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Mar 26
1 min

Iaido at the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) - JOIN US!

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) is a professional martial arts institution, offering the Japanese Martial Arts of Kendo, Iaido & Jodo. Iaido is the Japanese art of drawing, cutting, and resheathing the katana. It places a great emphasis on correctness of form, precision and efficiency of movement, and mental focus. Why do Iaido? There are many reasons why people do iai, but here are some of the most common: - to develop their powers of menta

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Rivonia Kendo Club

Mar 25
1 min

Kendo at the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) - JOIN US!

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) is a professional martial arts institution, offering the Japanese Martial Arts of Kendo, Iaido & Jodo. The benefits of doing these martial arts include: Increases fitness; Improves mental focus; and Inspires self-development. The RKC has adopted the Kendo proverb of "Kō Ken Chi Ai" (交剣知愛) , “the desire to achieve mutual understanding and betterment of humanity through sword training”, to help guide its members

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The 68th All Japan Kendo Championships & The 59th All Japan Women’s Kendo Championships (14March'21)

Kendo / Iaido (South Africa) Warren Ho | Inside Look Podcast #071

Unboxing of Minosaka Iaito's from Nine Circles

Virtual Kendo Demo for the Japanese Embassy

Rivonia Kendo Club

Feb 24
1 min

Virtual Kendo Demo for the Japanese Embassy

The RKC is honored to have been asked again by the Japanese Embassy to perform a KENDO demonstration to help promote the Japanese culture in South Africa. However, due to the pandemic and lockdowns, a virtual demonstration will be performed, that will then be recorded and featured on the Embassy's various media platforms. Take a look at our demonstration for the Japanese Embassy at last year's (2020) Brooklyn Mall expo: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL! HELP US GET

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Shimpan Workshop with Buster SEFOR Sensei

Rivonia Kendo Club

Jan 24
1 min

RKC Reviews Hand-Made Jo by Kobudo Gear

RKC's Head Sensei, Warren HO, reviews a custom made JO (short staff) by KOBUDO GEAR (http://kobudogear.co.za/). Jodo is the art of fighting with a 4-foot round wooden staff, using techniques to defeat an opponent armed with a sword. The characters in the name 杖道 mean “the way of the stick.” Along with kendo and iaido, it is one of three martial arts governed by the All-Japan Kendo Federation. Of the three arts, jodo is by far the rarest and least well-known. In fact, it is qu

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2021 - A New Year But Still COVID-19 Weary

Rivonia Kendo Club

Jan 6
4 min

2021 - A New Year But Still COVID-19 Weary

Our "In-Dojo" training will commence as from Wednesday, 6 January 2021. Unfortunately, South Africa is currently undergoing a Second Wave of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an added complication of a mutated strain of the virus that is apparently more contagious. There were 1.3 million confirmed positive cases, with 921k recoveries but 30,524 deaths so far (source: JHU CSSE COVID-19 Data.). We are currently on an "adjusted Level 3 lockdown", that has restricte

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Rivonia Kendo Club

Jan 2
2 min

2020 New Year's Eve Challenge

"Cutting down a dreadful 2020, and revealing an amazing 2021!" 2020 has been a dreadful year and many would like to just be done with and forget! What better way then, to transition into the new year by training through the last dying minutes of the old year! Finish the year strong, and start a new year STRONGER! On 31 December 2020, we will start our training session at 23h30 (GMT+2/CAT) and work through into the new year! Through our training, we will recall what a year we

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What Challenges To Expect When Starting Kendo (Part 1)

Warren HO

Nov 9, 2020
10 min

What Challenges To Expect When Starting Kendo (Part 1)

In the last few months, the Rivonia Kendo Club has had a number of new members seeking to begin their journey of martial arts with us. Some have been diligent and have trained both at the “physical dojo” and via the online platform. Others, due to various logistical reasons, have only trained at one or the other. In an attempt to better understand and serve them, I asked: “As a beginner, what have been some of the challenges you are experiencing in Kendo so far?”. I will summ

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Kendo & Iaido Demo at Jacaranda Hanami Event

Modified Nishumura KENDO HIIT Session with music from DRUM TAO

The Youngest Female Shodan Kendoka in South Africa

RKC Jerusalema Dance Challenge Accepted - 2020 South African Heritage Day

Rivonia Kendo Club

Sep 26, 2020
1 min

RKC Jerusalema Dance Challenge Accepted - 2020 South African Heritage Day

President Cyril Ramaphosa in an address to the nation in September 2020, urged everyone to use Heritage Day (24 September) as family time, to reflect on the difficult journey we have all travelled, to remember those who have lost their lives, and to quietly rejoice in the remarkable and diverse heritage of our nation. He also urged the country to do the Jerusalema dance challenge. The Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) accepted the Jerusalema dance challenge and we did our own version

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Iaido at the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) - JOIN US!

Kendo at the Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) - JOIN US!

The 68th All Japan Kendo Championships & The 59th All Japan Women’s Kendo Championships (14March'21)

Kendo / Iaido (South Africa) Warren Ho | Inside Look Podcast #071

Unboxing of Minosaka Iaito's from Nine Circles

RKC 2021 Winter Challenge

Virtual Kendo Demo for the Japanese Embassy

Shimpan Workshop with Buster SEFOR Sensei

KIMURA TABATA 15-min Workout

The RKC Budo Experience (2021)

In(side) The Rivonia Kendo Club (RKC) Dojo

RKC Reviews Hand-Made Jo by Kobudo Gear

2021 - A New Year But Still COVID-19 Weary

2020 New Year's Eve Challenge

What Challenges To Expect When Starting Kendo (Part 1)

Kendo & Iaido Demo at Jacaranda Hanami Event

Kendo, HIIT, Awesome Music by Drum Tao!

Modified Nishumura KENDO HIIT Session with music from DRUM TAO

The Youngest Female Shodan Kendoka in South Africa

RKC Jerusalema Dance Challenge Accepted - 2020 South African Heritage Day

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