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Volume 23, number 5

May 2009

PNKF DATEBOOK

  1. May 30/31, PNKF Women/Team Canada Women's Practice, Sat, 2-5pm, and Sun, 10am-1pm, Sno-King.
  2. Jun 6, Rose City Kendo Taikai, Sat, 10am, Conestoga Recreation Center, 9985 SW 125th Ave, Beaverton, Oregon.
  3. Jun 20, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, Sat, 12noon-5pm, Kent.
  4. Jul 25, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  5. Aug 8, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, Iaido 9am-12noon; Kendo 12:30-5pm, Kent.
  6. Sep 19, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  7. Oct 3, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, Sat, 12noon-5pm, Kent.
  8. Oct 17, Tacoma Taikai, Sat, 10am-4pm, Curtis High School (tentative).
  9. Nov 7, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.
  10. Nov 21, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
  11. Nov 6, 2010, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
  12. Nov 20, 2010, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.

OTHER DATES

  1. Jun 18/19/20/21, AUSKF Iaido Seminar, Shiai, and Shinsa, Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun, Boise, Idaho.
  2. Jul 17/18/19, AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp and Shinsa, Fri/Sat/Sun, Memphis, Tennessee.
  3. Aug 28/29/30, 14WKC, Adib Moysés Dib Gym, São Bernardo do Campo City, São Paulo, Brazil. Men's Individuals Aug 28. Women's Individuals and Team Aug 29. Men's Team Aug 30.

AUSKF IAIDO SEMINAR, SHIAI, AND SHINSA, Boise, Idaho - June 18 through 21, 2009

The ZNKR has sent word that the following two eminent Iaido teachers will be sent to the Seminar: Iaido Hanshi 8th Dan Kishimoto Chihiro, and Iaido Hanshi 8th Dan Yamasaki Masahiro. Deadline for registration is June 6, after which a late fee of $25 must be added to the price. Registration forms here: http://www.idaho-kendo.com/Iaido/2009_AUSKF_Camp/2009_iai_registration.pdf

AUSKF KENDO SUMMER CAMP AND SHINSA, Memphis, Tennessee - July 17 through 19, 2009

The deadline for applying to the AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp and Shinsa is June 30, 2009. Teachers coming from Japan are Kendo Hanshi 8th Dan Takahashi Toshiaki, and Kendo Hanshi 8th Dan Sueno Eiji. Registration forms here: http://www.auskf.info/announcements/2009/summercamp/index.htm

51st ANNUAL CALIFORNIA NORTH/SOUTH TOURNAMENT - April 19, 2009, Mission College, Santa Clara


10 and Under                           11 to 13 Years
1st place - Courtney Yoon, Norwalk     1st place - Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Torrance
2nd place - Saya Tamaki, OCB           2nd place - Tsukasa Ito, Salinas
3rd place - Luca Deza, San Mateo       3rd place - Akira Minamitani, Torrance
3rd place - Felicia Chang, ISKD        3rd place - Kenichiro Mizobe, Gedatsu

14 to 17 Years                         Adult Kyu
1st place - Haruka Komiyama, Torrance  1st place - Hiroshi Ito, Salinas
2nd place - Max Nguyen, San Jose       2nd place - Nathan Gallinger, Torrance
3rd place - Kevin Yokota, Salinas      3rd place - Saxon Amdahl, San Jose
3rd place - Alex Kim, Norwalk          3rd place - Takashi Taguchi, Gedatsu

Women 1 Dan and Under                  Women 2 Dan and Up
1st place - Lilly Kem, Berkeley        1st place - Sachiko Tamura, OCB
2nd place - Grace Chuang, San Jose     2nd place - Nishiku Sano, Sho Tokyo
3rd place - Emiko Ikeda, San Jose      3rd place - Sunmi Lim, Torrance
3rd place - Allyson Dong, Costa Mesa   3rd place - Grace Lee, Torrance

1-2 Dan                                3-4 Dan
1st place - Kyle Umeda, San Jose       1st place - Shigeharu Ouchi, Sho Tokyo
2nd place - Adam Eitoku, Salinas       2nd place - Jarrod Hatakeyama, San Jose
3rd place - David Pruitt, San Diego    3rd place - Katsushi Chinen, Gedatsu
3rd place - Michael Hsueh, Palo Alto   3rd place - Gen Mikuni, San Jose

