Sunrise at New Brighton Pier this Morning
Kereru, the New Zealand Wood Pigeon
Hedge outside the Crown Plaza Hotel
Victoria Square and City
Waves, Birdlings Flat Beach
Clydesdale Horses
Ryde Falls Oxford Canterbury
South Island Kendo Championship
Posted by Michelle on December 5, 2009 | Filed Under Sporting Events 6 Comments
This afternoon I went along to watch Kendo. Kendo is a Japanese sword fighting martial art. I know several kendoka (Kendo practictioners), but this was the first time I had watched competitions. The rounds were three minutes long and quite intense! It’s fast paced and very hard to photograph.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Your photos nicely capture the kendo sport! I had the chance to do it back in 1990 when I was teaching English in central Japan but I didn’t! Something about getting hit over the head with a bamboo sword! But now I wish I had tried it!
December 7th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Ooooh very very well done, and kinda frightening!
December 7th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Hi,
I was at the kendo competition this week end. Really nice pictures. The kendo2 I believe is a picture of a colleague kendoka from my club. Any chance to have the file from you?
Cheers,
Stephane.
December 7th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Hi Stephane, I’ve just emailed you the originals, they are quite large so should print out nicely.
December 9th, 2009 at 10:52 am
The second photo of the sole kendoka is nothing short of brilliant! Fabulous image!
December 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Hi Michelle
I’m the Kendoka in the second photo (Kendo2) great shot Michelle , many thanks
Dave
Aotearoa Kendo Club