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We are open for registration for the next round of beginner class! 
Register via this URL : [https://forms.gle/Uin5cLMEHduCKZtV7](https://forms.gle/Uin5cLMEHduCKZtV7)

Classes start from January 2024!
Wednesdays : 6.30 pm to 8 pm
Saturdays : 9 am to 10.30 am
Sundays : 1 pm to 2.30 pm
Duration : 5 - 6 Months
Fees: $230 per month

Registrants do not require prior experience in Kendo and would need to come in comfortable sports attire for trainings. Minimum age of 13.
Students are encouraged to attend trainings at least twice a week to keep up with the progress of the class.

Contact us via FB/Insta DM or e-email for more information. Trial class before commitment is available prior to the start of the beginner course.


We are open for registration for the next round of beginner class! Register using the QR code in the poster or via this URL : https://forms.gle/Uin5cLMEHduCKZtV7
Classes start from January 2024!

January 2024 Beginner Class Intake

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Seminar Teachers:
Park Sang Seok Sensei, Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan, Dojo Master, Woon Jung Kendo Kwan
Lee Hoon Hee Sensei, Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan, Dojo Master, Ilsan Kendo Classroom
Lee Jin Young Sensei, Kendo 6 Dan, Coach, Bucheon City Hall Team, 17th World Kendo Championship Korea Representative

Location : To be confirmed
Dates 13 & 14 January 2024 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time : To be confirmed
Seminar Fee : To be confirmed

This seminar will focus on how to improve your general Kendo and how to make your shiai skills better. This seminar would benefit the general public who would like to understand more about shiai as well as competitive and national team players looking to up their game for the World championships in July 2024.

More details will be released in due time as we confirm the venue for the seminar.




Seishinkan is glad to announce that we are hosting the 2nd edition of the shiai seminar on 13 & 14 January 2024

Shiai Seminar 13 & 14 January 2024

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You can find the article over in the link [here](https://kumdo.org/bbs/board.php?bo_table=webzine&wr_id=246&fbclid=IwAR2NVaTijjEDUDGfp-jrTF42RVpcEievetvOs-q8020u5Z7nyxbadpWfbe0)

It is our honour to share our dojo's story internationally with other fellow Kendokas in the world. Seishinkan will welcome guests to visit us when they are in Singapore to come train with us!


Seishinkan Singapore was featured on October 2023's edition of the Korean Kumdo Association's Web Magazine!

Feature on Korean Kumdo Association Web Magazine

We have created an ippon compilation of the shiai practices in Korea. Do check us out on our Youtube channel!
[Youtube Video](https://youtu.be/VBHp4kItZVc)

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We have created an ippon compilation of the shiai practices in Korea.
[Youtube Video](https://youtu.be/VBHp4kItZVc)
Do check us out on our Youtube channel!

Korea Trip Ippon compilation

During this trip, we trained with three different dojangs. 
1. Bucheon City Hall Professional Team
2. Unjeong Kendo Kwan
3. Ilsan Kendo Classroom


**Bucheon Team**
We were blessed to have been able to train with and under professional Kumdo teachers and players. Bucheon City Hall Team was the first professional team created in South Korea. The current director of the club, Kim Yong Gyu Sensei, 7 Dan Kyoshi, a Korean national team player who played in the World Championships in 2003, patiently taught us and introduced us to various Kendo Kihon and shiai related exercises. The coach of the team, Master Lee Jin Yong, is a national team player for WKC in Korea, 2018. The team captain, Sung Hyun Gon, is also a national team player for Korea for WKC 2015 in Japan. We had an amazing experience doing shiai with them as well just training along with their daily routine. The Shining Company Ladies Team also joined us twice at Bucheon and they showed us very high level Kendo. We tried our first time doing Kakarigeiko shiai, which was an exciting exercise to prepare for shiai. We have brought the same exercise back to Seishinkan to inculcate good Kendo attacking habits. 
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**Unjeong Kendo Kwan**
Unjeong Kendo Kwan, led by our advisor and good friend, Park Sang Seok Sensei, 7 Dan Kyoshi, guided and taught us exercises that we can bring back home to strengthen our body. Park sensei shared with us that to be a player with a player mentality, it is important to be ready to fight at anytime. For that, we have to train hard so that our body is strong and our mind is unwavering, so that when the time comes to do shiai, we are ready. Park sensei also organised a joint Keiko with Ilsan Kendo Classroom, led by Lee Hun Hui Sensei, 7 Dan Kyoshi, as well as a very special guest who came from Yongin, a two hour drive away, Korea number 2, Master Park Byung Hoon. We had a friendly shiai match between the three dojos and had a godogeiko after. 
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**Ilsan Kendo Classroom**
Lee sensei welcomed us to his dojo, which gave us a warm welcome on the first day we went with more than 40 people from the dojo doing keiko with us. For the first two days, we had a short kihongeiko followed by a long mawarigeiko where Seishinkan members were motodachi. Following that, Lee sensei organised practice shiais for us, with the condition of Kachinuki, or winner stays on. It was a great experience and we were humbled by their strong spirit, never give up attitude and amazing kendo skills.

