The following is the practice schedule for Fall semester 2013:
Monday 9:15-10:45pm, Multipurpose Room A
Tuesday 8:45-10:45, Multipurpose Room B
Thursday 8:30-10:30, Multipurpose Room B
All practices are held in the Rec Center. Please plan on arriving approximately 15 minutes before practice in order to prepare and change, and stay the entirety of practice. If you have any questions, you are welcome to email the president at sawickrt@mail.uc.edu. Thank you and see you there!
University of Cincinnati Kendo Club
UC Kendo Club
Monday, August 26, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Spring Semester Practice Schedule
For Spring Semester, UC Kendo practice takes place at these times in the Campus Recreation Center.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
9:15pm-10:45
All practices will be held in Multipurpose Room A.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
9:15pm-10:45
All practices will be held in Multipurpose Room A.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Johnson Cup and Testing
On the weekend of October 26th, the Johnson Cup and testing were hosted in Columbus, OH. All of our members did quite well, and below are the recognized successes of each member.
Shin Haman received third place in the no bogu division
Cincinnati A received first place in the teams division!
Congratulations to all the members - Chris George, Keafer Mock, Jyoshu Tsushima, Brian Dirk of Indianapolis, and special thanks to Kazuhiko Bessho who received a concussion and continued to pull out a win for the team! Great job team!
For testing:
Chris George gained 3dan
Jyoshu Tsushima confirmed 2dan
Rachel Sawicki gained 1dan
Andrea Grisell gained 4kyu
Congratulations to all of our members. Let's continue working hard and improve for the future!
Shin Haman received third place in the no bogu division
Cincinnati A received first place in the teams division!
Congratulations to all the members - Chris George, Keafer Mock, Jyoshu Tsushima, Brian Dirk of Indianapolis, and special thanks to Kazuhiko Bessho who received a concussion and continued to pull out a win for the team! Great job team!
For testing:
Chris George gained 3dan
Jyoshu Tsushima confirmed 2dan
Rachel Sawicki gained 1dan
Andrea Grisell gained 4kyu
Congratulations to all of our members. Let's continue working hard and improve for the future!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Joint Practice
Everyone,
The next joint practice will be held here in Cincinnati at the Corryville Rec Center. For those of you that live on, or near, campus, the rec center is just a few blocks from campus on the corner of University St. and Eden St.
Everyone in the club is highly encouraged to attend these joint practices whenever they can, even the beginners. In fact, there will be a beginners practice for the first half of the total time slot we have there. Because the beginners' practice was mainly set up for the Japanese Language School kids, the primary language used will be Japanese. If you don't know Japanese, don't worry since practice is very easy to follow and any personal advice will be handled in English.
Not only is this a great time to get some extra practice in, but this is a great opportunity to get to know people outside of our immediate Kendo circle that you will likely see repeatedly if you continue practicing. You are also welcome to attend the after party at Buffalo Wild Wings. Rides to and from the practice location are available for those that need it.
Chris George
The next joint practice will be held here in Cincinnati at the Corryville Rec Center. For those of you that live on, or near, campus, the rec center is just a few blocks from campus on the corner of University St. and Eden St.
Everyone in the club is highly encouraged to attend these joint practices whenever they can, even the beginners. In fact, there will be a beginners practice for the first half of the total time slot we have there. Because the beginners' practice was mainly set up for the Japanese Language School kids, the primary language used will be Japanese. If you don't know Japanese, don't worry since practice is very easy to follow and any personal advice will be handled in English.
Not only is this a great time to get some extra practice in, but this is a great opportunity to get to know people outside of our immediate Kendo circle that you will likely see repeatedly if you continue practicing. You are also welcome to attend the after party at Buffalo Wild Wings. Rides to and from the practice location are available for those that need it.
Chris George
Friday, August 24, 2012
Fall Announcements
Hello everyone! I hope y’all had a
great summer. There is a LOT of things to discuss, so I’ll cut
right to the chase.
I recently caught wind that
Ariga-sensei, the regional federation president, might be close to
selling his home, so Miami Valley will be holding a farewell practice
and party on September 2nd. Practice will be from 11 AM
to 1:30 PM and the party is currently planned to be at Deja Brew,
located directly across the street from the dojo. Keep in mind that
this falls on a Sunday, thus, Saturday practice is canceled. If you
have any extra time between loads of homework and stuff, please come
and say goodbye before he moves away (though he’ll still be the
federation president :P) And while we are on the subject of Miami
Valley, for the past few weeks, the times had been altered to
accommodate the Japanese Language School in Columbus while they were
off for their summer vacation. It looks like it’s over now so,
starting this Saturday, practice will be back to its normal time of
11 AM ~ 1:30 PM.
On the home front, UC Kendo practices
will be starting up again this coming Monday on August 27th
in Multipurpose Room B from 8:30 to 10:30. Whether you’ve been
practicing for 10 years or barely heard of Kendo until…now…all
are welcome to join us for some fun times. We had some great events
over the past year so let’s try to keep that going!
