This is Helsinki’s most active kendo club stories.

On top of regular practices, HY Kendo organizes events such as competitions, gradings, basic courses, and seminars.

Sakkii’s words about her visit to Finland from Japan. – Kendo / Sauna and so on…
Anyways, in this post, I would like to talk about Finland from the Japanese viewpoint. It has been over a month since I arrived in Helsinki but there were many curious things I found.
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” – Trying the hachidan shinsa in kendo: interview with Markus Frey (Part 2)
Merci Czimbalmos: So, on your second attempt of the hachidan shinsa in November 2023 you got into the second round. Could you please tell about that experience? Markus Frey: Well…
We kicked off the Season 2 of the Capital Region League!
The 20.04.2024 we co-hosted with the Finnish National Team the first shiai event of the Capital Region League. The event was hosted in our dojo in Porthania and thanks to our friends from the Kendon maajoukkuerinki the event was…
“You must try, you must go there!” – Trying the hachidan shinsa in kendo: interview with Markus Frey (Part 1)
The number of those who practice kendo outside of Japan on a regular basis has been increasing. This can also be told about those practitioners, senseis, and educators who try the hachidan shinsa – which is often referred to…
Are you ready to pass your kendo kyu grade at the University of Helsinki Kendo club ? – FKA rules
The University of Helsinki Kendo clubs organizes twice a year, sometimes more, kyu grading. We do so to allow our members to continuously challenge themselves in our martial arts and pursue their budo path to excellence.
What I’ve Learned Through One Month’s Kendo: A Beginner’s Reflection
For the past forty days, I’ve immersed myself in the art of Japanese swordsmanship, known as Kendo, at the Helsinki University Kendo Club Team. Stepping into this world with zero prior experience, I was greeted by a team of…
Guess what we did?! We built a competitive Regional Kendo League in Finland.
Here is the success story on how we co-created our competitive regional Kendo league. Let me explain…
How to count the points in a Swiss system tournament in Kendo?
This post is here to present the point system that we used in the events of the Capital Region Kendo League in Finland.
Everything you need to know about suburi at the University of Helsinki Kendo Club.
You recently started Kendo with us and you want to become familiar with the swings in the air we do before and/or after training? This is a small guide on suburi you will do at Helsingin Yliopiston Kendoseura (HY…
Season#1 (2023-2024) of the Capital Region Kendo League. RESULTS
You can find here all the result of the shiai event #3 and the first season of the Capital Region Kendo League. (Helsinki-Espoo, Finland).

2024 (16)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2019 (1)
2016 (3)
2015 (5)
2007 (2)
1999 (1)