Asia-Oceania Kendo Federation (AOKF) First Term Officers’ Election Results
Mr Andrew van Hamond from the AKR has been elected as a Board Member of the AOKF.
Support the Australian Kendo National Team (special AKC weekend discount)
Dear AKR members, Support the National Team by purchasing limited special edition AKC tie-pins and pins. Only available during the Australian Kendo Championships weekend: https://events.humanitix.com/australian-team-aokc-support-merchandise
AKF/AKR Team for the 1st Asia Oceania Kendo Championships, Tokyo, Japan, 30&31 May 2026.
Women’s Selected Members Kelly Kishikawa (4D, NSW) Samantha Zhong (3D, NSW) Clay Zhou (4D, VIC) Su Hee Cho (2D, NSW) Grazia Nguyen (3D, NSW) Iris Somera (3D, NSW) Mio …
48th Australian Kendo Championships – Competition Rules and Draws finalised and available.
NOTE: For the full message that contains the competition draws and notable regulation changes, please check with your State & Territory Coaching Teams and Execs The full message has also …
Exam news from Japan
Congratulations to Brendan Kee (ACT) for achieving Iaido 6 Dan on 8 March 2026 in Kyoto, Japan.
2026 34th Australian Iaidō Seminar and Championships
The Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR) Iaidō Board is pleased to extend a warm invitation to all practitioners and enthusiasts to attend the 34th Australian Iaidō Seminar and Championships, to be held …
Exam news from Japan
Congratulations to Courtney Babb (WA) for achieving Kendo 6 Dan on 15 February 2026 in Yamanashi, Japan.
AJKF Kendo Grading Exam dates in Japan
For info on Kendo Grading Exams in Japan, conducted by the AJKF, please see the below – 行事検索結果
Women’s Iaido and Jodo Seminar, 5-8 June 2026. Sydney.
The Iaido and Jodo Boards are pleased to announce the continuation of the Women’s seminar and this time in Sydney. This was extremely successful on its inaugural event and we …
Kendo stories. Zanshin: Life Lessons Learned Through Kendo – Tatsumi Akihisa
By: Tatsumi Akihisa. Kendo Kyoshi 8th Dan. 2024.11 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Born in 1972 in Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from Aioi High School, he attended Kyoto Sangyo University. …