Thanks to all the guys who turned up for the beginner's night, hopefull we'll see you all back at the club next Wednesday. Just a reminder to all that it'll be the first Wednesday of the month, which is 'fees night', £20 for the gainfully employed, £10 concessions. This includes all the Wednesday practices and the two Monday kata sessions. Details of all these are updated on the calendar so please keep an eye on it or add it to your RSS readers [details on the forum on how to do this, feed link below].
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The next kata session is on Monday, so any beginners wishing to attend feel free. Some clubs find it can be difficult to grasp but Sensei believes there is a lot a beginner can learn which can help with the Wednesday night sessions, so come along to Chesterfield High School in Crosby, details in the Training section.
Lastly, anyone who missed Beginner's Night and still wishes to attend next week is your 'last chance to dance'. Anyone who wants to try kendo can do so but after next week, for the benefit of all the beginners, you will have to wait till our next Beginner's Night. Thanks for your understanding.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Thursday, 17 June 2010
New All-singing, All-dancing Web Address
You may not know this but a while ago we had our very own Liverpoolkendo.org website address. However, we believe a female Japanese stock trader bought that, which kind of left us in the lurch. Anyway we have a spangly new website address of http://www.liverpoolkendo.co.uk the previous http://www.print-for-you.com/Liverpool_Kendo/kendo.html still works but the new one just rolls off the tongue, so tell your friends and update your browsers.
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Good Luck and Well Done
Just a quickie, to the guys travelling to Reading for this years Sir Frank Bowden Taikai - good luck. I'm sure this year we have a good chance... of winning a match. Go forward and represent!
Secondly to our three beginners who after many months of perseverance, practice and sore feet, who made it into armour for the first time - well done. There's no going back now. Here is where you have to relearn everything you've been doing for the past 5 months. Oh, don't worry, in a couple of months there'll be a new crop of beginners coming so you won't be referred to as beginners for much longer.
Secondly to our three beginners who after many months of perseverance, practice and sore feet, who made it into armour for the first time - well done. There's no going back now. Here is where you have to relearn everything you've been doing for the past 5 months. Oh, don't worry, in a couple of months there'll be a new crop of beginners coming so you won't be referred to as beginners for much longer.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Upcoming BKA events
Over on the club forum, which you should all be a member of but just in case, there are a number of notices regarding upcoming BKA events and our attempts to 'organise' our participation in them.
This years Bowden takes place on the 5th and 6th of June in Reading again. If you would like to state your interest in participating or even coming along to watch [if there is room] then please make a note on the message or speak to Joe or Oscar, preferably tonight or next Wednesday.
Also there is a referee seminar on June the 19th in Stoke. It's £15, pay on the day and doors open 9:00am for a 10:00am start. I think it'll finish around 4ish. Attendance is a grading requirement for Sandan and above. However there is a lot to be learned about shiai and competition from these courses. If you're perhaps interested in seeing how these things go and the thought of travelling to the Bowden just to watch is daunting then Stoke may be a better option and you may get to take part as well. Usually refereeing requires a match to take place so if you are not refereeing you may actually be fencing, or observing so it's a good gig for any level.
Again, expressions of interest on the forum, Joe or Dave tonight.
This years Bowden takes place on the 5th and 6th of June in Reading again. If you would like to state your interest in participating or even coming along to watch [if there is room] then please make a note on the message or speak to Joe or Oscar, preferably tonight or next Wednesday.
Also there is a referee seminar on June the 19th in Stoke. It's £15, pay on the day and doors open 9:00am for a 10:00am start. I think it'll finish around 4ish. Attendance is a grading requirement for Sandan and above. However there is a lot to be learned about shiai and competition from these courses. If you're perhaps interested in seeing how these things go and the thought of travelling to the Bowden just to watch is daunting then Stoke may be a better option and you may get to take part as well. Usually refereeing requires a match to take place so if you are not refereeing you may actually be fencing, or observing so it's a good gig for any level.
Again, expressions of interest on the forum, Joe or Dave tonight.
Friday, 7 May 2010
Hiroshi Ozawa Sensei Passes Hachidan
Hiroshi Ozawa Sensei who has visited Liverpool Kendo Club on numerous occassions has achieved the very difficult Hachidan grade [the highest available in kendo]. This test is considered one of the hardest grading procedures in the world and was immortalised in a National Geographic documentary.
The Kyoto grading took place on the 1st and 2nd of May - on the first day, from 751 participants, 9 passed (1.2% pass rate). The second day saw 12 from 779 pass (1.5% pass rate). Ozawa Sensei was one of the nine people that passed on the first day. Our deep felt congratulations go out to Ozawa Sensei and we look forward to seeing him again when he vists next or at the seminars he attends, hosted in Stoke.
The Kyoto grading took place on the 1st and 2nd of May - on the first day, from 751 participants, 9 passed (1.2% pass rate). The second day saw 12 from 779 pass (1.5% pass rate). Ozawa Sensei was one of the nine people that passed on the first day. Our deep felt congratulations go out to Ozawa Sensei and we look forward to seeing him again when he vists next or at the seminars he attends, hosted in Stoke.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Grading Success
Congrats to Johnnie Boswell for passing his Shodan and Geunsu Lee for passing Ikkyu at the Wakaba grading this weekend. Well done guys you've really put the work in over the past few months so it's well deserved.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
A Note of Thanks to Our Visitors
A quick note to say thank you to Sensei Tony Hughes (Godan, 5th dan) who visited last week and unexpectedly, thanks to the 'ash cloud menace' returned again last night. Sensei Hughes runs the San Kawa Kendo Dojo in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has represented South Africa numerous times at International level and we really appreciate your instruction over the past two weeks.
You can find more about South African kendo here.
Additionally, we also had the pleasure of training with Sensei Andy Norse (Yondan, 4th dan) last night. Sensei Norse, until recently, taught the Preston Kendo Club and his strong presence was keenly felt last night. Thank you again for your input and good luck in pastures new.
We welcome any visitors of any levels to the club, we have a student from Brunei who is bringing new challenges to our practice and nearer to home regular visitors from Halifax. So if you are in the area and wish to train please contact us via the email below, or leave a message on the Liverpool Kendo Club Forum. We may even be able to secure a practice set of bogu in advance if we have enough notice.
You can find more about South African kendo here.
Additionally, we also had the pleasure of training with Sensei Andy Norse (Yondan, 4th dan) last night. Sensei Norse, until recently, taught the Preston Kendo Club and his strong presence was keenly felt last night. Thank you again for your input and good luck in pastures new.
We welcome any visitors of any levels to the club, we have a student from Brunei who is bringing new challenges to our practice and nearer to home regular visitors from Halifax. So if you are in the area and wish to train please contact us via the email below, or leave a message on the Liverpool Kendo Club Forum. We may even be able to secure a practice set of bogu in advance if we have enough notice.
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