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2006-08-25: Yamanaka Shigeki Sensei (8th Dan Kyoshi, winner of 8th Dan competition in Japan 2006) and Ozawa Hiroshi Sensei (7th Dan Kyoshi, Kobukan & Tokyo University of Science)visit Cambridge.

2006-07-28: Post-Gasshuku BBQ at Min's place.

2006-07-20: Tsurugi Bashi Gasshuku 2006.

2006-06-15: Kendo Formal at Caius College, and punting afterwards.

2006-05-20: Garden party and BBQ at Min's place.

2006-03-13: Boffa sensei visits Cambridge.

2006-02-12: The Cambridge team wins the Varsity match for the fourth consecutive time. Cambridge wins 4 - 0 against Oxford. Satoshi Yamazaki finishes 3rd in the individuals. Theo Rutter wins the fighting spirit award.

2005-12-10: Six of our new members take part in the Beginners' Taikai organized and hosted by Imperial College London. From left to right in the picture: Eng Tin Aw, Miao Yue, Daisy Chen, Ivy Ko, Min Lin, Martin Entwistle, all of whom joined the dojo in October. They bring back six medals: two bronze (hayasuburi and kirikaeshi, both Martin), two silver (hayasuburi, Daisy; kirikaeshi, Miao) and two gold (hayasuburi, Eng Tin; kirikaeshi, Ivy). Martin also breaks the dojo floor with his fumikomi!

2005-12-09: Satoshi Yamazaki and Frank Stajano, both in Japan at the time, practice at the Toshiba Komukai dojo in Kawasaki with, among others, Naganuma Sensei and Tsuruma Sensei.

2005-11-26: Loren Lam sets up the bulletin board.
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2005-11-24: Very enjoyable Kendo Society Formal Hall at St John's, courtesy of Loren Lam and Gemma Johnson.

2005-11-19: We enter the Mumeishi 3's taikai in London. Team A: Masato Yokoi, Jay Jung, Adam Jackson; team B: Satoshi Yamazaki, Theo Rutter, Jake Barber. The A team goes through to the third round by defeating Kent and another London team before conceding to Northumbria after a well-matched fight (one win, one loss, one draw).

2005-10-23: Satoshi Yamazaki earns first dan in London.

2005-10-22: Adam Jackson, Mikyung Jang and Satoshi Yamazaki fight for Cambridge in the Lidstone taikai for kyu grades at the Nenriki dojo in London (64-person knock-out). Adam (this year's team captain) proceeds through three rounds of elimination.