Welcome to the website of the William and Mary Kendo Club!
We are a group of students at the College of William and Mary who practice the Japanese martial art of Kendo. Feel free to look around or send us an email if you have any questions.

With finals now nearing an end, the William and Mary kendo club bids farewell to seniors John Vanderson and Amanda Goehring and wishes them luck and success in their future endeavors, kendo-related and otherwise.

Summer vacation is soon upon William and Mary, everyone have a safe and fun time and we will meet again in the fall to begin another epic and fruitful year worth of kendo!

4.20.2008

To prevent the main page from running on forever, I've taken down all the 2005 updates. All posted materials (pictures, documents) are still available on their respective pages. If you desperatley wish to see what was big news in 2005 for the W & M kendo club, let us know and we'll send you a personalized copy.

4.18.2008

Congratulations to John Vanderson for achieving the rank of Shodan (as well as winning many of the Super Smash Brothers games during inter-club play) and therefore earning himself his VERY OWN PERSONALIZED UPDATE. Way to go John!

4.18.2008

Congratulations to the members of the William and Mary kendo club who took rank examinations and advanced to higher levels of skill, power, prestige, and overall success at life!
Megan Locke: 4-kyuu
Thorsten Swider: 4-kyuu
Amanda Goehring: 1-kyuu
John Vanderson: 1-dan

4.17.2008

Tournament results are posted! Thanks to all spectators, Kendoka, and judges who came to the William and Mary tournament! Pictures are soon to come.
We hope to see you all back next year, and bring friends to make the tournament even more fun and competitive!

2.5.2008

Congratulations to the elected officers for the 2008 year! Their names can be found under 'contacts' along with full honorific titles that are completley genuine in no way made up off the top of someone's head.

1.30.2008

There is a revised form to apply for rank testing instead of the one in the posted tournament packet. It can be found under the Tournament link with the other forms and information.

1.29.2008

Welcome back from winter break, club members! We're looking forward to a great spring semester of practices and the upcoming William and Mary tournament!
The information packet can now be found under the Tournament link. Be sure to send in your registration by March 14th!

12.7.2007

Good news! The 2008 William and Mary Tournament will be on March 29th and 30th. Mark your calendars! It will be awesome!

11.13.2007

Thanks for a great fall semester! Check out the 2007 tournament pictures and the All Japan Kendo Federation store, newly added to the site! We have our current club roster here. Also, elections are coming up on Tuesday, December 4th, so be sure to be there if you're interested in becoming an officer for next year!

5.1.2007

Unfornately, while we were fully expecting to host a great seminar on May 12-13, and had asked months in advance for the space in which to hold it, the school administration just told us that the space will not be available, as it will be closed during finals. Further, a substitute space would be more expensive than the SEUSKF is willing to front, so the seminar is cancelled. We extend a deep apology to everyone who planned to attend. That said, I have just posted the results from our spring tournament, so be sure to look at them!

1.31.2007

Welcome back for the spring semester! I have just posted the invitation and registration packet for this year's William and Mary Tournament, which will be on March 24th and 25th. I hope to see everyone there! It'll be awesome!

10.24.2006

I have just posted the current club roster, which can be found here. Oh, and those of you with bogu, get ready for the upcoming SEUSKF tournament! It will be pretty cool!

9.3.2006

Welcome back, members new and old! This semester, our practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7:00 to 9:00. Our first practice of the semester is this Tuesday, the 5th of September. Also, starting this semester, we get half the gym on Thursdays, and the whole thing on Tuesdays! I hope to see everyone out there!

4.30.2006

Hey guys! In an effort to reduce the spam flow to the club email account, "(REMOVE)" has been inserted into the contact links at the top and bottom of the page. To send us an email, just click the link, and delete the "(REMOVE)" part.

3.14.2006

Welcome back from spring break! Just before break, we finished our 3rd Annual William and Mary Tournament, which was a huge success. I've just finished uploading the pictures for that tournament, and there is now a link on the site for tournament information and results. That said, see everyone at practice!

1.25.2006

Welcome back, William and Mary students! I hope the semester holds great things for everyone. This upcoming Thursday, the 26th of January, is our first practice of the semester. Please note however, that our practice times have changed! Tuesdays will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, whereas on Thursdays practice will be from 9:00 to 11:00 like it used to be. Please note this down in your schedules. Thanks for understanding, and I hope to see everyone Thursday!