I’ve been hearing about quite a few
tournaments down the pipeline. If you have bogu, you are eligible to
participate. Here’s a brief rundown of the ones I can think of:
Cleveland Student Tournament
- Eligible for those that are currently in college or recent
grads scheduled for September 28th-30th at Case
Western Reserve. There will also be a shinsa for those testing up to
3rd Dan on Saturday with the tournament happening on
Sunday. Based on the information packet, the due date for turning in
testing applications is September 21st and the due date
for the tournament is up in the air (but safe to assume that it’s
due on the same day as the testing form). For more information, you
can go to http://www.clevelandkendo.com/student_cup
and download all the necessary forms and stuff. If we can, we should
try to send everything to them at once, so please find out if you’re
able to go ASAP so we can plan stuff out.
2012 SEUSKF Tournament – The
tournament will be held in Atlanta on October 7th and
promotion exams will be held on October 6th. This
tournament is available for everyone that is wearing bogu. I will
have to clear this with my parents, but since the tournament location
is about 15 minutes from my parents’ house, then we can possibly
stay there and save some money. The tournament and testing (up to
4th Dan) application deadline is September 10th,
so we’ll need to decide on who will be able to go quickly and
arrange money and stuff. Please see the link
(http://www.atlantakendokai.org/2012/08/01/2012-seuskf-tournament/)
for more information and the tournament packet.
Midwest Kendo Tournament – The
annual tournament will be held in Madison, WI on October 29th
with applications due by October 18th. Word has it that
we might have our Johnson Cup/Testing around the same time, so this
tournament might be a no-go for us. Nonetheless, the PDF with the
application forms can be found here
(http://www.midwestkendo.com/images/Forms/mwkf%20taikai%20madison%202011.pdf).
Johnson Cup/Testing – This is
more of a heads up than anything, but we are planning on doing the
annual Johnson Cup and testing in late October. Details are still
being formed, but I will let you know as soon as I get more
information.
I will try to update the calendar with
all the dates and information (can be found on the sidebar to the
right) as soon as I have the opportunity. Let’s try to make this
year as successful as we can!
--Chris George
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Summer Kendo for Cincinnati
Hello all, this is Chris here with some important practice information!Step 'N' Out Dance Studio
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for making the UC Kendo Club as successful as it has been this past year. Not only did we achieve some tournament successes with our UC teams, we even gained quite a few new members. Whether you're a beginner or advanced person, frequent or sparse attendant, you all have something to contribute to the success of the club. We hope to see you all next semester as we try to make the club grow even stronger from sheer Kendo ability as well as friendships.
For those of you that might be itching to do some Kendo during the summer hiatus, there are still several opportunities to get some practice in that's within driving distance. Below are the practice times and locations for the Miami Valley Kendo Club in Dayton and the Northern Kentucky Kendo Club in Covington. If you happen to be out of town this summer, you can ask me for places to practice where you will be.
Miami Valley Kendo Club
Nihon Karate Do Taiyo Washin Ryu
2028 Harshman Road
Dayton, OH
Saturday: 11:15 - 1 PM (Extra practice from 1 PM to 2 PM for those that want a little extra punishment)
Northern Kentucky Kendo Club
Wednesday 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Iaido practice is from 6 to 7 for those that are interested in trying it)
2823 Eden Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
Sunday 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM (Iaido practice begins at 8:00 AM if you're interested in trying it)
721 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY
Monday, April 2, 2012
Cleveland Tournament
On Saturday, UC Kendo traveled to Cleveland to compete in the annual Cleveland/GNEUSKF Championships at Case Western Reserve University. Everyone had some fantastic fights.
Congrats to UC Team A (Thomas Koizumi, Chris George, Jyoshu Tsushima, Sun Kim, and Kazuhiko Bessho) on taking third place in team matches
Congrats to Bessho-sensei for defeating Burm Kim in individuals
Congrats to Charlie Fan and Sean Senske for participating in their first tournament! You did great!
Let's continue to work hard and continue to succeed!
Congrats to UC Team A (Thomas Koizumi, Chris George, Jyoshu Tsushima, Sun Kim, and Kazuhiko Bessho) on taking third place in team matches
Congrats to Bessho-sensei for defeating Burm Kim in individuals
Congrats to Charlie Fan and Sean Senske for participating in their first tournament! You did great!
Let's continue to work hard and continue to succeed!
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