5 Dan and Up                           Seniors
1st place - Glenn Harada, Sacramento   1st place - Mikio Koga, San Mateo
2nd place - James Yamasaki, PCI        2nd place - Masami Yamaguchi, Mt. View
3rd place - Atsushi Miyamoto, Berkeley 3rd place - Tomoji Kato, Covina
3rd place - Toshiaki Yoshida, San Jose 3rd place - Eddie Hurt, Salinas

Youth Team won by NCKF                 Women's Team won by NCKF
Adult Team won by SCKF                 Kodansha Team won by NCKF
Kantosho Youth - Yuichi Nakahama, Berkeley
Kantosho Adult - Mieko Cabral, Sacramento

45th ANNUAL VANCOUVER KENDO TOURNAMENT - April 25, 2009, BC Institute of Technology


9 Years and Under                      10 to 12 Years
1st place - JS Park, Global            1st place - A. Lee, Vancouver
2nd place - A. Fujita, Kent            2nd place - C. Lam, Steveston
3rd place - K. McManus, Kent           3rd place - T. Okitsu, Zosokan
3rd place - JH Choi, Global            3rd place - H. Fujita, Renbu

13 to 15 Years                         16 to 20 Years
1st place - S. Fujita, Renbu           1st place - T. Hamanaka, UBC
2nd place - E. Ro, Central             2nd place - J. Lee, Steveston
3rd place - K. Knecht, Renfrew         3rd place - R. Murao, Steveston
3rd place - J. Dande, Renbu            3rd place - Y. Mizutani, Renbu

21 to 30 Years                         31 to 40 Years
1st place - N. Akitaya, Vancouver      1st place - S. Asaoka, Youshinkan
2nd place - T. Yamada, Vancouver       2nd place - D. Taguchi, Renfrew
3rd place - S. Ueno, Vancouver         3rd place - M. Rose, Renfrew
3rd place - T. Nakamura, Youshinkan    3rd place - J. Schmidt, Vancouver

41 Years and Over                      Women's Over 16
1st place - S. Shiono, Calgary         1st place - N. Fukushima, Vancouver
2nd place - R. Knecht, Renfrew         2nd place - Y. Hayashi, Vancouver
3rd place - M. Hasegawa, Renfrew       3rd place - S. Hojo, UBC
3rd place - Y. Taguchi, Renfrew        3rd place - N. Suen, Seattle

Junior Team                            Senior Team
1st place - Steveston                  1st place - Renfrew
2nd place - Central                    2nd place - Seattle

Fighting Spirit (Senior Category)
G. Kwok, Vancouver
N. Suen, Seattle

19th ANNUAL BELLEVUE JUNIOR TAIKAI - May 16, 2009, Bellevue


9 Years and Under                      10-12 Years
1st place - K. Shodai, Obukan          1st place - DH Kim, Bellevue
2nd place - A. Remmu, Kent             2nd place - M. DeJong, Highline
3rd place - MG Kim, Sno-King           3rd place - T. Marsten, Kent
3rd place - A. Kanemasu, Kent          3rd place - A. Sinclair, Spokane

Junior High School Boys                Junior High School Girls
1st place - T. Iba, Sno-King           1st place - B. Lin, Bellevue
2nd place - J. Lamb, Spokane           2nd place - E. Kaczmarek, Spokane
3rd place - S. Cresse, Kent
3rd place - D. Sinclair, Spokane

High School Boys                       High School Girls 
1st place - S. McNally, Spokane        1st place - S. Jolly, Kent
2nd place - I. Cresse, Kent            2nd place - R. Kim, Bellevue
3rd place - M. Wolf, Spokane           3rd place - C. Fish, Bellevue
3rd place - I. Morgan, Puyallup        3rd place - K. Rackowitz, Bellevue

15 and Under Team
1st place - Spokane (D.Sinclair,A.Sinclair,J.Duplain,J.Lamb,E.Kaczmarek)
2nd place - Bellevue Red (T.Matsumiya,DHKim,B.Lin,C.Blomquist,R.Blechschmidt)

High School Team
1st place - Kent (S.Jolly,C.Mills,I.Cresse)
2nd place - Puyallup (K.Yoshikawa,J.Erberich,I.Morgan)

National Anthem - Sarah Struyvenberg    
Sportsmanship Pledge - Bernice Lin 
Outstanding Progress - Raine Blechschmidt and Trent Yamada, Bellevue  
Awesome Spirit Award - Jordan Duplain, Spokane



 

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