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Competition / Kendo / News / Team / Women in kendo / World Kendo Championships

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 …

Kendo / Overseas Exams / Women in kendo

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

Iaido / Jodo

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 …

Competition / History / Instructors / Kendo

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. …

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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.  

Competition / Seminar / Women in kendo

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 …

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AUSTRALIAN KENDO NEWSLETTER May 2025

National Volunteer Week 2025 As we celebrate National Volunteers Week, there is no better time to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering dedication to Australian Kendo. Read more and …

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47th Australian Kendo Championship, Seminar and Grading, April 2025.

Welcome! This year’s venue is a newly built facility at one of the ACT’s premier private schools – Radford College – and shall be used to host the Competition, National …

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AKR NEWSLETTER 1. April 2025.

The latest AKR Newsletter is now avalable for download here.

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33rd AUSTRALIAN IAIDO CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEMINAR AND GRADING EXAM, 27-29 September 2025

The 33rd AUSTRALIAN IAIDO CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEMINAR AND GRADING EXAM, 27-29 September 2025 The AKR Iaidō Board takes great pleasure in extending a warm invitation to all practitioners and enthusiasts to …

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