Welcome to the Hutt Kendo Club

What's New

• New photos added - see here (14-08-2008)
• New photos added - see here (21-07-2008)
• News section updated - see here (03-06-2008)

About Hutt Kendo Club

Kia ora and welcome to 2008 and the seventh year of the Hutt Kendo Club

If you are viewing this site for the first time as an interested learner or a Kendoka visiting the region, then you are welcome to come and visit us if you can. If you are new to Kendo or thinking about it, look around, come to our practice on Wednesday night - but contact Sue or Liz (04) 971-5080 or Scott on (04) 565 3500 first, (if possible), so they can prepare for your visit and answer any questions you may have. If you are an experienced Kendo practitioner come and join us in our Wednesday & Saturday practices.

The Hutt Kendo Club was opened on the 2nd of May, 2001. Since then it has consolidated and now has from 20 - 30 members depending on what time of year you visit. We have been a member of the NZ Kendo Federation since 2001.

We like to do demonstrations in the Hutt region to share our learning and spread understanding of Japanese culture and always welcome new beginners from 7 years old and upwards.

Hutt has been forming an important relationship with its Sister City Minoh (near Osaka). The Mayor of Minoh, Mr. Kajita, and his officials have been trying to find bogu for the club and in July, 2001, a group of Minoh school students presented the Hutt with several adult-size bogu and several for children.

Hutt has featured teams in the annual Rembuden Taikai since 2001. This is a great opportunity for our members to gain experience in the competitive aspect of kendo.

But Hutt Kendo Club is not only about shiai (competition), we are proud of our contribution to sharing the Japanese culture via our Kendo and participated at the Hutt/Minoh Friendship house celebrations in May 2002, February 2005 and also the annual Race Unity days in Hutt city. We were also involved in the Yokoso! festival in Petone in 2004, a festival celebrating and showing Japanese culture in Lower Hutt. We also gave a demonstration at Te Papa for the opening of The Splendours of Japan exhibition in March 2006.

Our members grade when there is an opportunity and are attend annual kendo camps to try for their next grades (look for news updates). We enjoy the friendship gained through our club and becoming better people via the 'way of the sword.'