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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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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Matriculation Fair 2011

ATTENTION TO ALL FRESHMEN!

This is Nella reporting live from the Matriculation Fair 2011! To all freshies who are interested to join us for the upcoming academic year, do drop by our booth at D21 to pick up an invitation leaflet to our Welcome Tea and Beginner Course! :D

Of course, we will be here to answer any queries you might have about our training, or simply about what kendo is all about!

For those who have missed us, you are welcome to sign up online at the following link:

NUSKK Sign Up Form

Alternatively, you may wish to contact us through our email or our tagboard on our blog. We will keep you guys in the loop with regards to the details of the events nearer to the date!

Our booth!

Freshly printed leaflets for the Welcome Tea & Beginner Course

While stocks last!

Seniors currently on duty:

Ze Hao

Weber

Yong He

Anthea

~~If you have a favourite senior, please let us know. XD~~

Hope to see you here! (:

11:54 AM

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Oke's House Warming Party!

By Nella

Kendokas invaded Oke's new house on a late Saturday morning of July! :D

After Oke has settled in into his house near school, we decided to have a housewarming party in the weekend. All of us sat around in the living room and dug our fingers into his stash of games. *clicks on console intensely* XD

And there are many more of us at the unseen right corner

Nasution with screen 1!

Behold gaming screen number 2!

A portion of the stash of drinks in the fridge

Zehao vs Jingyang!

Little Big Planet 2

One full of interesting mini games :P

Of course, which gathering would be complete without food. Anthea brought the goodies from her trip to Australia as well. There was really a selection of snacks lying around for the day!

One last slice of pizza!

Assortment of Sticky sweets!

From the bottle of Sweet-As, or so it is called (:

Here is Anthea behind a bag of Ruffles! :D

Towards the night, we had quite a few matches of the card game, Saboteur. For those not in the know, feel free to google it. XD The expansion pack added a new touch to the game when there were more roles for the players!

The dark side of the dwarves

Special thanks to Oke (and his roommates) for opening up his new home for us! We can drop by again any time when you are free. Hahah. XD

Credits for the photo!

1:06 PM

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Sports Camp Demonstration

By Nella

NUSKK was part of the Martial Arts Showcase during Sports Camp 2011 on the night of 28th June! This event was held annually to introduce the various martial arts clubs in NUS to the freshmen.

For Kendo, we began our demonstration with a short explanation about our trainings and the points system. After which, we had jigeiko and an interaction session, where the freshies could pick up a shinai and try out some cuts.

I shall hand over to the pictures to tell the rest of the story. XD

Leon (from Fencing) and John :D

Here we go~!

Jigeiko

Meet John (again), one of our best training buddy

A men cut on Anthea

Jingyang showing the right way to hold a shinai

One last suburi by the freshmen

Hope each of the OGs have enjoyed themselves despite the tiring activities in the day! For more fun and action, join us during our Welcome Tea on 19th August! (:

10:50 PM

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