purdue kendo club

just some FYI on the non-bogu competition

2010-04-14T12:16:00.001-07:00

Hi Kelly,
At present we don't have enough people to hold the non-bogu competition (Unless your roster includes several non-bogu competitors). The idea was that each 'match' would consist of two competitors demonstrating kirikaeshi, men, kote-men with moto-dachis (The motodachis wear the tasuki so you know which is red and which is white). The three shinpan would each judge which competitor showed he best example after all of these basics were demonstrated. Majority of judges determines the winner.
Pairings would work just like any other tournament for that.

Ron

2010-04-13T23:59:00.001-07:00

hey guys!

we're looking for people who are interested in taking an executive role as Treasurer or Secretary next year. Let Brian or I know if you want to know more!

<3
Kelly

MSU Tournament Info

2010-04-11T18:48:00.000-07:00

Current plan is:
Leave Saturday evening.
Stay overnight at hotel.
Tournament on Sunday.
Leave after tournament for Purdue.

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If you are driving by yourself, do note that we cannot reimburse you for gas + toll fees.
Purdue has always required us to list the participants and the drivers to each event, but now they require each driver to fill out a Risk Management Form.

What this means is:
if you have NOT given me a MSU form AND you are driving, you cannot be reimbursed. (Which I apologize for. Purdue sucks.)

If you're thinking that there's some way to cheat the system, long story short, can't. If for some reason you're interested to know why, just contact me.

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that said, we need drivers for carpooling. Please let me know by Tuesday night if you can make it so I can plan accordingly. If you have a request (eg. want to sit with someone), let me know.

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I will be making hotel reservations Tuesday night at 10pm. If you do not reply/let me know by then if you are coming with us/need a room, I will assume that you have your own accommodations and will not make any provisions for you. I will not and cannot change the reservation after it is made. So this time, I cannot entertain late notifications.

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If you've told me you needed lunch after I sent the forms in, MSU is providing it buffet-style, so you will have to pay, but you'll get food.

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That's all I can think of. Please check back in case of changes.

- Kelly
kfan @ purdue dot edu
765 two 3 se7en 2 nine 9ine zer0

MSU Tournament packet

2010-04-06T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,
since the MSU Kendo Club Tournament due date is approaching really soon, I'd appreciate it if you could turn your forms and money in at this week's practices. you have today and Thursday to give them to me.

Don't forget to spread the word.

Thanks,
Kelly

2010-03-27T06:56:00.001-07:00

Hello!

Dinner has been confirmed at Nakama at 7pm. Please don't forget to tell us if you plan on coming.

If you need a ride, let us know and we'll work something out.

- Kelly

2010-03-23T07:12:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

Hope you guys had a great Spring Break! This Saturday (27th), we have a few
guests coming down to join our practice. We have Fox sensei leading
beginners' practice, and Matsuura sensei leading the bogu practice.
Yutaro sensei and some students will be joining us as well.

Imafuji sensei and Suguwara sensei might also be attending this practice.

As you can see, we have quite a few senseis coming to visit, which doesn't
happen often, so use this opportunity well and come to Saturday practice! If you
don't know already, it is held in the South Gym at the Co-rec from 3 to 6pm.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send us an email.

See you guys there!

Kelly Fan
Secretary
Purdue Kendo Club

1/19 practice

2010-01-19T10:03:00.001-08:00

Hello! just a reminder that today we are going to post flyers about campus, so don't bring your bogu. Official practice does not start until this Thursday.

See ya!

2010-01-12T06:19:00.001-08:00

Time and place for Thursday:

7:30 ~ 11:59
STEW 306

> Dear all,
>
> A huge "Thank you" to those that volunteered for the schedule lineup,
> you guys are heroes (seriously!) so give yourselves a pat on the back ^^
> . If all goes well, the schedule for next semester will still be
> Tuesdays and Thursday on the 3rd floor of Stewart Center.
>
> Attached is a draft of the Club's constitution for your reading
> pleasures. Please spend a little of your time reading it (esp. articles
> 4 and 5).
>
> There is practise this Thursday so I hope to see all of you guys so that
> I can hear your views on the constitution which we will spend some time
> discussing.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> David Shih

2009-10-22T11:18:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

please let one of the officers know if you plan on coming or not (competing or otherwise). If you're competing, please give us the required forms (pages 3-4 from the tournament packet, etc) by Saturday. (You can email them as well if you want to kfan at purdue dot edu)

if you're spectating, please let us know if you need a bento lunch + rooming by Saturday as well so we can make the arrangements.

