
Teaching:
Visiting sensei (every Tuesday): Markus Frey – 7 dan Kyōshi
We are honored to have Markus Frey sensei coming to teach at HY Kendo every Tuesday morning. Markus is an internationally recognized kendo sensei and holds the title of 7 dan Kyoshi. Even though he travels the world to lead kendo seminars, we still find him back to our Tuesday asa-geiko the following week. We are so grateful he is so committed to our small student club.
Markus Frey after morning kendo practice at the University of Helsinki kendo club.

Sensei: Mercédesz Czimbalmos – 6 dan
Merci is one of the pillars of HY Kendo since she lived in Finland. On top of teaching kendo at HY Kendo, Mercedesz Czimbalmos is the captain and coach of the national team 2024. She holds the current national title and is a member of the national team for many years.
Merci sensei, wrapping up her bogu after asa-geiko.

Coaches and senpais regularly leading the practices:
Otto Seppänen – 5 dan

Tuomas Lehto – 5 dan

Heikka Valja – 4 dan

Sofia Ade – 3 dan

Organization:
Association board – contact us :
Chairman: Janne Sala – 2 dan

Vice chairman?: Daria Lyakhnovich – 2nd kyu

Secretary?: Anastasiia Derbeneva – 4th kyu
Treasurer?: Elias Anttila – 1 dan
Environmental officer?: Marko Pallari – 4th kyu
Equality officer?: Elli Ruuskanen – 3rd kyu
Shout-out to the awesome board members who came before us:
Félix Bourgeau, Tatu Blomqvist, Enni Pyysalo, Saara Pöyhönen, Mercédesz Czimbalmos, Otto Seppänen, Noora Virtanen, Jenni Nissi, Thomas Vikberg, Emilia Jokinen (os./née Vuorinen), Heikka Valja and more …
Competition:
HY Team SM 2024 (silver):
M. Czimbalmos, H. Valja, T. Lehto, S. Ade, F. Bourgeau
HY team SM 2023 (silver)
M. Czimbalmos, H. Valja, T. Lehto, S. Ade, F. Bourgeau, J. Sala
HY team SM 2019 (gold)
O. Seppänen, M. Czimbalmos, S. Pöyhönen, J. Salmela, D. Fernandez
HY team SM 2018 (bronze)
–
HY team SM 2017 (silver)
O. Seppänen, M. Czimbalmos, T. Lehto, S. Pöyhönen, J. Nissi
HY team SM 2016 (gold)
O. Seppänen, M. Czimbalmos, H. Valja, T. Lehto, S. Pöyhönen, J. Nissi
HY team SM 2015(gold)
S. Jokinen, M. Czimbalmos, H. Valja, T. Lehto, S. Pöyhönen
HY team SM 2006(gold)
S. Jokinen, E. Vuorinen, T. Lehto, T. Vikberg, T. Morimoto
Full record:
Gold: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Silver: 2007, 2013, 2017, 2023, 2024
Bronze: 2010, 2018