Davao Sword School - Yushinkai

Last week, we had the wonderful opportunity to keiko with Nitobe-sensei, accompanied by Keitai Shingaki-sensei.

Thank you for visiting our humble dojo. We are always grateful for the chances of meeting and learning from well-esteemed kendokas who share the same passion and dedication to Kendo as we do. 🙇‍♂️

We hope you enjoyed your time here with us as much as we did with you. Thank you for training with us and allowing us to learn from you, we look forward to your next visit!
ありがとうございます、またよろしくお願いします！😁✨
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🗓️𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
↳ Mon・Wed・Fri・Sat ─ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
↳ Tuesday・Thursday ─ 10:00am - 12:00nn
📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
↳ Project UnderDog Fitness Gym and Martial Arts
(https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipudkVL3jMQ95KSk9)

※ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.

今年も杉山先生と北田先生と一緒に稽古できました！🤩✨

We welcomed the return of Takaki Sugiyama-sensei and Kaito Kitada-sensei in Davao City with a super fun and enlightening keiko, alongside Davao Kendokas from Davao Kendo Club and Davao Kenyukai, to whom we'd like to thank for joining us and making the keiko even more lively and full of energy. 😊

We are always thankful to Sugiyama-sensei and Kitada-sensei for helping us reflect on how we can become a better version of ourselves. It's always a truly humbling experience to train with them. We look forward to your next visit! ありがとうございました、またお願いします！🙇‍♂️
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🗓️𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
↳ Mon・Wed・Fri・Sat ─ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
↳ Tuesday・Thursday ─ 10:00am - 12:00nn
📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
↳ Project UnderDog Fitness Gym and Martial Arts
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipudkVL3jMQ95KSk9

※ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗶'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!
2026年の初稽古お疲れ様でした！

Thank you to everyone who joined us welcome the new year with a fun Hatsugeiko! Let's continue to move forward into the year together－setting new goals and building not only our strength but also our characters. Here's to another year of sharing the Kendo journey with everyone! 🤝✨

未来へ真っ直ぐ！⚔️
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🗓️𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
↳ Mon・Wed・Fri・Sat ─ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
↳ Tuesday・Thursday ─ 10:00am - 12:00nn
📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
↳ Project UnderDog Fitness Gym and Martial Arts
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipudkVL3jMQ95KSk9
(Gate entrance is by the left side of Romantic Baboy)

※ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.

【 第7回全フィリピン剣道大会 】
𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐎 𝐘𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐔𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝟑 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 held at 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

Kendokas of Davao Yushinkai continue to participate in the country's annual taikai, the 7th Philippine National Kendo Tournament. 🇵🇭⚔️ Everyone's consistent training all year paid off into their achievements with 3 champion titles reigning from our Davao Yushinkai members－a huge milestone for the club! Let us congratulate our champions and awardees with pride for their heart, skill, and dedication shown in every match, earning their well-deserved achievements and bringing pride to Davao Yushinkai! 👏🎉✨

𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
・Robert Carabuena Jr. - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧🏆
・Alfred Timogtimog - 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩🥉

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
・Suji Yu - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧🏆

𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝟯-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺
・Yushinkai 1 - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧🏆
- Robert Carabuena Jr.
- Christian Disconte
- Alfred Timogtimog

𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
・Yuri Haderly - 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝🏅

We would also like to proudly congratulate our Shinsa passers, they've worked hard and prepared well all year to have earned their respective ranks 🥳👏:

𝟭 𝗗𝗮𝗻
・Yuri Haderly

𝟭 𝗞𝘆𝘂
・Vladimier Juliano
・Joshua Madelo

A huge congratulations to everyone for your outstanding achievements! We would also like to extend our gratitude to our senpais, kouhais, and to the families and friends who supported us. Most especially to our head sensei－Takaki Sugiyama-sensei , whose unwavering support, patience, and guidance never falter, and continually inspire us to grow stronger, not only as kendokas but also as individuals.

