Next saturday our training will be in honor of our friends, the Kawanishi family who will be leaving the Netherlands. Following the training we’ll be having a few drinks, to share memories and wish them a fond farewell.Aankomende zaterdag is onze training ter ere van onze vrienden, de Kawanishi familie. Ze vertrekken binnenkort uit Nederland. Na de training drinken we met z’n allen wat, om ze een goede reis te wensen.
Hi everyone,
It’s almost time for this year’s summer break. As always, the dojo will be closed during the holidays.
Last class before the holiday:
First class after the holiday:
The calendar has been updated to match these dates.Hallo allemaal!
De zomervakantie komt er aan, dus het is tijd voor de zomerstop van onze dojo.
Laatste les voor de vakantie:
Eerste les na de vakantie:
De kalender is aangepast op deze data.
Recently a few of our youngsters participated in tournaments for children. They did their best and scored very well!
Kojika cup
Germany Jugendcup in Oldenburg
Een aantal van onze jonge leden hebben recent deel genomen aan een aantal jeugdtoernooien. Ze hebben hard hun best gedaan, met goede resultaten!
Kojika cup
Germany Jugendcup in Oldenburg
Hello everyone!
Last sunday a few of our members and our regular guests took part in the NK kyu and the NK teams competitions. They were held in Duiven and organized by our friends the NKR in association with Kendo Kai Higashi. Photo credit goes to Jeroen Meijer.
The results were as follows…
NK Teams:
The Fighting Spirit award went to Sakura Kai’s Sarah Klomp
NK Kyu:
The Fighting Spirit award went to Raphael David.Hallo iedereen!
Afgelopen zondag werden in Duiven de NK kyu en NK teams toernooïen gehouden. Met dank aan de NKR en Kendo Kai Higashi. Onderstaande foto is gemaakt door Jeroen Meijer.
De resultaten zijn als volgt…
NK Teams:
De Fighting Spirit award ging naar Sakura Kai’s Sarah Klomp
NK Kyu:
De Fighting Spirit award ging naar Raphael David.
Today, NKR organized the summer exams (combined with a Central Training for all others). The CT drew roughly fifty people, with about twenty five more people taking exams. It was a great turn-up today! I can’t say anything about the CT instruction as I took the exam myself :)
To everyone who took their exams today: thank you for your hard work!
Congratulations to those who passed their grade:
Vandaag organiseerde de NKR haar zomer examens (gecombineerd met een Centrale Training voor alle anderen). De CT trok zo’n vijftig man en voor de examens waren er nog eens vijfentwintig. Een prachtige opkomst vandaag!
Aan iedereen die vandaag deel nam: heel erg bedankt voor jullie harde werk en inzet!
Felicitaties voor allen die hun examen hebben gepasseerd:
Dear all,
Paul van Riel is clearing his impressive stock of original, exhibition-quality photo-prints ( mostly signed , numbered).
To create space and, yes, to make some urgently needed cash. That’s why the prices are ‘ridiculously’ low.
Art collectors, here’s your chance ! Paul has a long international career in corporate and editorial photography ( his client list includes National Geographic).
Prints, black/white and colour, come in many sizes; mostly 24 x 30 cm. to 40 x 50 cm. Some much larger. Some are framed.
Most were shown in museums, galleries here and abroad. Worldwide subjects incl. Cuba, Korea (North and South), China, USA, Holland, S.Pacific, Japan.
Prices vary. An indication € 75.00 – € 195.00 for the ‘medium size’ works. This includes many costly, vintage cibachrome prints ..
You may phone Paul for an appointment 06 50253545.
Check out his work at www.paulvanriel.com.
Studio: Ateliers 2005, Van Weerden Poelmanlaan 4h, 1185 HB Amstelveen ( 250 m. from A9, a 5 min. walk from the Cobra Museum ), free parking inside the gate ).Dear all,
Paul van Riel is clearing his impressive stock of original, exhibition-quality photo-prints ( mostly signed , numbered).
To create space and, yes, to make some urgently needed cash. That’s why the prices are ‘ridiculously’ low.
Art collectors, here’s your chance ! Paul has a long international career in corporate and editorial photography ( his client list includes National Geographic).
Prints, black/white and colour, come in many sizes; mostly 24 x 30 cm. to 40 x 50 cm. Some much larger. Some are framed.
Most were shown in museums, galleries here and abroad. Worldwide subjects incl. Cuba, Korea (North and South), China, USA, Holland, S.Pacific, Japan.
