Women Leaders in Sport Workshops – 2022
Sport Australia have announced that applications for the 2022 Women Leaders in Sport Workshop will open on Monday February 21. Over the past 21 years these workshops have helped thousands …
Online meet-and-greet with the National Executive Committee
Dear AKR members, Australian Kendo Renmei is inviting you to an online meet-and-greet with the National Executive Committee. We plan to run these meetings on a quarterly basis. Time: Sunday …
AKR Fee membership free year for 2022-23
Dear Members, At the meeting of AKR National Council, held on 16 January 2022, a decision was made to provide both re-joining and new members with a fee amnesty for …
Shogo Awards 2021
Shogo Awards 2021 AKR congratulates the following members for passing their Renshi Examination on 23rd November 2021. Katsumi KURAMOCHI (QLD) Iaido Renshi Noriyuki TAMURA (QLD) Kendo Renshi
Cancellation of the 2022 Australian Kendo Championships & Australian Masters Games Kendo event
At the AKR Annual General Meeting on 16-17 October 2021, the National Council has made the decision to cancel the following events: 2022 Australian Kendo Championships 2022 Australian Masters Games …
AKR Strategic Plan – Member Survey – We want to hear from you!!
The AKR is running a members survey to get your thoughts on the future of the AKR – how we are doing, what should we be focused on going forwards, …
AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES POSTPONED TO 23-30 APRIL 2022
In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, the 2021 Australian Masters Games which were due to be held from 9-16 October 2021 will be postponed until 23-30 April 2022. Please …
2021 UniSport Nationals Div 1 Cancellation
UniSport Australia (UniSport) has made the difficult decision to cancel Nationals Div 1 and Div 2 presented by UniBank, which was due to be held from 25 September to 1 October 2021 on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Vale: Namitome Sensei
Namitome Shigenori sensei Hanshi 8th Dan Jodo Kyoshi 8th Dan Iaido Fukuoka Kendo Renmei Holds Menkyo Kaiden in Shinto Muso Ryu Jojutsu having studied under Otofuji Ichizo sensei. Namitome Sensei …
New AKR Instructor, Coach & Officiator (ICO) development framework
In 2021 the AKR are implementing an Instructor, Coach & Officiator (ICO) development framework for use consistently across Kendo, Iaido and Jodo. This will replace the current Instructor Accreditation Scheme …