Please join us once again in celebrating this milestone together as we continue to grow and strive for excellence through the way of the sword! 🥳💐✨

未来へ真っ直ぐ！⚔️
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🗓️𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
↳ Mon・Wed・Fri・Sat ─ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
↳ Tuesday・Thursday ─ 10:00am - 12:00nn
📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
↳ Project UnderDog Fitness Gym and Martial Arts
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipudkVL3jMQ95KSk9
(Gate entrance is by the left side of Romantic Baboy)

※ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.

𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗶'𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗼!

Thank you so much to everyone and most especially to Keitai Shingaki-sensei and 剣道 IkedaShinithi-sensei for joining us at our last recent keikos. 🙇‍♂️✨

Such a wonderful way to close 2025 together with the shared laughter and camaraderie－we're always grateful for the time, effort, dedication, and spirit that you all bring to the dojo every keiko. Here's to continuing this journey with you all again in 2026, see you all next year! 😊✨

未来へ真っ直ぐ！⚔️
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🗓️𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
↳ Mon・Wed・Fri・Sat ─ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
↳ Tuesday・Thursday ─ 10:00am - 12:00nn
📍𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
↳ Project UnderDog Fitness Gym and Martial Arts
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ipudkVL3jMQ95KSk9
(Gate entrance is by the left side of Romantic Baboy)

※ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦.

🎄🎁 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 & 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗬𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗶!! 🎉✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the season together. May the rest of the holidays bring you rest, joy, and renewed strength as we move forward into the coming year. 😊✨

Warm wishes to everyone － from our dojo to yours! 🤗

Congratulations, Team Philippines! 🔥🥈

A big round of applause to our very own Jhan Alfred Timogtimog and Robert Carabuena for winning Silver in the Men’s Team Division at the 13th ASEAN Kendo Tournament!

And to Suzzane Jean Yu, who proudly fought as part of the Women’s Team Division!!🙌

You’ve brought honor to the Philippine Team and to Davao Yushinkai. Mabuhay kayo! 💪🇵🇭

🔥 Good luck to the Philippine Team! 🔥

Proud to see our very own Robert Carabuena, Jhan Alfred Timogtimog, and Suzzane Jean Yu, members of Davao Yushinkai fighting alongside the Philippine delegation at the 13th ASEAN Kendo Tournament!

Bring honor to the flag and to the dojo. We’re all cheering for you

LET’S GO PHILIPPINES! 💪🇵🇭

📣 Register for the 7th Philippine National Kendo Tournament (PNKT) and Shinsa (exam)!

Kendoka from across the Philippines will once again come together for two days of spirited competition, growth, and camaraderie at the 7th Philippine National Kendo Tournament! ⚔️

🎟️ Registration form for the PNKT will be distributed internally through club admins/leads.
🎟️ Register for the shinsa (exam): www.kendo.ph/shinsa/

📅 Date: October 25–26, 2025
📍 Venue: GameVille Ball Park, Greenfield District, Mandaluyong, Philippines https://maps.app.goo.gl/kxTw9w4Cjmd6dux98
📍 Fellowship Dinner Venue: One Cafe and Events Place (New Branch), The Exchange Square Center, 11th Floor, Exchange Road corner San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila https://maps.app.goo.gl/UF4mx5oomBRDQAHg8

ℹ️ Deadline for registration: September 27, 2025
ℹ️ Deadline for payment: October 4, 2025

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💰 Shiai (Tournament) Registration Fee
• UKFP Members: ₱2,000 (Adults), ₱800 (Minors)
• Non-Members: ₱2,800 (Adults), ₱1,600 (Minors)

💰 Shinsa (Grading) Registration Fee
UKFP Members
• All Minors: Free
• All Kyu Levels: ₱1,500
• 1 Dan: ₱2,000
• 2 Dan: ₱3,000
• 3 Dan: ₱4,000
• 4 Dan: ₱5,000
• 5 Dan: ₱6,000

Non-Members
• All Minors: ₱1,000
• All Kyu Levels: ₱2,500
• 1 Dan: ₱3,000
• 2 Dan: ₱5,000
• 3 Dan: ₱7,000
• 4 Dan: ₱9,000
• 5 Dan: ₱11,000