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1830 - 2030 | SRC MPSH 6

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Frequently Asked Questions

Recruitment

How do I join the club?	We conduct only one intake annually, during the month of August, via our Beginners' Course for most members. The Beginners' Course is not to be missed as the fundamentals are extremely crucial to every aspect of the training. For experienced kendokas, please contact us directly via our email or members.
Any prior experience or level of fitness needed?	No. That is what trainings are for. Of course it would be a bonus to have them. ;)
Where can I sign up/join the mailing list?	A link will be provided near the Matriculation Fair period for the online sign-up form. Otherwise, do not hesitate to email us with any of your queries! To join our 2011 intake, please leave your contact details at NUSKK Sign Up Form. The form will close on 22nd August after the commencement of the Beginner Course. Please email us directly after that! (:

Costs and Equipment

What are the costs involved?

Firstly, there are no course fees for kendo. There are club fees at $20 annually to maintain club resources however. For beginners, you are only required to purchase the attire (gi and hakama) and shinai. These will cost around $150 depending on the Japanese exchange rate.

For the bogu (armor), it is only used in Advanced Classes and you will only be asked to purchase it after the Beginner Course. It is estimated to cost about $500.

Where can I purchase my equipment?

For new members, your equipment will be provided by the club early into the Beginner Course. After which you will be able to place your orders via the club forum or through our QM, Shermaine. We will inform you when it is needed.

Training

How long is the Beginners' Course?	It will be held over 3-months from the start of the semester. You are expected to attend most, if not all, the training sessions conducted.
What is the attire for training?	Any comfortable sports attire will suffice at the start of the Beginner Course. After 1 month of training, the gi and hakama will be worn during training. For Advanced Classes, the bogu is required along with the gi and hakama.
What if I am unable to attend the upcoming training?	Do inform us beforehand either via our email or the respective people in-charge.
What if there are timetable clashes with training slots?	Unfortunately, the training timings are fixed and there are no make-up classes involved. Do try to catch up in the subsequent trainings! It has happened to some of our seniors and it is possible to keep up. :)

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Monday, February 21, 2011

1st Joint Training

By Belinda

On the 20th of February 2011, NUS hosted the first joint training initiative by David Yeo sensei. Kendokas from SKC and our affiliate clubs NYP and SMU were invited to join us in MPSH 6 on a Sunday morning to train together.

For NUSKC, joint training allowed us to train under guidance of the numerous senseis from SKC. It was a also wonderful opportunity for us to train alongside and mingle with other kendokas that we often had little chance of meeting, except at kendo events such as tournaments or gradings.

Joint training started off with a Beginner's Class and Japanese training.

Training suburi (cuts)

Followed by ashi-sabaki (footwork) practice

Being taught how to wear the bogu

Ki-ai (spirit) practice, followed by suburi

Senseis guiding the children during practice.

Watching the Japanese training was enlightening. Although many of the Japanese kendoka in training were young children, some of them had solid cuts and footwork. They were well on their way to being strong kendoka. It was a reminder to us never to neglect our fundamental kendo training, because how good we are depends very well on how much we've mastered our basics.

Getting ready for kata practice

We then began training for the Advanced Class. The first half hour was on free kata practice, where we practiced with a partner while senseis walked around to correct any mistakes they noticed. Then we proceeded to kihon training, followed by godou keiko (goodwill sparring)

Snippets of godou keiko

End of training!

Inoue-sensei giving Kenneth some pointers

[Unfortunately there are no other photos of the advanced class because we were all too busy training!]

Personally, I enjoyed joint training tremendously. Although I found it to be a rather short training, it felt very special to be inside a hall filled from left to right with kendokas. There was a lot to learn, especially from godou keiko. After a long queue I finally got to keiko with Nishida-sensei and it was a very fun--but at the same time VERY CHALLENGING--experience trying to score hits off him. Other highlights for me include doing kote-men for three motodachi (receivers) and back again.

I hope there'll be another joint training soon! (:

10:17 PM

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