Kendo


Established 1989

The Kendo Club had a strong start to the year. The club had 47 people try out Kendo for the very first time. Towards the end of Semester 1, the Club hosted a one-day training camp with 82 attendees after which it organised an inter-club competition with 81 participants. The Club claimed 4 medals at the Australian Kendo Championships held in April and 5 medals in the individual division and 3 medals in the team divisions at the Victorian Kendo Championships. In total, the Club took home 5 out of 10 trophies.

Three members of the club were selected to represent Team Australia at the 2024 World Kendo Championships as competitor and 2 members as Coach and Team Physiotherapist.
PositionName
PresidentTommy Dinh
Vice-PresidentJulie Tran
SecretaryRavon Chew
TreasurerMay Chung

Club Team Performance

LeagueDisciplineResult
Victorian Kendo ChampionshipsMen’s Kyu Teams1st
Victorian Kendo ChampionshipsWomen’s Kyu Teams2nd
Victorian Kendo ChampionshipsMen’s Open Teams1st

Individual Achievements

Member NameChampionshipDisciplineResult
Tommy DinhClub ChampionshipsJunior Kyu Individuals1st
Oscar SunClub ChampionshipsJunior Kyu Individuals3rd
Sandra ChenClub ChampionshipsSenior Kyu Individuals2nd
Yen-Hsun WangClub ChampionshipsSenior Kyu Individuals3rd
Huu Duc Thang NguyenClub ChampionshipsJunior Dan Individuals1st
Sandra ChenClub ChampionshipsJunior Dan Individuals3rd
Jamie ShenClub ChampionshipsSenior Dan Individuals1st
Takeshi HartonoClub ChampionshipsSenior Dan Individuals3rd
Oscar SunOtsuka TaikaiN/A1st

State Representation

Member NameChampionshipDisciplineResult
Yen-Hsun WangVictorian Kendo ChampionshipsMen’s Kyu Individuals1st
Chia-Tsen ChungVictorian Kendo ChampionshipsWomen’s Kyu Individuals1st
Yaya JeongVictorian Kendo ChampionshipsWomen’s Dan Individuals1st
Koki HayaoVictorian Kendo ChampionshipsMen’s Dan Individuals2nd
Richard T’enVictorian Kendo ChampionshipsMen’s Dan Individuals3rd

National Representation

Member NameChampionshipDisciplineResult
Richard T’enWorld Kendo ChampionshipsTeam AustraliaSelected
Julie TranWorld Kendo ChampionshipsTeam AustraliaSelected
Yaya JeongWorld Kendo ChampionshipsTeam AustraliaSelected
Daniel JeongWorld Kendo ChampionshipsTeam AustraliaCoach
Nicole SaccardoWorld Kendo ChampionshipsTeam AustraliaPhysiotherapist

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