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Annual General Meeting 2012
[Announcement]
The NUS Kendo Club Annual General Meeting 2012 will be held at NUS Students' Sports Club Room at:
2nd April, 1830hrs
For juniors who do not know the location of the meeting venue, please contact any of the seniors for help.
9:52 PM
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Monday, March 19, 2012
3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 1
By Nella
After months of vigorous training, the NUS Championships is open once again for its new batch of contenders! Most importantly, it is time to pick up the pace once again after ICT in January. Since MPSH 6 was not available that day, we decided to have our first ever internal series in NUS High!
Pre-tournament shots
NUS High on 9th March
Before the matches
Of course, not forgetting our juniors who have been training hard since their Beginners' Course, Series 1 is their first opportunity to have a go on a real shiai. Ganbatte!
Happy juniors at their inaugural tournament! :)
This time, we started off with the robin matches for ladies with the men's eliminations on the other court concurrently. Kendokas from NYP graciously came over to help out for the officiating duties as well. Despite the heat and humidity, many of the participants put up a strong fight throughout the matches, especially the juniors!
Liying vs Anthea
Nem vs Nasution
We summed up the day with an exciting match between Kenneth and Yonghe! Congratulations to all finalists and also, to all the juniors who have successfully gone through their first tournament after half a year of training!
Seiza for the last match of the day
Finals: Kenneth vs Yong He
Prize Presentation Ceremony
A big thank you to all Senseis, seniors and fellow kendokas from NYP who have taken time off their to come to the tournament! See you at Series 2!
8:30 PM
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Training Updates II
[Announcement]
Training will be conducted at the respective venues for the following dates:
NUS High Sports Hall
16th Mar (Friday)
19th Mar (Monday)
NUS SRC MPSH 6
23th Mar (Friday)
26th Mar (Monday)
30th Mar (Friday)
The session 30th of March will be the last official training for the semester. Stay tuned for the AGM on 2nd April!
11:16 AM
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Training Updates
[Announcement]
Training will be held in NUS High for the following dates:
24th Feb (Friday)
27th Feb (Monday)
2nd Mar (Friday)
5th Mar (Monday)
9th Mar (Friday)
12th Mar (Monday)
For members, please fill up the form in your emails for NUS High security purposes. Thanks!
4:50 PM
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
1st Singapore Inter Club Kendo Competition 2012
By Yong He
The name “Youth kendo tournament” may sound
very unfamiliar to many of our new members but that was the predecessor of the
current Inter-club tournament (ICT). It is the only tournament in Singapore
till date that offers an opportunity for members of the various clubs to
compete against one another representing their own clubs. It is the most
exciting event for a budding kendoka in Singapore. The thought of representing
the club and the school in a competitive event is both exhilarating and nerve
wrecking.
Opening Ceremony
Ladies Match
I remembered back in 2009 when I first
watched my seniors compete in YKT (also held in SMU) and thinking one day I
hope I can prove myself worthy to fight for the school too. I got my chance in
2010 and took part in my first YKT. I did not do well but it motivated me to
work harder. It became every captain’s dream and goal for the club to perform
well in YKT. For many years, victory had eluded NUS Kendo Club at YKT but we
have never stopped trying. 3 years after the first YKT that I have seen, we are
back in SMU competing again for NUS. I am pleased to report that NUS did well
in the inaugural ICT, clinching the Men’s Individuals Champion and Men’s Team
Joint 3rd. Several of our members have also clinched the Fighting
Spirit award for their exemplary performance.
Finals: Xiang Jing vs Yong He
Men's Individual Champion: Yong He
Fighting Spirit Award: Anthea
It was a long but enjoyable journey for me.
I have represented NUS for 3 times in my time as a student of NUS and have had
many lasting and enjoyable memories. There are some parting words that I would
like to leave behind. To all my dear friends and teammates who have fought
beside me all this while, I am honored to have trained and fought with a bunch
of people who love the club as much as I do. To the opponents that I have
fought with, thanks for all the fights. Kendo cannot be done alone. As we
compete and train, we sharpen each other’s skills and form deep mutual respect
for each other. Lastly, to my upcoming juniors, my journey of competing for NUS
is coming to an end, but the journey for NUS must still go on. I urge all the
juniors to strive for the opportunity to represent the school. I promise you,
your journey will never be dull. Train hard and never forget your roots. Fight
for the school and also respect others. Support each other so no one will ever
fight alone. Be humble and always seek to improve yourself both as a kendoka
and as a person. I hope all of you will enjoy your own journeys as much as I
have.
:)
12:57 AM
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
End of Year Training Camp 2011
By Nella
The End of Year Training Camp was conducted from the 28th to 31st of December.
Shortly after Christmas, members of NUSKK will gather for a compulsory training camp to kick off the next series of sessions before school reopens. The focus of the camp will range from basic kihon, wazas to keiko at varying parts of the camp. In addition, it also marks the graduation date of our juniors from their Beginners' Course! The course was led by Yong He and Weber this year.
For this camp, we stayed in Raffles Hall, a residence hall in the school campus near the dojo. Over the period of 4 days, the club was fortunate to have visitors from the other affiliate clubs and our Senseis to guide us during our trainings.
One of the highlights of the camp would be the team matches on the last training of the camp! Besides motivating each and every one of the members to fight hard for their respective teams, this is also held in preparation for the upcoming Inter-Club Kendo Tournament. We had a mock shiai prior to the team matches as well!
Here are some of the photos taken during the camp!
A corridor-ful of kendokas @ Raffles Hall
Away for lunch.. (except two)
John, our training dummy!
The Beginners' Course graduates
Mini bonding times
Of shinais and bogu bags
Last training of the day
Right of the court: Jack and his fast reflexes XD
The Left side
Shimpans
End of team matches and training camp
Well done to all kendokas for surviving till the very end of the camp! :)
8:49 PM
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
2nd NUS Kendo Championships Series 4
By Jia Hui and Nella
As we work towards another new year ahead, the 2nd NUS Kendo Championships concludes with Series 4 on 16th December! On the final lap of the internal series, here comes another round of awesome matches as our participants get to face a new group of opponents again!
The event lineup is as follows:
Opening Ceremony
Ladies Elimination
Mens Elimination
Finals
Closing and Prize Presentation
Here are some snapshots before the tournament!
The classic men shot
Opening of Series 4
Series 4 medals and trophies
Without further ado, let's hear a short reflection from Jiahui!
"When I submitted my name for this tournament, I was pretty much just jumping on the bandwagon and not having any expectations of myself, especially after my prior poor performance during LKC. Paradoxically, it was this “come what may” attitude that dissipated the jittery feelings that I usually get right before tournaments, and thus I was able to enter the matches without any pressure or tension.
Shimpans for the day
Our fellow kendokas on duty!
Start of the Shiai
Ladies Match
My matches during this tournament were against Melissa and Nella, and here I am thankful for the shiai experiences gained through fighting these matches. Both matches entered encho, the state of “sudden death”, which made these shiai experiences particularly important, as I learnt the importance of staying focused even if the matches becomes long-drawn.
Nasution vs Jingyang
Closing of Series 4 and Prize Presentation
Overall, taking part in the intra-club series, which had spanned 9 months, has been an invaluable part of my kendo journey. And I am grateful for the opportunity to learn about my weaknesses, so that I may try to correct them before the next tournament comes up! :)"
Congratulations to Jiahui and all winners of the series, and thank you to Senseis and all those who have helped to make this tournament possible! :)
5:12 PM
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