University of Toronto Kendo Club

‼️We are beyond excited to host the 2023 University of Toronto Kendo Tournament‼️This is our first tournament since the extended pandemic break, and we hope to reignite the tradition of exciting competition and the spirit of camaraderie that has made this tournament such a success.

Date: Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Registration time: 8:00AM
Tournament Time: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: Sports Gym at the UofT Athletic Centre (55 Harbord St, Toronto, ON, M5S 2W6)

Registrations are now closed, but all are invited to come spectate and cheer on the competitors! COVID mask policies will be enforced as shown above. For any questions or inquiries, please contact [email protected] or send us a DM : )

We successfully hosted our 2023 gasshuku last week! Thank you to Waterloo, Carleton, York, Markham Kendo Club, and Renshin Kendo Dojo for attending. We would also like to thank Johnson sensei and Kim sensei for leading the practices. We hope everyone had a fun time at UofT 😎💙

Dear Members and Prospective Kendo Players,

We are excited to announce that UTKC will be hosting two Orientation Practices on Thursday, September 30th from 8:00-9:30PM in the Athletic Centre's Upper Gym and Saturday, October 2nd from 10:00-11:30AM in the Athletic Centre's Dance Studio and the Goldring Centre's Fitness Studio.

The deadline for orientation registration is Tuesday, September 28th at noon. A confirmation email with the assigned time slots and further instructions will be sent Tuesday night to all who registered.

For those who have already registered for the orientation practices and plan to attend, please read the following information carefully:

Due to AC restrictions, we are now only accepting people with an AC membership to attend the Club practices (including the Orientation). Please make sure you have a valid Athletic Centre membership before attending our practices otherwise you will not be able to access the facility (for U of T students, the AC membership is included in the tuition fee so this will not be a concern).

Furthermore, we are limiting the amount of attendees to orientation practices to meet the AC's maximum capacity. That means, for Thursday's Orientation practice, the maximum capacity for the Upper Gym is 60 people. For Saturday, we have split the orientation practice into two venues in order to meet the maximum capacity of 20 people for the Dance Studio and 15 people for the Goldring Centre's Fitness Studio.

Therefore, please refer to the confirmation email for your assigned time slot and come at the assigned time and place for the orientation in order to meet the AC's maximum capacity. The confirmation email will be sent on Tuesday night, September 28th.

We are still accepting registration for Orientation practices, so please do refer the form below to any prospective Kendo players who are U of T students!

https://forms.gle/UQkgVmYfvNoHdfv27

Also, feel free to share our Orientation poster below!

As mentioned in the poster, please arrive on time wearing comfortable work-out clothes and a mask. You must complete UCheck on the day of the practice prior to entering the AC. No shoes are allowed within the dojo (practice venue). We will have a place for you to leave your shoes or you may leave it in the lockers in the changerooms.

Regular practice for UTKC members will start after the Orientation practices end. On Thursday, September 30th, practice will start at 9:30PM. On Saturday, October 2nd, practice will start at 11:30AM. If you are registered for the orientation practice and are not a member of UTKC please disregard this last message.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Best,
Executives
UofT Kendo Club

Dear Members and Beginners,

We are excited to announce that the club will be hosting orientation practices during the upcoming reading week (November 9-15).

We invite beginners and those who are interested in joining the club to the long-awaited online orientation practices on Wednesday, November 11 from 7-8PM EST and Saturday, November 14 from 2-3PM EST (regular practice times). Current members are also encouraged to attend the two orientations in order to help demonstrate online practices.

We also invite both beginners to join the club social event (gaming night) on Friday, November 13th in order to get to know the current members. Details on gaming night will be posted soon.

A Zoom link for orientation practices will be sent out soon following this post. For members, it is the same Zoom link as regular practices. In order to receive the Zoom link as beginners attending orientation, please fill out the following form by Sunday, November 8th so we can send you the Zoom information.

Registration form: https://bit.ly/38diJmE

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Best,
Executives
UofT Kendo Club

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated on this past Saturday’s 2019 University of Toronto Invitational Kendo Tournament!

We want to thank all the judges and volunteers that helped make it another successful tournament, as well as the spectators who came to watch. Thank you all!

