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Category: History

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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.  

History / Instructors / Kendo / News / Uncategorized

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 …

History / Iaido / Jodo / Kendo / News / Seminar / Women in kendo

AKR NEWSLETTER 1. April 2025.

The latest AKR Newsletter is now avalable for download here.

History / Kendo / Team / Women in kendo / World Kendo Championships

Support the Australian Kendo Team to compete at the 19th World Kendo Championships (WKC), July 2024 in Milan, Italy.

FInal Team Report The report to AKR members, from the Australian Coaching Team is at this link. PDF. The last national training session, before the Australian Kendo Team head off …

History / Rules / Women in kendo

New National Executive Team elected on 17 October 2021

The Australian Kendo Renmei anounces the result of the tri-ennial election of National Executive Officers. The election was conducted at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, held on-line over …

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

2018 17WKC – THANK YOU!

By Yaya Bonggotgetsakul. Thank you everyone for your support, the 17th WKC has concluded with great achievement from Australia.

Competition / History / Kendo / Women in kendo

43rd Australian Kendo Championships, Results.

History / Iaido / Kendo / Overseas Exams

Exam News from Japan

(Updated 4 December 2017) In Japan, during the month of November, many exams for kendo, iaido and jodo are conducted by the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) and prefecture affiliates. …

History / Instructors / Kendo / Women in kendo

New AKR Kendo 7 dan and Kendo 6 dan members

The Australian Kendo Renmei  is very happy to advise that Mr. Toshiaki Tsukadaira, from Nerang in Queensland, successfully met the challenge of a recent kendo exam and was graded to …

History / Iaido / Jodo / Kendo

Reminiscences of Ron Bennett, by Jun Takeuchi

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