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Great kendo videos for 2011

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Massed kendo goodness! Primary/Junior High School kendoka at a seminar in Hokkaido. Former All Japan champion and Japan Team Captain Eiga Naoki demonstrates men ni tai suru waza (techniques against men ) and kote ni tai suru waza (techniques against kote ) See if you can name them all in the comments section...! b

Welcome to 2011!

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This year there is plenty on as usual, not least of which our regular training starts back this Saturday. For term dates, go to the Training Dates page. There will also be a visit this weekend from Nittaidai (日体大), the National Sports Science University in Tokyo. As usual there will be a speci al training with their kendo dept members (open to all VKR members) and a special demo of traditional Japanese Mar tial Arts. See below for details. GOODWILL TRAINING A goodwill training will be held with Hakamada sensei, Yagisawa sensei and Shinzato sensei, and 23 members of the kendo faculty. Date: Sat 12 Feb Time: 5:30 for 6:00 start. (Doors open at 5:30. Training will be 2 hours) Venue: Footscray Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre (Building L), at Victoria University - Footscray Park Campus, Ballarat Road, Footscray VIC 3011 Melway 2S F4 Website: http://www.vu.edu.au/campuses/footscray-park Cost: $10 We hope to see as many Victorian kendoka at the training as possible! PERFORMANCE