29 January 2009

Ramon Lawrence awarded AKR Life Membership.

It is with great pleasure that AKR announces that Mr Ramon Lawrence of West Australia has been awarded Life Membership of the Australian Kendo Renmei Inc.

Mr. Lawrence was presented with his award on 20 January 2009 in Canberra, A.C.T., during a ceremony at the Australian Iaido and Jodo Championships.

Mr. Lawrence is very well known amongst our membership. Since he commenced kendo in 1988 he has also studied iaido and jodo, along with other martial arts. He is currently Iaido Renshi 6 Dan, Jodo 5 Dan, Kendo 4 Dan. Mr. Lawrence is the Chairman of both the AKR Iaido and Jodo Boards, a former Secretary of the AKR Kendo Board, the long term President of the West Australian Kendo Renmei and is chief instructor at the Budokan dojo in Canning Vale, a suburb of Perth, W.A.

Mr. Lawrence was nominated and subsequently elected unanimously to AKR Life Membership at a meeting of the AKR National Council. This award provides appreciation and recognition of two decades of dedicated contribution to the members and activities of the AKR.