2025 Queensland Kendo Renmei Summer Kendo Seminar and Grading – 13-14 December 2025

The Summer QLD State Seminar and Grading will take place at the Gold Coast Recreation Pricinct over the weekend of the 13-14 December 2025. Slightly different to the usual format, this event has a “gasshuku” style format (training camp), so we will be encouraging everyone to stay onsite and spend the entire weekend together. Onsite accommodation and meals are available and encouraged. There will be optional morning keiko (mawarigeiko or free keiko) as per the below schedule.

Seminar
Chief Instructors:

• Each club have been invited to lead componebts of the seminar.

Date/time:       13-14 December 2025
Location:          Gold Coast Recreation Precinct (Tallebudgerra)
Cost:                    $10 to $35 (seminar only) + $165 (optional accommodation)

Schedule:

Friday

• 7pm dinner at Tallebudgerra Surf Club

Saturday

• 6:00-6:45am – Keiko (court 1)
• 7:00am – breakfast (dining hall)
• 8:00-8:30am – Opening Ceremony (location TBC)
• 8:30-9:30am – Session 1 by Kenyukai (covered area or dining hall)
• 9:40-10:40am – Session 2 by Kenshinkai (court 5)
• 10:40-11:00am – Break/Morning Tea
• 11:00-12:20am – Session 3 by Kenshinkai (court 5)
• 12:30-1:15pm- Lunch (dining hall)
• 1:30-2:30pm – Session 4 by QUT Kendo (court 5)
• 2:30-2:45pm – Break/Afternoon Tea
• 2:45-3:45pm – Session 5 by QUT Kendo (court 5)
• 4:00-5:00pm Keiko
• 6:00pm – Dinner (dining hall)

Sunday

• 6:00-6:45am – Keiko (court 1)
• 7:00am – breakfast (dining hall)
• 8:30am – Grading Registration
• 9:00am – Kendo Grading Examination (court 1)
• 11:30-12:30pm – Session 6  Kenyukai (court 1)
• 12:30pm – Lunch (dining hall)
• 1:30-3:30pm – Team Shiai Session (court 1)
• 3:30pm – closing Ceremony
• 4:00pm – End of seminar

Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/2025-qkr-summer-kendo-seminar-event-registration (Closes 12 dec 11:55pm)

Onsite Accommodation – must be booked by Friday 28th November 11:55pm

• Please note that all participants must be a current financial AKR members (at time of registration) or FIK Affiliate members (international FIK Affiliate members must have travel insurance).

Grading Examination
Date/time:                        Sunday 14th December 2025 – 9am.
Grading offered:           Kendo 3 Kyu to 1 Kyu, 1 Dan to 3 Dan.
Registration:                  Please follow the steps below

1. Submit your signed Grading Application Form (found here: akr_grading_applcation_form QKR – 2024_08_12.pdf) to Grading@qkr.asn.au by 5pm Friday 28th November 2025 to be eligible to be examined. No late submissions will be accepted.
2. Pay your grading fees via https://events.humanitix.com/2025-queensland-kendo-summer-14-december-grading-examination-grading-registration-and-payment

Dan grading written examination questions will be posted on the QKR website and emailed to registered applicants at a later date.

Current QKR members, AKR affiliate members and FIK affiliate* members are eligible for the grading examination.
* A foreign candidate must complete an AKR Grading Application Form and provide a letter of approval from the President of their FIK affiliated body requesting permission for the person to attend the Examination. The letter must include the following information:

1. That the candidate is a current financial member of that body;
2. When and where the candidate’s current grade was obtained;
3. A copy of the current Grading Certificate; and
4. A statement that the candidate has trained continuously for the required time.

Dan Written Exam Questions:

December Summer Dan Grading-2025 -Kendo Dan-Exam-Questions.pdf

N.B. QLD Summer State Seminar and Grading for Iaido and Jodo will be held separately this year (date TBC). 
Please contact the Secretary at secretary@qkr.asn.au should you have any queries.
QKR Committee