Thanks everyone for coming out to our 2012 Spring Icebreaker yesterday, and also joining the celebration of our Sensei’s birthday! After all that Chinese food and chocolate cake, everyone better come diligently to practice to burn off those calories! We’ll train hard and do our best in April’s Taikai right? :)
Happy Birthday Sensei! Please continue to teach us Kendo for many, many years!
Congratulations to SFU Kendo participants for a job well done at both tournaments!
Intercollegiate results for SFU:
Non-bogu:
1st place – Justin si
2nd place – Hannah Schofield
3rd place – Gelang Ouyang & Richard Kim
Ikkyu & under:
1st place – Julio Oliviera
2nd place – Ronnie Ma
3rd place – Becca Hsu
Shodan & up:
3rd place – Alan Song
Steveston Taikai results for SFU:
Women Shodan & under:
1st place – Becca Hsu
Mens Ikkyu & under:
3rd place – Julio Oliviera
>> 7th Intercollegiate Taikai
>> 50th Annual Steveston Taikai
Congratulations to everyone on the kendo grading! We had quite a huge group going for grading this winter, and we ended with seven new ikkyu, three new shodan, and two new nidan!
Special thanks to our seniors who came out to show support and guide us through the grading process!
A reminder that practice is canceled for this coming Wednesday (Dec. 07), and our last practice for the semester is next Wednesday (Dec. 14).
As part of the on-going fundraising efforts towards the World Championships next year, the Team Canada Womens Team will be selling Japanese “wagashi” or cakes over the next few weeks. All orders must be submitted to tozenjikendoclub@shaw.ca by October 31st, 2011. Orders will be ready for pick up on November 13th, 2011.
All right guys, for those who do not know, in Kendo we have a World Championship every three years. The last one was back in 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil. Next year will be the 15th World Championship, taking place in Novara, Italy. And yes, we have an amazing Women’s Team that will be going and representing Canada! If you would like to show your support for the girls, this fundraiser is the perfect chance!
“Wagashi” (和菓子) is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea. Two types of wagashi:
Dorayaki: а red bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet red bean paste.
Daifuku Mochi: a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans.
These wagashi can be great gifts for others, or simply for yourself to munch on while studying for midterms and finals!
What is being sold:
| Name | Qty/Item | Price |
| Japanese Sweets, Assorted Includes Steamed Manju, Daifuku Mochi Cake, Dorayaki Cake, etc |
8Ｐ | $10.00 |
| Dorayaki Cake | ６Ｐ | $7.00 |
| Daifuku Mochi Cake (Mix) | ５Ｐ | $6.00 |
| Daifuku Mochi Cake (Plain) | ５Ｐ | $6.00 |
| Daifuku Mochi Cake (Mugwort) | ５Ｐ | $6.00 |
| Chiffon Cake （Plain) | １/4 Whole | $5.00 |
| Chiffon Cake （Red Bean) | １/4 Whole | $5.00 |
| Chiffon Cake （Orange) | １/4 Whole | $5.00 |
We will discuss during practice and see if the club wants to make a purchase together. I have also attached the form for individual purchase below.
We are having our Kendo and Iaido icebreaker this coming Monday (Oct. 3)! This is your chance to come out, enjoy some food, and get to know each other outside of practice~
Location: Meet at the gym
Time: 7:30pm~9:30pm
Food: Pizza & Pop
Cost: Free~~! ($2 for people who didn’t RSVP but still comes!)
See you guys there!!
Event page (facebook): 2011 Fall Icebreaker
Please RSVP on our event page, or leave a comment here if you don’t have facebook!
[UPDATE]
We had a very successful icebreaker last night! Thanks to everyone who showed up :) Hope you all had a lot of fun, and let’s work hard this semester!
Simon Fraser University Kendo Club 