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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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Friday, June 17, 2011

Summer Affiliates Training Camp

By Nella

Affiliate clubs of the Singapore Kendo Club (SKC) had their inaugural Summer Affiliates Training Camp from the 10th to 12th of June! This time, we had the privilege of hosting the camp in our home dojo at NUS! (:

The camp started off with an afternoon training at MPSH6. Now with a slightly different feel as our SMU counterparts are present. After that, everyone got to check in to their rooms at Raffles Hall, which was directly opposite SRC. Our usual evening training awaits with Renata sensei's arrival! Our fellow kendokas from NYP could only join us much later due to their lessons.

The start of our camp!

Kiri kaeshi practice

Renata sensei teaching us about tenouichi

Day 2 greeted us with a morning training session conducted by Wada sensei and Suresh sensei. This was followed by Peter sensei's kihon training, another led by Daphne sensei from SMU and lastly by Suresh sensei from NYP. Of course, with breakfast and lunch breaks in between. Not to mention that we had a fantastic lunch catered by SUN Asian Bistro! The fried rice and fish fingers were completely cleaned from the trays. XD

Demonstration by sensei

More waza practice!

Saturday trainings ended off with a nice supper with senseis once again! With a good night's sleep and a short breakfast, we are all ready for godou keiko on Sunday! The line up for Sunday was similar to that of in SKC. First to come was the Japanese and Beginners' Class, proceeded by Advanced Class/Godou Keiko and finally with World Kendo Championships (WKC) training.

Godou keiko on the next morning

Japanese Class (:

Preparation for Advanced Class later

WKC Training Team

One last snapshot of the day

At the end of it all, most of us would have went through at least 7 trainings in total. We managed to cover the various aspects of kendo as well, i.e. kihon, waza and keiko, and I'm certain that everybody has gotten the best out of the camp in their own ways. (:

Personally, it was awesome to have participated and survived this camp! As you may have noticed, one of the highlights was to be able to undergo training sessions conducted by different senseis from our affiliate clubs in Singapore; each with its own experience to offer. Moreover, Affiliate Camp allowed us to have block training sessions (most evident on Day 2), which truly pushed both our physical and mental stamina to the limits. Most of all, the opportunity to get to know our affiliate members better in and out of trainings!

A big thank you to everyone who have made this camp possible! :D

12:24 PM

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