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24.01.2022 Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the upcoming 45th Australian Kendo Championships, Seminar and grading has been cancelled. Australian Kendo Renmei's primary consid...erations are the health, safety and well-being of our members. 100% of the individual registration fees for 45th Australian Kendo Championships will be refunded. The refund will be processed within 2 weeks by the VKR. We apologise for any inconveniences that this decision has caused you however we have obligation to our members and broader society to make every attempt to contain the spread of the infection. The next Australian Kendo Championships - the 45th Australian Kendo Championships in 2021, will be in Melbourne hosted by the VKR.

24.01.2022 I hope everyone has a great year ahead and a very successful National Competition with whichever arts you practice. Later in the year we expect some great visits from Japanese Sensei too, so all looking positive. Regards Ramon Lawrence OAM President WAKR

24.01.2022 See website for more details. www.budokan.com.au

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Jeri James (Budokan Academy)

23.01.2022 Good morning all Due to a late notice the facility for the State Team training is not in use for today. I expected to have a team meeting today but will have to postpone it.... Thanks

21.01.2022 Our open team selection night was last night. Thank you to all who stepped up and took a chance. Courage in striking without fear (sutemi) is something we work to towards in Kendo. Thank you!

19.01.2022 Christophe Cottineau (6th Dan Iaido, on the right) from New Caledonia has been visiting us in Perth for the past 2 weeks.

18.01.2022 Our last three State Training Sessions on 11,16 and 27 September 2019. Thank you all for coming along. See you tonight at Murdoch!

18.01.2022 The National Kendo Dan Grading Exam for 1 Dan to 5 Dan will be held on Wednesday 24th April 2019, during the 44th Australian Kendo Championships and Seminar eve...nt in Perth, WA. For more information, including application deadline, grading exam questions and standard procedural guideline, please visit http://www.kendoaustralia.asn.au/content/?page_id=2830

17.01.2022 Today was the last ever Iaido Seminar and Shinsa to be held at the dojo at Willow Pond (Canning Vale). At the end of the month, the dojo will just be a pile of rubble The Iaido Shinsa went well, with students from 4 West Australian Dojos. Western Australia (and Australia) now has 3 new 2nd Dan and 3 new 4th Dan members.

16.01.2022 The Curtin University Kendo Club runs an 8 week beginner course starting on Monday 26th February 2018, at Curtin Stadium from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. You don't need an...y special equipment or preparation, just come along 15 minutes prior to the first session to sign up. For more information visit http://goshinkaikendo.net/ See more

16.01.2022 Goshinkai Kendo Club will be running an 8 week beginner course starting on Monday 2nd March 2020, at Curtin Stadium, Kent Street, Bentley from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. ...That day is a public holiday but not a university holiday. The cost is $140 (cash only) including Shinai (Bamboo sword). You don't need any special equipment or preparation, just come along 15 minutes prior to the first session to sign up. More details here: http://goshinkaikendo.net/

16.01.2022 If you have not yet renewed your WAKR membership, please do so ASAP. I need to email out requests for the State Executive positions by the 3rd July. Only people on the membership list on the 2nd will receive the email (if I have your email address). The AGM will be on Sunday 11th August.... Russell Lawrence State Treasurer

16.01.2022 COVID-19 It's a concerning time out there right now... and many martial art schools are on the front lines for survival. It is a sad reality that martial arts d...o not enjoy the popularity they have in previous decades, and more specialised arts such as Classical Japanese Sword arts are smaller than most. So what does this mean? Well, it means that all of these schools will need your support and assistance in order to weather the current and coming stresses. Many schools have closed down classes for a short time... and all others are constantly monitoring the situation, ready to make a decision in an instant. For teachers, the challenge is quite difficult. They face the possibility of losing all students, and therefore the school itself, by the time this is over. Mt recommendation is to see what you can do to keep the school going when the classes are forced to temporarily close... see about offering online or email lessons in their place... send tips for home training... articles on the history of your art... and see about what you will need to do to keep the school in a position where it can re-open, whether that includes reduced fees, or a fund-raiser when the time comes. For students, this means keeping in contact with your school, and helping out wherever you can. It also, obviously, means that if you're feeling sick in any way, please refrain from attending, and ensure your instructor knows about why you're absent. The thing to remember, if you classes do close for a time, is that it will become vital to maintain your contact with the class, including continuing your training at home wherever possible... as it will become a new habit of not training if this extends for too long! Fortunately, some of the arts can easily be done solo (Iaido, Jodo), and others can be modified for solo practice (Kenjutsu, Jukendo, Naginata). Arts such as Kendo have a number of practices that can be maintained... obviously Shiai will need to wait until you can have training partners... but that is part of the challenge we must all rise to. Being a martial artist is about meeting these challenges, and rising above them. If we continue to support each other and our arts, I'm positive we will get through this!