Kelly

2009-10-07T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I made an error sending the email out. Just pass us the dues whenever next practice is/you see us, we don't really mind.

Sorry for the confusion T_T

See ya guys next practice!

Kelly

2009-09-10T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Hope the first two practices were alright so far ;D
Just a reminder/friendly annoucement: We have a yon-dan sensei (4th level teacher, 1 being lowest and 8th being the highest) coming in from Michigan on Sept 15, Tuesday. It'll be an interesting experience and we recommend that everyone come for it.

Also, the deadline for club dues will be the end of September. It is $40 if anyone forgot. If you have questions on how it will be spent, please read the Treasurer's Note on the website.

Some things to remember:
- dojo etiquette
- practice session etiquette (seiza, etc)
- komae (basic position in practice)
- footwork
- posture
- parallel footing
- 70-30 weight distribution
- most importantly, relax but alert

That's it for today! We hope to see you guys next week!

New Semester!

2009-08-24T14:05:00.001-07:00

Hey guys! Welcome back and all that good stuff.
Armoured and unarmoured people, there are practices tomorrow (8/25) and Thursday. We are holding practices every Tuesday and Thursday until Sept 10 (Th), and hopefully by then I can post the schedule up for everybody.
There's some stuff coming up, but we'll tell you more about it as it approaches...
If you are unsure of anything don't hesitate to email any one of us (or call or sms).

See you soon!

Summer Practices

2009-06-01T01:07:00.000-07:00

Good morrow! We hope all of you will have a great summer.

As the title suggests, there are some chances of extra practices throughout the break.

If you are at Indianapolis, there are Suguwara sensei's weekly Thursday practices at the MetYMCA. If you're interested, contact Brian for more information.

However, most of us won't be fortunate enough to have a sensei near us. If you want to keep up with kendo, going through swinging exercises and suburis would greatly help. When in doubt, go to Youtube/email one of us and we'll try to help out.

There'll be more updates as school draws closer (the horror ;A;). Until then have fun! And try not to break anything, bones or otherwise. It'll hurt.

Cleveland Ho!

2009-04-17T12:00:00.000-07:00

Meeting time: 5.45pm

Meeting point: Purdue West (in front of McCutcheon Hall)

Departure time: 6.00pm

Target arrival time: 12.00am

Hotel: CLEVELAND CLINIC GUEST HOUSE

9601 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44116

If there are any questions, please give us a call before 5pm.
(purdue area code, ni san nana ni kyu kyu maru.)

schedule

2009-02-27T10:14:00.000-08:00

heya,

I changed the schedule page on the website since someone mentioned that not all people have Office.

The old layout is back (click on the image to make it larger), plus a downloadable .png format of it (image) and a link to download the Excel sheet.

If you didn't come to Thursday's practice, there are some things to keep in mind:

- both club and AUSKF dues are by the end of the month (this sunday). if you can't make it, please inform one of the officers and we'll work something out.
- This Saturday's practice is from 3-5pm, not 6pm (see below).
- We were invited to showcase for about 15 minutes on Saturday at the Purdue Village Community Center for their International Culture Day. It'll be at 6pm, but we'll be meeting beforehand at 3pm for practice and a rundown. If you're interested, come at 3! Please don't show up for practice and appear at the performance expecting us to tell you what to do. Since this is different from the callout, we may change things since we have a limited time to work with.
(free drinks and snacks! so come! XD)

That's about it. see you guys at practice!

- Kelly

unsure of practices?

2009-02-24T15:51:00.001-08:00

Hey guys,

we'd just like to reiterate that it is your responsibility to check the schedule and attend practices. Unfortunately, we officers are also unsure of our scheduled practices, so we cannot be sure when the next practice is if you ask us during the last one.

It's up on the site. Just go to the navigation menu and click on 'Schedule'. It's in a downloadable Excel sheet ('97-2007 compatible), so you can also print it if you want.

We'll see you next practice! Good luck with midterms ><

~ the officers

Kendo Callout Information

2009-01-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,

Kendo Call out will be held on February 12th (Thursday) at STEW 302, which is a little under two weeks from now. Expect the call out to begin around 7pm! Please try to arrive at least 10 minutes early. Anyone is welcome, that includes those with little or no knowledge of Kendo or other martial arts.

