Observers welcome!
THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER AT 5PM-10PM & FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER AT 10AM-5PM LOCATION: ROSS MILBOURNE SPORTS HALL (RMSH), UTS BUILDING 4, ULTIMO, SYDNEY NSW 2007
Susumu Takanabe
Kendo match where a point or ippon is scored on the head by the right
The UTS Kendo Club will host the 2015 UTS Kendo Seminar on 3 – 4 December 2015 in Sydney, Australia. The two day international event will see the 2012 World Kendo Individual Champion Susumu Takanabe, and fellow Japanese Representative Daisuke Wako come to UTS to teach the Japanese sword fencing martial art to over 80 participants from Australia, New Zealand and other Asian countries.
discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the katana (Japanese sword). In Australia, there are over 35 Kendo Clubs and over 1000 Kendo practitioners. At the UTS Kendo Club, over 50 Kendo members of all ages, gender and nationality regularly practice together at the UTS Ross Milbourne Sports Hall (RMSH) towards this common purpose.
Kendo is a sword fencing martial art that originated from Japan and its samurai history but is now widely practiced all around the world. The word Kendo literally means ‘The Way of the Sword’ (ken: sword + do: way) and aims to
The seminar will be the first in Australia to host Takanabe Sensei (teacher) and Wako Sensei, who are both worldrenowned Kendo professionals. Both Senseis have represented Japan at the World Kendo Championships, with Takanabe Sensei claiming the World
Individual Kendo Champion title in 2012 at Novara, Italy. Within Japan, both Senseis have also competed at the most prestigious Kendo event, the All Japan Kendo Championships, with Takanabe Sensei winning the championships in 2010 and 2011 and Wako Sensei coming runner up in 2008. On 3 – 4 December, the seminar will see Takanabe and Wako Sensei share their experiences at UTS to avid Kendo practitioners and in turn, build the next generation of Australian Kendo representatives at future World Kendo Championships.
For more details on training Kendo, please contact the UTS Kendo Club at utskendo@gmail.com
Observers welcome!
THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER AT 5PM-10PM & FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER AT 10AM-5PM LOCATION: ROSS MILBOURNE SPORTS HALL (RMSH), UTS BUILDING 4, ULTIMO, SYDNEY NSW 2007
UTS Kendo Club: Winner of 2015 Uni Games
UTS Kendo Club
For more details on training Kendo, please contact the UTS Kendo Club at utskendo@gmail.com