16.01.2022 Goshinkai Kendo Club has an 8 week beginners' course starting Monday 5th August at Curtin Stadium, Bentley. Classes run from 5pm -6pm/6.30pm. In the course we'l...l cover the basics of kendo, footwork, the main cuts, techniques, and you'll finish with an opportunity for free fighting (jigieko). For more info, please see our website: http://goshinkaikendo.net/ or contact us through the facebook page. See more

14.01.2022 Some photos courtesy of Courtney Babb Sensei from our last State Session at Sakura on 31 August 2019. A reminder that this weeks State Session is at UWA on 6 September 2019 at 7.30am. See you there!

14.01.2022 Our State Team sessions at UWA and Curtin on 19 and 22 July 2019. Thank you all for attending! See you all soon at Sakura on 3 August 2019. Its a 2pm start so please be there ready to go 2pm sharp.

12.01.2022 It doesnt happen very often... the entire Jodo club membership, all 10 of us, turn up on the same night 2 x 6th Dan Renshi 1 x 5th Dan 1 x 4th Dan... 2 x 3rd Dan 2 x 2nd Dan 1 x 4th Kyu 1 x ungraded www.budokan.com.au

12.01.2022 The first Kata of the year performed at 05:13, sunrise, January 1st 2020. I tried to kill my demons, but failed. The performance is not that good.

11.01.2022 Here is a blast from the past - 19 years ago and still going. Ramon Lawrence OAM

10.01.2022 From the recent 44th Australian Kendo Championships held in Perth.

10.01.2022 Shiai on ice !!!

10.01.2022 Farewell Connor Dale Clarke until we see you soon again! I know its not easy to come out on a Friday night when the weather is cold and its been a tough week. I got the real sense of Kendo love. Thanks everyone!

10.01.2022 Jodo, Monday and Wednesday nights

07.01.2022 Small Jodo Shinsa - only two people. One 1st Kyu and one 2nd Kyu.

07.01.2022 Our last State Training Session at Sakura on 3 August 2019. Thank you Sakura! Looking good everyone! Our next session is at UWA on 9 August 2019 at 7.30-9.30pm followed by a meal afterwards. Hope to see you all there!

06.01.2022 West Australian Kendo Renmei - a SAD day! Today, is the last Kendo training to be held at the Budokan Academy due to the sale of the property.... Budokan Academy was the founding dojo for the West Australian Kendo Renmei (WAKR) in 1985. The WAKR became an incorporated association in September 1986. It was the first incorporated Kendo Renmei in Australia, even prior to the AKR becoming an incorporated body. Members of the BA Kendo club will be absorbed into other Kendo clubs within WA. Our Iaido and Jodo clubs (also the founding clubs in WA) will take up residence, as of the 6th July, in a new dojo at the Southern River College gymnasium. Monday nights: 1830- 2000 will be Jodo followed by Iaido from 2000 till 2130. Wednesday night: 1830- 2000 will be Iaido followed by Jodo from 2000 till 2130. The last official Jodo and Iaido events at the old dojo will be on the 4th July (Jodo) and 5th July (Iaido). Iaido will finish off with a Yondan Shinsa (3 students) which will be the first ever Iaido Yondan Shinsa to be held in Australia without and input from Japanese sensei. At some point, I will update our website: www.budokan.com.au

