New AKR Kendo 7 dan and Kendo 6 dan members

The Australian Kendo Renmei  is very happy to advise that Mr. Toshiaki Tsukadaira, from Nerang in Queensland, successfully met the challenge of a recent kendo exam and was graded to Kendo 7 Dan in  Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan on 16 May 2015.

Mr. Tsukadaira is now both Kendo and Iaido 7 Dan, having received Iaido 7 Dan on on 11 July 2014.

On 17 May, the day after, his wife, Mrs. Hiroko Tsukadaira also successfully met the challenge of Kendo 6 Dan.

Congratulations to both Tsukadaira sensei from all AKR members on your achievements!

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