New year, new kendo!

As all you techno-savvy people who've plugged the Liverpool Kendo Calendar into their RSS reader will already know our first practice of the new year, kata that is, is on Monday 5th 2009. Usual time, usual place.

First practice back at 'the Egg' is Wednesday the 7th and it's Winter practice so remember suburi bukuto's, training pants, a strong spirit and you can leave the bogu at home!

Lastly, Nic is organising the meal at Etsu for the Friday so email her if your available.

The perfect Christmas gift for the kendoka who has everything

We've just set up a Spreadshirt shop. Currently there is a choice of a hoody or T-shirt both in traditional Aizome blue.

You can visit the shop here: http://400845.spreadshirt.net/en/GB/Shop

If you are interested in buying then you could be in luck as there is currently 15% off until the 20th of November. All you have to do is enter the voucher code

EARLYSHOPPING

while in the shopping basket. Incidentally no commission is made by the club or individual on these items. They're purely to promote the club in the wider world

If you have any other wants in designs just let us know in the forum.

Congratulations!

To Joe on passing his Shodan grading at the weekend.

Also Liverpool Old-Boy Chris Keegan put in a good showing to gain Ni-Dan.

Dave and Ben, better luck next time, lots to think about.

British Open Kendo Championships

The Carter family put in another showing at the British Open Kendo Championships. Oscar taking second place, well done. The results were as follows

1st Place - Collins (Nagamitsu)
2nd Place - Carter Oscar (Liverpool)
3rd Place - O'Donnell
3rd Place - C.Hollingsworth (Nagamitsu)

Fighting Spirit - Joshua Pullar (Tora Dojo London)

Apparently Ben came away with a couple of draws as well. Good effort!

Kendo Day 3

here's Saturday's A team matches if you want to look at them again. Sorry they're a bit mixed up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noghUy4-LlA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=614mq88foBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiNmdwdMg_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n6bvPCSuko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4C3XwmWBkI

Kendo Day 2

Also from the Bolton practice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqoOurhq4Ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ni4ZMf9ewI

And my last fence in Falmouth in 1997

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieYOAup8f7k

Kendo Day 1

Meanwhile here are the youTube videos of last years Bowden, they explain who is fencing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlRRFdITXTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy9c32zwAIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF04yEJ9_1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rwIGSHoCCw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LZv5SOPo3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4ogcVhJJI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZITt6ZZGLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbvepU9ehY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlX6EyTAwFc