The following is a brief description of the pictures. All of these pictures are within the few years of the club being formed, which makes it around 1987 to 1989.

I believe this is an award being presented.
However, I could be wrong and it might be a tug of war with a sock between Taro Ariga and Andreas Draesner
I think the person on the right may be BJ Lee. BJ was our secret weapon in 1st-2nd dan category. His skill level was quite high. BJ showed up occasionally during years 1-3.
Dave Seto was was a founding member.
Poor Dave - it looks like nobody wants to sit beside him :-)
Approximately half the people in this picture are visitors from other dojos - which demonstrates how much the other clubs helped us out in the early years. I expect this was year 2 or 3, because Taro Ariga had a new Do (you can see Sayuri (white Keiko-Gi) admiring it instead of looking at the camera. Susan (Choi) Zau (far left 2nd row) also has a brand new Do. Taro was able to get great deals on equipment - long before the birth of e-bogu.
Jim Cogill and RJ White.
Jim (on the right) was a founding member.
RJ White and Susan (Choi) Zau.
This picture was probably taken late 1989, just before RJ moved to Europe.
Taro Ariga & RJ White - the best looking dudes of the club.
Susan (Choi) Zau sparring with someone who I can't make out.
Susan (Choi) Zau on the left (wearing the red Do) sparring with someone.
Danny Saruyama - who died in a car crash in 1989 at the age of 21. Danny was with the Etobicoke Kendo club and he helped us out alot in starting the UW Kendo Club. He was the nicest guy you'd ever meet. He was a 3rd year student in history and political science at the University of Toronto,
Another picture of Danny, saying Welcome to our club!
Not sure what tournament this was taken at.
From the left: Dave Seto, Jim Cogill, Ms Tateno, and Sam Ng. Ms Tateno is the daughter of Tateno Sensei of the Brantford Kendo Club. Tateno Sensei helped us alot in the first few years - particularly while Taro was in Japan preparing for the upcoming world championship.
Several folks waiting to leave for a tournament somewhere.
From left to right: RJ White, Sam Ng, Marcell Stoer, and Soon Lem.
A UW Kendo Club team picture.
RJ White is in the center since he's the best looking dude, with Taro Ariga (UW Kendo Club Sensei on his left and visiting Sensei Paul Morgan on his right from Hamilton dojo.
A UW Kendo Club team picture with several visitors.
This one was chosen because it has visiting Danny Saruyama in it.
A UW Kendo Club team picture with most of the founding members.
A UW Kendo Club team picture with most of the founding members and visiting Tateno Sensei front center from Brantford Kendo club.