05.01.2022 Goshinkai Kendo Club has an 8-week beginners' course starting from Monday 4th March at 5pm -6pm, Curtin University Stadium. For details see our website: http://goshinkaikendo.net/ or email [email protected]

05.01.2022 Good turnout for Christophes last training session with us before going home

04.01.2022 Thanks to Kyle Gillam, Erik Kong, Chris Nguyen, and our Vice Captain Yumiko Tatewaki Bunney who went to training last night at UWA. At the AKC next year its moments like these we remember. Thank you to UWA for hosting! Our next State Session is at Murdoch on 11 September 2019 at 7.30pm.

03.01.2022 Official Results of the 44th Australian Kendo Championships, Perth, 2019. MENS KYU INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st James OH (NSW) 2nd James O'NEILL (VIC)... Equal 3rd Ngoc Minh PHAM (NSW), Paolo Inigo USARES (NSW) WOMENS KYU INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Xiaodong ZHAO (ACT) 2nd Yuk Ting Alice WONG (NSW) Equal 3rd Iris SOMERA (NSW), Samantha Mi ZHONG (NSW) VETERANS INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Chiharu FUKUMOTO (WA) 2nd Toshio NISHIMOTO (NT) Equal 3rd Brian BRESTOVAC (WA), Noriko MATSUMOTO (VIC) WOMENS DAN INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Yumiko BUNNEY (WA) 2nd Yue Julie FENG (NSW) Equal 3rd Susan BONAR (WA), Nobuko FUJITO (NSW) MENS DAN INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Jayson CHAPLIN (NSW) 2nd Kelvin Trong-Nang TRAN (NSW) Equal 3rd Takayuki SUZUKI (VIC), Richard TEN (VIC) TEAM EVENTS MENS KYU TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st NEW SOUTH WALES 2nd WESTERN AUSTRALIA Equal 3rd NORTHERN TERRITORY, VICTORIA WOMENS KYU TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st NEW SOUTH WALES 2nd VICTORIA Equal 3rd AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, NORTHERN TERRITORY KATA TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st TASMANIA 2nd WESTERN AUSTRALIA Equal 3rd AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, NEW SOUTH WALES WOMENS DAN TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st VICTORIA 2nd NEW SOUTH WALES Equal 3rd QUEENSLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA MENS DAN TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 1st VICTORIA 2nd NEW SOUTH WALES Equal 3rd SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA FIGHTING SPIRIT AWARDS Mens Kyu Halley TAN (NSW) Womens Kyu Phuong Thanh Isabel TRINH (VIC) Mens Dan Tomonori HU (NSW) Womens Dan Julie TRAN (VIC) JOHN BUTLER AWARD 17WKC Australian Kendo Coaching & Management Team - Kate Sylvester, Daniel Jeong, Rob Reid & Yaya Bonggotgetsakul

03.01.2022 Budokan Academy will be shut from Monday 17th December until Wednesday 2nd January 2019. Please inform all people you know who are likely to attend BA training ...in kendo, iaido and jodo. We will still hold Hatsunugi training at 5am on New Years Day with breakfast and Sake following the Embu as in previous years. Please bring you partner if they want to get out of bed that early and let me know if you will be attending so that I can provide the food for the breakfast please. Send email: [email protected] See more

02.01.2022 Now, I know we have an ice rink in Perth

02.01.2022 This is the website for next years Iaido and Jodo National Seminar and Championships. As more details are released, this site will be updated. https://ijscakr.wixsite.com/aijsc/location-and-dates

02.01.2022 Our Iaido and Jodo classes restart this week. Kendo is not yet able to restart.

02.01.2022 End of Day 2 of a 3 day Zen Ken Ren Iaido Seminar in Perth. Yesterday (Friday) was only for Sandan and above. Today and tomorrow is general membership. Christophe from New Caledonia (Iaido 6th Dan) is also attending.

01.01.2022 The first Iaido Kyu Shinsa at the Southern River Dojo.