Prices vary. An indication € 75.00 – € 195.00 for the ‘medium size’ works. This includes many costly, vintage cibachrome prints ..
You may phone Paul for an appointment 06 50253545.
Check out his work at www.paulvanriel.com.
Studio: Ateliers 2005, Van Weerden Poelmanlaan 4h, 1185 HB Amstelveen ( 250 m. from A9, a 5 min. walk from the Cobra Museum ), free parking inside the gate ).
Hello everyone,
We recently received an invitation for the 2013 Düsseldorf taikai. See below.
If you would like to participate, please inform Heeren-sensei as soon as possible, or send in your own form. The deadline for enrolling is May 30th! Attached are the invitation and the enrollment form.
2013 Dusseldorf enrollment form
2013 Dusseldorf Taikai invitationHallo allemaal,
Deze week ontvingen we een uitnodiging voor de 2013 Düsseldorf taikai.
Wil je meedoen, laat dit dan zsm aan Heeren-sensei weten of stuur je eigen inschrijving in. De deadline voor inschrijvingen is 30 Mei a.s. Hier onder vind je de uitnodiging (met prijzen en alle info) en het inschrijvingsformulier.
Saturday’s class was great and started off with a nice surprise: our friend Sebastian, who departed for Germany a few months after I started kendo, came to visit for some jigeiko! In the absence of Ton-sensei and Hillen, Kris-fukushou led class with kihon and jigeiko.
Many things were said and done, some important pointers being:
Ingmar-sempai also reminded us all of the upcoming, annual students kendo tournament in Utrecht. Next weekend Sakurakai are holding the annual kendo competition for all students from the Netherlands. If you’re in high school, college or university and if you train in bogu, please sign up! There are contestants of all levels and it’s always a fun day out. Sign-up is through the NKR website.
In a few weeks, three to be precise, NKR will organize their semi-annual kendo shinsa. On the 26th of May, while attending the ‘central training’ in Amsterdam, you are given the opportunity to grade for a new rank.
If you would like to take the examinations, please ensure that you are well prepared.
Good luck!Over drie weken organiseert de NKR haar halfjaarlijkse kendo shinsa (examen). Op 26 Mei, zal je tijdens je deelname aan de ‘centrale training’ de kans krijgen om examen te doen.
Wil je meedoen aan het examen, zorg dan voor een goede voorbereiding.
Veel succes!
Today was hard work! Over sixty people traveled to Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam for the national level ‘central training’. This month’s edition focused on shiai and shinpan skills, meaning both the fighting and the referreeing of competitions. Today, Renshinjuku’s turnup was also impressive with a dozen members attending. Excellent :)
It was a lot to take in! Before lunch, Mark Herbold-sensei took us through kihon in order to practice legwork and speed. He impressed upon us the importance of moving from the legs and hips, with 80% of your effort coming from there. The remaining effort is 10% stomach to retain posture, then 8% and 2% left/right hands for the strike. By properly using your hips and legs you assure that you close in quickly and that you retain control of the situation.
Exercises included kirikaeshi, oki-men, oki-kote-men, hayai kote-men and then a number of hayai variations of kote-men, kote-men-men, kote-kote-men, kote-men-kote-men and so on. In each of these, the connection and distance between both kendoka was key:kakarite needs to move in fast enough to pressure motodachi backwards. Motodachi needs to be surprised and should not dance backwards before the attach. Learning this speed and pressure is what will help you overwhelm your opponent in shiai.
After lunch Vitalis-sensei went over a few basics regarding referreeing: valid strikes and hansoku (violations).
A valid point only has the following five requirements:
Salmon-sensei has written a little more about what makes a valid ippon. Vitalis-sensei remarked that many things that we learn are important for a strike (like ki-ken-tai-ichi) are NOT in the rulebook. This means they are NOT required for ippon. He also impressed upon us that there are two common mistakes that beginning shinpan make:
After Louis’ introduction the sixty kendoka were divided across three shiaijo, each led by a high ranking sensei. I was assigned to Mark Herbold-sensei’s shiaijo. He led the session with clear instructions and a pleasant amount of humor. He explained so many things, it’s hard to remember them all. The following will simply be a stream of conciousness, trying to recall as much as possible of what was said.
The last hour of the day was free jigeiko.Sorry! Helaas is er nog geen nederlandse vertaling beschikbaar. :)