Indianapolis Kendo Club

Good Afternoon All,
The Indianapolis Kendo Club has resumed practices, in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the AUSKF.

Those who would like to practice are required to have been fully vaccinated. This means receiving the full dosage of the vaccine (1 shot for J&J or 2 shots for Pfizer/Moderna) and also waiting the 2 week period following the final vaccination.
We also following CDC guidelines for indoor engagements. At this time, the CDC has recommended that all individuals wear masks while indoors. We are following this policy and all individuals are required to wear a mask during practice. More information can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/.../vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html.

We ask that if you are feeling unwell, you please stay at home until you feel better.
Current practice schedule is Tuesday & Thursday from 7-8PM ET and Friday from 6-7PM ET.
We look forward to seeing you!

Due to coronavirus concerns, Mudokwan dojo is closed until April 7.

Congratulations to Satomi-sensei, who attained 6th dan at the recent AUSKF shinsa in Kentucky. Way to go, sensei🙂👍

We have experienced a very busy fall in the IKC, with many of our members participating in the annual Johnson Cup tournament and rank exam in Columbus, Ohio, and the rank exam in Chicago, Illinois. All did well, particularly in our rank examinations, with newer members testing for the first time, and our more experienced kenshi advancing in rank. Congratulations to all our members.

Last weekend several members of the IKC attended a seminar in Detroit led by Nishimura Hidehisa, legendary three time All Japan kendo champion. We enjoyed ourselves immensely, and learned a great deal from Nishimura-sensei, who is not only a great kendo teacher and practitioner, but also a very nice man.

Great class last night (and many thanks to Amanda Jones for the pictures). It is particularly good to see our steadily growing number of young kenshi. Always a pleasure to work with these young people 🙂

Dojo mates sporting new iaido gear 🙂

Scenes from our class last night. We have such an excellent mix of older and younger kenshi, advanced, beginners, etc. And everyone gave it their all in what was a spirited practice.

Great day for Sam, who dons full bogu for the first time. Sam worked hard to reach this milestone in his kendo journey, and we are all very proud of him 🙂

Wonderful time this weekend with kendo mates gathered for good food, good fun and conversation, as well as co****le and whatnot. Many thanks to Brian and Ashley for hosting.

Awesome class last night, with a very full house, despite the summer heat and humidity. We also welcomed visitors Elizabeth Hahn and Adam West from the Louisville Kendo Club.