About
Training Schedule
Every Monday & Friday
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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Calendar of Events 2012
January
1st Singapore Inter Club Kendo Competition 2012
March
NUS Open House
Joint Training
3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 1
April
Annual General Meeting
May
15th World Kendo Championship
Annual Kendo Chalet
June
Mid-Year Grading
3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 2
18th East West Tournament 2012
July
Matriculation Fair
August
Joint Training
Welcome Tea 2012
Beginners' Course 2012
September
11th National Kendo Championship
3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 3
October
Joint Training
December
Year-End Grading
24th Lim Kwa Chwee Memorial Tournament 2012
3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 4
End-Of-Year Kendo Camp
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2nd NUS Kendo Championships Series 1
By Nella and Anthea
In the light of the new upcoming semester, it is prime time that we look back to one of our earlier tournaments this year--the 2nd NUS Kendo Championships Series 1.
Series 1 was held on the 25th of March, the very event that the new batch of juniors would make their first appearance for our in-house tournaments. After passing the Beginner Course in 2010 and familiarizing ourselves with the bogu, Series 1 was where we could put all our skills to the test in an actual shiai. To our prospective juniors, do read on; this would be an eye-opener to all of you. :)
Let's hear it from our Welfare I/C, Anthea!
"When Chee Fung first announced after training that the juniors would be taking part in the new Inter series, I immediately thought "my god, we're going to be fed to the wolves." Merely two months earlier, the Year Ones had just joined the seniors in their training, and I for one didn't feel very confident about my kendo. However, as they say, the NUS Series is about training yourself in a shi-ai situation to aid you in external competitions, so I eventually mustered the courage to sign up. My nervousness wasn't abated by a "fortuitous" pre-competition schedule which included late faculty exams and an overseas trip - the latter meaning that I would miss the last training before the day itself.
Within 30 minutes of coming back to Singapore I found out that my first match was against Hui Zhen, making my nervousness reach a completely new level because being a senior she would have had more experience fighting in a shi-ai. I had never seen her fight before or had a chance to keiko with her, which only added to my anxiety because I didn’t know what kind of cut she preferred – though in hindsight this perceived “handicap” helped me learn a lot about fighting in a tournament because I’m unlikely to know what my opponent is good at before the match itself.
Anthea scoring a kote point on the right.
I’d heard that Xian Ping, whom I fought my second match with, was good at kote cuts, so I tried my best to employ nuki-men techniques during my fight against her. (Here I have to thank Jiahui and Yonghe a lot for telling me about the existence of such a move before the tournament, if not it would have been much harder for me to score a point.) By the time I got to the finals match, my nerves were so jangled that I forgot the proper sequence for bowing and stepping into the court, causing Peter sensei to ask Melissa and I to re-do the entire process. During the match itself, he also stopped us a couple of times to correct our taiatari methods, among other things. Frankly, up till now I'm still shocked at my progress, having been so utterly worried about the whole affair. Even though Melissa eventually won, I don't feel that I've come up short in this competition.
The nuki-men point (Left: Xian Ping, Right: Anthea)
Ladies Finals between Anthea (Red) and Melissa (White)
Overall, I’m glad that I took part in the series 1; I'll remember the talk that Shumin gave us, along with her encouragement from the sidelines. I'll recall that it was the first time I fought my friends. Peter sensei's instructions on how to taiatari will stick in my head for good. Plus, I swear I will pay more attention to how I enter the court next time, because kendo's all about rei-ho. And of course, I will keep in mind that it was a great learning experience for all of us juniors."
Juniors girls team with our dearest seniors, Shumin and Belinda! Polaroid courtesy from Anthea
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