Galway Kendo Club

July training pictures dump...
Welcome home Daniel Mulcahy!!!
お願いします

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Victoria Takacs, our junior female kendoka, who proudly represented Ireland at the 34th European Kendo Championship in Montenegro this past weekend.
Victoria had the honour of serving as the flag‑bearer for the Irish National Kendo Team during the opening ceremony. In the individual competition, she reached the quarterfinals and was awarded Fighting Spirit. On top of these achievements, she successfully passed her 2nd Dan grading on Sunday following the Championship.

We also wish to congratulate all members of the Irish Kendo Team for their dedication and strong performances.
Éire Abú!

Today marked our final training session of 2025, closing out what has truly been an eventful year for our club.
We grew in numbers, passed our gradings with confidence, and attended numerous seminars that broadened our skills and deepened our understanding of kendo.
Most notably, we achieved our strongest performance in the Irish National Kendo Championship in recent years—perhaps even in our club’s history.
With that, we’ll hang up our shinai for a short winter break. Training will resume on January 11th, when we return to a brand‑new dojo.
We wish all our friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas, and may plenty of kendo‑themed gifts find their way under your tree!!!

Irish National Kendo Championship 2025

Non-Bogu Junior Technical Silver Medal
Non-Bogu Adult Technical Silver Medal
Junior Team Gold Medal
2x Junior Individual Fighting Spirit Awards
1x Successful 5th kyu grading
2x Successful 4th kyu gradings

We’re absolutely thrilled! Not only did we earn ippons, but we also won some matches along the way. Our Adults Team have never made it this far before!

As Biel Sensei said: "You need to win inside!" We definitely did......