The results are as follows:

Division A: Mudansha & Shodan
1st Place: Raymond Kim (University of Waterloo Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Julien Couturier (JCCC Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Jasper Chen (University of Waterloo Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Étienne Mathieu (McGill University Kendo Club)

Division B: Nidan & Sandan
1st Place: Sean Zapanta (University of Toronto Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Takehiro Saito (Ryerson University Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Jimi Lin (JCCC Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Micheal Schoenhofer (Carleton University Kendo Club)

Division W: Women's
1st Place: Francesca Ho (University of Toronto Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Joanna Asare (JCCC Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Man-San Ma (Etobicoke Kendo & Iaido Club)
3rd Place: Veronique Marchande (McGill University Kendo Club)

Division C: Yondan & Above
1st Place: Shawn Kim (Jung Ko Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Elliott Altilia (JCCC Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Harry Kim (Jung Ko Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Eric Jung (Jung Ko Kendo Club)

Division T: Teams
1st Place: JCC A (JCCC Kendo Club)
2nd Place: JKO A (Jung Ko Kendo Club Team A)
3rd Place: UOT B (University of Toronto Kendo Club Team B)
3rd Place: ETO (Etobicoke Kendo & Iaido Club)

University of Toronto Fighting Spirit Award
Priscillia Momo (McGill University Kendo Club)

Daniel Saruyama Fighting Spirit Award
Étienne Mathieu (McGill University Kendo Club)

Congratulations to this year's winners and to everyone who participated for your efforts.

We hope to see everyone again next year!

To Kendo Clubs across Canada and the United States:

We are pleased to announce that the 2019 University of Toronto Invitational Kendo Tournament will take place on Saturday, March 9th.

The registration package has now been sent out.

If you are on our mailing list, you should receive the registration package by email. If not, please email [email protected] and we will send you the package and add you to our mailing list.

Best,
Executives
UofT Kendo Club

On Sunday, June 17th, we had the great honour and privilege to host Team Canada coach Dean Ara Sensei. We would like to thank Ara sensei for leading such an insightful practice and would hope to have the opportunity to practice together soon.

UTKC would like to extend gratitude to all those who attended and contributed towards a successful practice. Let's keep up the good work, and cheer on our members during the 2018 World Kendo Championships!

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to all who attended this past Saturday's 2018 University of Toronto Invitational Kendo Tournament!

We want to thank all the judges and volunteers that helped make it another successful tournament, as well as the spectators who came to watch. Thank you all!

Furthermore, congratulations to this year's winners and all who participated for your efforts, and contribution to the tournament's success.

We hope to see everyone again next year!

The results are as follows:

Division A: Mudansha & Shodan
1st Place: Aaron Wilson (JCCC Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Ryan Evans (York University Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Zexi Wu (University of Western Ontario Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Inho Cha (University at Buffalo Kendo Club)

Division B: Nidan & Sandan
1st Place: Jun Choi (Jung Ko Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Yukitaka Kazanawa (University at Buffalo Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Xiaohe Chen (University of Toronto Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Eli Oda (McGill University Kendo Club)

Division W: Women's
1st Place: Akiko Fukushima (Vancouver Kendo Club)
2nd Place: Bree Yang (Jung Ko Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Hanaca Yamada (Vancouver Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Veronique Marchand (Université de Montreal Kendo Club)

Division C: Yondan & Above
1st Place: Ryo Yasumura (Etobicoke Kendo & Iaido Club)
2nd Place: Shigemitsu Kamata (Etobicoke Kendo & Iaido Club)
3rd Place: Inseo Park (Jung Ko Kendo Club)
3rd Place: Kyle Eunseob Lee (Chinook Kendo Club)

Division T: Teams
1st Place: Team Canada Men
2nd Place: JKO 1 (Jung Ko Kendo Club Team 1)
3rd Place: Team Canada Women
3rd Place: TKC 1 (Toronto Kendo Club Team 1)

University of Toronto Fighting Spirit Award
Meghan Demirer (University at Buffalo Kendo Club)

Daniel Saruyama Fighting Spirit Award
Joana Asare (JCCC Kendo Club)