Following this trip, Seishinkan and Ilsan Kendo Classroom has also cemented our dojo relationship as sister dojos. Lee sensei has also kindly accepted our request to be our advisor along side Park sensei!
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It was a great Kendo trip, first of many to come!

8 Members of our dojo went to Korea for a training camp from 11 April 2023 - 25 April 2023 to learn from our club advisors, Park Sang Seok Sensei and Lee Hun Hui sensei.

Seishinkan Overseas Training Camp in Korea

Two more months to the seminar! 

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen work commitments, Lee Jin Young sensei would not be able to attend the seminar in January.

Our prices would be revised as below:
Adults : $70 -> $60 SGD
Students : $35 -> $30 SGD

Registration Link [here](https://forms.gle/WLvtSY2L7iqjBnBH8)

Do register for the seminar soon as registration closes 1 week before the seminar!

Two more months to the seminar! 

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen work commitments, Lee Jin Young sensei would not be able to attend the seminar in January.

Our prices would be revised as below:
Adults : $70 -> $60 SGD
Students : $35 -> $30 SGD

Do register for the seminar soon as registration closes 1 week before the seminar!

Shiai Seminar 13 & 14 January 2024 Update

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On 18th and 19th February, Seishinkan and NUS Kendo Kai co-hosted a Kendo Shiai seminar led by Park Sang Seok Sensei and Lee Hoon Hee Sensei. More than 90 participants attended the two-day Kendo seminar, with 6 hours of Kendo each day.

The teachers covered many aspects of Kendo shiai :
- Understanding timing and opportunity in Kendo to execute techniques
- Reading your opponent and making your decision based on the situation
- Debana Waza, Kaeshi Waza and Hiki Waza
- Distance and the kind of attack to use
- Parameters in Kendo
- Fearing Attacks
and many more

The senseis also shared their experience as professional shiai players in their past and shared valuable insights to the attendees. Most participants also had a chance to spar with both senseis, who showed their best Kendo over long periods of Jigeiko.

Seishinkan would like to thank both Park and Lee Senseis for coming to Singapore to share their wealth of experience with us. Positive feedback from participants showed that the teachings shared were valuable for everyone. We hope that participants will continue to use the knowledge in their daily practice. Hopefully, next year, for the second edition of the seminar, we would be able to build on top of what was learnt to continue to bring Singapore Kendo to the next level.

# See you all in January 2024!
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On 18th and 19th February, Seishinkan and NUS Kendo Kai co-hosted a Kendo Shiai seminar led by Park Sang Seok Sensei and Lee Hoon Hee Sensei. More than 90 participants attended the two-day Kendo seminar, with 6 hours of Kendo each day.

Seishinkan's Shiai Seminar Led by Park Sang Seok Sensei and Lee Hoon Hee Sensei on 18 & 19 February 2023

Proposed Tournament Format:
1. Players can form a 5-member team of their own with 1 member being of the opposite gender.
2. The tournament will be Kachinuki format, where the person who wins the match stays on to fight the next opponent on the team.
3. Matches will be 3 minutes with Hikiwake (Draw), except when one of the players is the taisho of the team, then the match will go into encho.
4. If the match is decided by Hikiwake (Draw), both players will be eliminated and the next players will come up.
5. There will be 3 categories :
- 0 to 2 Total Dan Team
- 3 - 16 Total Dan Team
- 17 Dan Total and over

This is to "gatekeep" the categories so players of different level and in different stages of their Kendo journey can have a good chance at challenging people around their level.
6. Prizes will be awarded to the champion teams of each category and the most valuable player.
7. Players can only sign up for 1 category, choose wisely!
We are looking to host at least 8 teams per category, with a max of 12-16 teams per category. Depending on the number of teams, we can implement Round Robin before the Top 4 elimination bracket to let people have more shiai experience.
Let us know your interest and feedback [**here**](https://forms.gle/2Cix9ZmgjT56z3DU8).

Seishinkan is exploring hosting a Kachinuki style Kendo Shiai in end July to Early August. This is a winner stays on team tournament, which would be a first of its kind in Singapore, if organised. Players can form their own teams to join this tournament and this is a interest call to see if there is sufficient interest to host such a tournament.

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