Kendo Resume.

Kendo Rank

6 dan renshi (Japan 2018)

Current Positions

Shogo Committee (Swedish Kendo Federation) 

Senior Instructor at FKSA (Föreningen Stockholms Kendo Allians)

Photo by Peter Sjödin

Competitive History

Australian Team Representative World Kendo Championships (2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015)  

Fight Spirit Award (Kantosho) World Kendo Championships (2009) 

New Zealand Team Representative World Kendo Championships (2000)

Australian Women’s National Kendo Champion (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014) 

Swedish Women’s National Champion (2025)

Swedish Women’s National Champion 2025
Kate Sylvester (left) fights against K.H. Jeon of Republic of Korea at the SportAccord Combat Games 2010 in Beijing. (Shutterstock/testing)

Coaching

Swedish Women’s National Kendo Team Head Coach (2021 – 2024) Best Result: Top 8 at the European Kendo Championships in Germany, 2022

Team Sweden at the European Kendo Championships 2022
Team Sweden at the World Kendo Championships 2024

Australian (Women and Men) National Kendo Team Head Coach (2015-2018) Best Result: Bronze medal at the World Kendo Championships in Korea, 2018

Team Australia at the World Kendo Championships 2018 (Photo by Craig Sowden)

Event Planning

Event Manager of the Oceania Women’s Kendo Seminar (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)

Logo design by Claire Heckel

Choreographic Advisor 

Lilla Dödsdansen Dramaten (2022) 

Dojo Membership

Föreningen Stockholms Kendo Allians (FSKA) Sweden (2019-present)

Victoria University Kendo Club Australia (Co-Founder and Head Instructor 2011-2019)

Logo design by Claire Heckel

Fudoshin Kendo Club Australia (2001-2011)

Melbourne Budokai Australia (1998-2001)

Seidokan New Zealand (1992-1993)

Toyama Univ. of International Studies High School (1991-1992)

Awards

Life Membership of Australian Kendo Renmei

Swedish Kendo Federation Award 2024 (Research Recognition)

Swedish Budo & Martial Arts Gala 2024

Interviews (Click to listen)

The Coaching Podcast (with Emma Doyle)

From Competitor to Coach – KED Talk (Kendo World)

Yell Loudly and Carry a Big Stick (ABC Radio Australia)