesday. 😀👉⚔️

Sign up today via the link below. See you next week! 😃🤝

https://tinyurl.com/mpnpbsbw

🎊 End-of-year celebrations with the VUKC crew 🎊

What a year 2025 has been. From steady growth to standout competition moments, this season was built on commitment, resilience, and countless hours of training together. None of it would be possible without the effort and heart of our members.

💛 A huge congratulations to Jung, our 2025 Club Spirit Award recipient. Your dedication and passion for kendo, and the way you make everyone feel welcomed and supported, truly reflect the heart of VUKC.

Our subsidiary award recipients, well done to you all:

⭐️ Ted, Rising Star Award. Your hard work and potential have not gone unnoticed, and we are excited to see where your kendo journey takes you.

🏔️ Akira, Perseverance Award. Your strength, determination, and quiet persistence are genuinely inspiring.

😎 Andy, Thug Life Style Award for the unmatched effortless cool. Not everyone can pull it off, but you do.

Thank you to every member for making VUKC such a special community. Here’s to the lessons of 2025 and stepping into 2026 together. 🥂☺️💛⚔️