Shogo awards – autumn 2025
Congratulations to the following AKR members for being awarded Shogo titles in AJKF’s 2025 autumn round. Kendo Renshi ・Junji Sakamoto (VIC) ・Stuart Burke (NSW) Kendo Kyoshi ・Ken Okamoto (QLD) Iaido …
Exam news from Japan
Congratulations to: Noriko Matsumoto (VKR) and Ryuta Hikima (VKR) for achieving Kendo 7 Dan on 14 November, and Takahiro Tsukadaira (QLD) for achieving Kendo 6 Dan on 15 November 2025 …
Exam news from Japan
Congratulations to Ayaka Watanabe, Dwight Park, David Binder and Shoko Binder (NSW) for achieving Kendo 6 Dan on 9 November 2025 in Nagoya, Japan.
QKR members in International Kendo Events
In the last two weeks 6 of our members, Mio Tardy (2D), Jack Dye (4D), Alex Paukovits (4D), Anna Opertowski-Marshall (4D), Kaori Langley (4D) , Tomoe Kawami (5D) met in …
Exam news from Japan
Congratulations to Terri Gallear (WA) for achieving Jodo 6 Dan on 15 August 2025 in Chiba, Japan.
Exam News from Japan
EXAM NEWS FROM JAPAN Congratulations to Yoonsu Kim (NSWKA) for achieving Kendo 7 Dan on 2 August 2025, and Toshio Nishimoto (QLD) for achieving Kendo 6 Dan on 3 August …
Revision of the FIK Handbook for Kendo Shiai and Shinpan Management
The revision of the FIK Handbook for Kendo Shiai and Shinpan Management was approved by the BODM on 7 July 2025. This revision incorporates the contents of the Provisional Shiai …
AUSTRALIAN KENDO NEWSLETTER July 2025
2027 WKC TRAINING HAS STARTED 8th OCEANIA WOMENS KENDO SEMINAR AND TAIKAI INTERNATIONAL KENDO NEWS All that and more, in the latest AKR Newsletter PDF.
2025. 7th Oceania Women’s Kendo Seminar and Taikai
The Oceania Women’s Seminar and Taikai is an event to foster the development of women’s kendo in the Oceania region. Over the weekend of 14-15 June 2025, we received over …
2025 FIK Asian Zone Referee Seminar – Reports
Australian Kendo Renmei subsidised two members, Mr Katsumi Kuramochi and Mr Mitsugu Fukuda, to attend the 2025 FIK Asian Zone Referee Seminar held on 1-2 March 2025 in Taipei. We …