Well done to the members of Cork Budokai who helped Linda with her project.
Pics and Video’s to come 
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Linda’s Multimedia project
Monday, May 17th, 2010Cork Budokai represent Ireland
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Congrats to all from Cork who flew the Irish Flag.
Clare on the Ladies team.
Robin and Brendan on the Mens team.
Szilard, Jason and Vince as part of the delegation management.
Irish National Championships
Sunday, March 28th, 2010Just a quick note to say well done to all this weekend.
We had the main award, the Irish National Team Championships Cup return to Cork. Job Done 
There was great kendo on display that weekend and well done to all who took part.
(Pics to come….)
First: Cork A – Jason, Szilard, and Robin (Team)
Second : Jason (Individuals)
Third: Cork B – Eamonn, Jason and Brendan (Team), Clare (Ladies)
Fighting Spirit: Brendan
And of course all our kids did great!
Thanks Guys! For getting me to sandan!
Monday, March 1st, 2010
When I first began kendo, 4 years ago, we had about 20-30 people in the national federation. There were a handful of dan grades / seniors but mostly everybody was a kyu grade. The highest grades in the country were Peter and Vince’s. They were both 3rd Dan.
I am really amazed and humbled that I have now achieved this level, I never thought it possible from the day I began, and I have to thank everyone in kendo in Ireland and beyond for this.
Peter and Vince have made my kendo what it is today and over the last 6 -12 months Jason and Vince have worked me into something that can resemble a sandan, and I thank you sincerely for that. They all thought me to graciously (well some times not too graciously ) seek out and accept my weaknesses and confront them and not try to hide them or from them. Some times were easier than others but they were all worthwhile. (more…)
Well Done Cork Budokai
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
What a great weekend! Cork hosted a tremendous few days of kendo seminar’s, individual, team and ladies competition and a grading seminar. Well done to the organising committee and especially the coordinators, Eamonn, Mark and Jason for taxi-ing everyone and everything around.
Everyone at Cork Budokai needs to give Dirk Bakker a really HUGE thank you for all the effort he put in to making amazing scoreboards and custom tsuba for sensei. He put in long hard hours to design and build works of art, so much more than was required and we are indebted to him. Arigato gozaimasu. (more…)
Irish Team come third at Kurasawa AGAIN! 2010
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Success in Europe
The following was released on the Kendo Na hEireann website. Well done to Jason and Robin from Cork and Martin from Dublin.
Well done to the Irish squad for coming third again at Kurasawa. This is the second year in a row an Irish team has come placed at an international competition (and there were teams from UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, Andorra etc. and more). This is also the second time ever that an Irish team have been placed at this particular taikai, next year we will be the seeded team again! (more…)
AGM 2010
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Hi all.
I hope you have had a nice holiday and enjoyed your time off from Kendo and work.
Thsi is just to let you know we are beginning again next wednesday, Jan 6th, with an AGM the following wednesday, the 13th.
I would like ask you to email any topics to me that you would like discussed. I will like to also ask you to consider the following:
Your plans, so to create a calendar for next year.
Volunteering to help the club, when and if asked,
Ideas and club developmenrt,
ideas for expansion of Kendo in Cork or outside,
help in organising the IIGKT in February. It will be impossible for me to do all of the normal running around for this, so I would really appreciate any help.
Lastly, please try and make the agm if at all possible as it will affect you in the next 12 months.
Thanks,
Vince.
Budokai Christmas Party!
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Will take place on the 18th of December (changed from the 11th).
Adults and kids all turn up at 7PM.
There will be some games first and at 8PM we will have a party.
Please everyone bring one piece of food each, savoury or sweet!