2009-01-18T15:05:00.000-08:00

link to schedule. downloadable excel sheet format.

as spring break comes closer we will update you on the practices scheduled that week.

link will be up on site this week.

2009-01-16T11:39:00.000-08:00

Hello! Hope everyone had a good winter break!

The new schedule will be posted over this weekend on the site.

If you were unarmoured last semester and are thinking of getting a set, the officers are happy to help if you need/want it.

Call-out will be in early February, so please spread the word and bring friends along XD

Any questions? Don't be afraid to email us.

Stay warm ;A;
~ Kelly
PKC webperson

MWKF

2008-11-20T22:02:00.000-08:00

Milo won second place in the Mudansha section of the 20th Midwest Kendo Tournament held in Minneapolis last month. Congrats!

Journal & Courier Feature!

2008-11-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

PKC was featured in today's Journal & Courier (Monday, November 17 2008)

In case you missed it, here's the link!
http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008811170335

A big thanks to Miss Jamie Lynn Chevillet for the time and effort she put in to writing this article! We can't be grateful enough!

Practice

2008-10-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! I know we've said there isn't any practice today...well, apparently we do. It's our mistake and we apologize -- there's no need to turn up, but if you do, please note that we will end earlier today at 7.30 ~ 8pm. This goes for armoured practice as well. If anyone turns up, we'll be running both practices at the same time.

In any case, we'll see all of you on Thursday at Stewart 306.

Hope you guys enjoyed fall break!

- Kelly

New Member Registration Starts TODAY!

2008-09-18T14:29:00.000-07:00

New member registration starts today! Pick up your registration form before or immediately after practice from Stephanie.

All club dues (for all members) and registration forms should be in by September 30 (Tuesday).

Thanks guys!

16/9/08

2008-09-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

No practice today. Check the schedule on the website regularly to avoid further confusion in the future.

- Kelly

schedule is up!

2008-09-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

HI GUYS!!

so the download link to the schedule is now online.

I don't know about you guys, but I hurt everywhere.

The link to pictures is still under construction; however, if you would like to send some in, email me.

See you guys next practice!

- Kelly

Edit: .jpeg version of the schedule is on the site as a link; document is still available for download though.

First Practice: Open to New Members and Beginners

2008-09-09T12:49:00.000-07:00

9/9/08 at STEW 302! Starting at 6pm for all. Ending at 7.30pm for beginners, and 9pm for everyone else!

*beginners: don't forget to read through the beginner's guide found on the main site.

reminder to all: club dues must be in by the end of September.

first official practice

2008-09-07T20:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks for coming to the Call out! Our first practice is Tuesday, 9th of Sept. at 6pm, Stewart 302 (same room as callout). If there are any questions, read the beginner's guide and hopefully that will help you out =]. A tshirt and shorts are preferable, no jeans please or we'll have to ask you to sit out.

We'll see you there then. Hope you guys had a great weekend!

- Kelly

I'm godlike. bow to me.

2008-09-02T14:01:00.000-07:00

...so the kendo website is now where it's supposed to be.

http://www.purdue.edu/kendo.

yaayness.

- Kelly

itap hates me...

2008-08-27T14:57:00.000-07:00

...therefore the site is temporarily hosted on *my* career account =]

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~kfan

- Kelly

PURDUE KENDO CALLOUT FALL '08!

2008-08-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

Hi all!

The kendo club callout is on September 4th, Thursday evening at 7pm at Stew302. If there are any questions, don't hesitate to drop an email at kfan at purdue dot edu.

See you there!

Kelly Fan

practice + activities bonanza

2008-08-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

***SENIOR MEMBERS/ARMOURED ONLY***

HEY GUYS!!! Hope you all had a great summer. :D

Practice is starting up again this coming Tuesday ( Aug 26 ). We have Stew302 booked from 6.00pm-9.00pm, but we will hold practice from 6.45pm-8.00pm, followed by announcements for this semester and some discussion from 8.00pm-9.00pm.

Good News *really good news*:: WE HAVE STEW 302 AND 306 FOR THE WHOLE SEMESTER!!!

This first practice is going to be very important for all of us as well as the new direction PKC is taking, so please be there!

also, there is an Activities Bonanza going on through Thursday ( Aug 28 )outside PMU. We will be having a booth there to try to gain some new members. If you are free between classes, and don't mind bringing along your bogu, please join us there and help promote Kendo!

See you Tuesday!!!

Stephanie
Secretary-PR Manager
PKC 2008