Welcome to the EUKC website

The 2008 Kendo British Universities Championship took place on the 15th of March, hosted by Cambridge University. Twelve kendoka from EUKC made the long journey down to compete, returning with 1st and 3rd in the ladies individuals as well as 3rd in the team event...

Tuesday: 7-9pm at EKC - This is Honda Sensei's last training in Edinburgh so please try and make it. Even if you can't practice please come and join me for some watching practice. Even if your just watching please bring dogi its a really nice gesture for Sensei.

Saturday: 2:30-5:30pm Trust Upper Hall - This will just be a normal practice and if you don't know the hall its in the main CSE sports centre just ask for directions or simply follow familiar looking people with swords. Unfortunately for non CSE members there is a fee on the door of 2.50 (the usual to use the gym).

Please remember to be at both early to get ready for starting on the dot, Sensei is a very punctual man!

Added a new shiai page here that shows past results and the next pool. Also added a link to it on the left.

As part of his first tour of the Scottish dojos as new GB coach, Matsumoto Sensei (7th Dan Kyoshi) visited EUKC on Saturday 6th October. It was a successful day with new EUKC beginners having a taste of more advanced Kendo and the meaning behind it all, as well as EUKC playing host to members of dojos all over Scotland. Report to follow.

On Friday 5th October Miyagawa Sensei (6th Dan) and long time friend of EKC and EUKC Emai-San (3rd Dan) attended a EKC practice as part of a trip to Scotland before Sensei travels back to Japan. Six members of EUKC attended having the oppurnity to learn from Sensei as well as practicing with many of the EKC members. EUKC wishes Miyagawa the best of luck on his journey back to Japan!

On the 22nd September Catherine Baecker, Neill Innes and Jie Lin of EUKC attended the Kyu Grade Taikai in London hosted by ICL Kendo Club. All three fought well with Catherine and Neill competing in one match each while Jie made it through to the third round. Well done all on their first experience of Shiai Kendo! Report to follow.

Welcome to the new look EUKC website! Hopefully the additional functionality of the site will help to make using, browsing and updating the site easier.

Can all committie members (and anyone else who wants to) please sign up using their real names!

From 14th-25th June nine members of EUKC including Lewis Wattes of St. Andrews Kendo CLub traveled to Italy for the clubs second trip to the region for a six day Gasshuku with Murata-Sempai. Full report and photos to follow.

On 5th May the 3rd Thistle Cup and Japan Day was hosted by Yamazaki-Sensei and the Aberdeen Kendo Club. Five members of EUKC attended the event with Aya Bamba winning gold in the ladies and bronze in the senior competitions, and Dmitri Sol winning the Fighting Spirit Award. EKC and EUKC Dojo leaders Steve Bishop and Andrea Fontanot also attended as Shinpan/referees.

Over the weekend of the 6th-8th of April, the Five Nations Cup (Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland) was held in Edinburgh. A number of EKC and EUKC members helped out at the event, with EUKC’s Aya Bamba fighting on the GB Team. Germany was highly successful winning both the men’s and ladies team competition as well as the ladies individuals with Stuart Gibson winning the men’s individuals for GB. Well done to Aya and everyone else involved! Full report to follow.

EUKC performed excellently at the University Taikai hosted by UCL Kendo club in London on the 17th March with the Edinburgh 1st team placing 2nd overall, as well as Aya Bamba and Tereza Vokata coming 2nd and 3rd respectively in the ladies individual competition. Congratulations to everyone!