Summer Grading 2019

Summer Grading 26 January 2019

Waikato Kendo Association would like to congratulate the following members for their achievement in the Summer Grading 2019 held in Hamilton.

Warming up

Written Test

Announcing the results ...

10th Kyu

Ava Smith
Seb Shaw

9th Kyu

Monica Yuan
Jorden Peng

8th Kyu

Frankie Ratcliffe
Jayden Peng

7th Kyu

Elliot Payne
Randika Sirimanne

6th Kyu

Ryan Smith

5th Kyu

Darren Park

4th Kyu

Valintine Thompson
Jennifer Kan
Christopher Kan

3rd Kyu

David Nguyen
Chris Wallace

2nd Kyu

Griffin Walford

1st Kyu

James Haldane
Carl Ann Liew
Yana Twizell

Shodan

Jason Nguyen

Hard work pays off.

congratulations!

Grading Panel:

Claire G., Kevin P., Clark L., Kai Y., Marleen C., Sam T.

Successful people are not gifted;

They just Work Hard, then Succeed on Purpose.

(G. K. Nelson)

Relevant reading:

Kendo Journey: A "Travel Guide" from Shodan to Godan-and-a-Half

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