1. Sept 10/11/12, Idaho Kendo Club September Kendo Seminar and Shinsa.
Fri, Sep 10, 6:30-8:30 pm; Sat, Sep 11, 9 am - 4 pm; Sun, Sep 12, 9 am -
3 pm (Shinsa up to Shodan, 1- 2 pm). Instructors are: Doug Imanishi,
Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan, Robert Stroud, Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan, Rory Elliott,
Kendo 4 Dan, Ryan Atagi, Kendo 4 Dan, and Rhett Atagi, Kendo 4 Dan. West
Boise YMCA, 5959 N. Discovery, Boise, Idaho 83713.
2. Sep 18, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
3. Oct 2, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, Sat, 12noon-5pm, Kent.
4. Oct 9/10, PNKF Iaido Seminar, Sat/Sun, Rain City Fencing, 1776 136th
Place NE, Bellevue, WA.
5. Oct 16, Tacoma Taikai, Sat, 10am-4pm, Washington High School, 12420
Ainsworth Ave. S., Tacoma, WA 9844-2398..
6. Nov 6, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
7. Nov 13, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
8. Nov 20, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.
OTHER DATES
1. 2012, 15WKC, Novara, Italy.
AUSKF PLAQUE AWARDED TO OMOTO SENSEI
At the AUSKF Kendo Seminar and Shinsa held July 2/3/4 at Pacific Lutheran University, the PNKF's own beloved Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan Rod Nobuto Omoto was honored with a recognition plaque from the AUSKF. The plaque reads:
Rod Nobuto Omoto, Sensei In recognition for your lifetime achievements of dedication, leadership and
contribution to the development of Kendo in the United States
All United States Kendo Federation
President: Arthur Ichiro Murakami
July 3, 2010
The award was presented to Omoto Sensei on July 3 by Murakami Sensei. We'd like to express our most heartfelt congratulations, admiration, and thanks to Omoto Sensei.
SUCCESSFUL PNKF JODO / IAIDO SEMINAR HELD
The first PNKF Jodo Seminar was led by Robert Stroud Sensei and Marcus Phung Sensei on Sunday August 8, 2010 from 8:30-10am at Musokai Dojo. Jodo is an officially recognized FIK art which is well-developed in the Canadian Kendo Federation, but just getting started in the AUSKF. Stroud Sensei plans to continue fostering it in the PNKF. He followed the Jodo introduction with an excellent Iai review from 10am-12noon.
LEEWARD OAHU KENDO TOURNAMENT - June 20, 2010, Mililani District Park Gym
Yonenbu 11 Years and Under Shonenbu 12-14 Years
1st place - Dane Takenaka, Mililani 1st place - Chase Takenaka, Mililani
2nd place - Mie Miller, Lihue 2nd place - Zoe Ann Yamamoto, Seibukan
3rd place - Jay Park, Kenshikan 3rd place - Channon Kotake, Hilo Kobukan
3rd place - Joshua Miller, Seibukan 3rd place - Isami Freeman, Kenshikan
Seinenbu Women's Open
1st place - Seth DeNardi, Mililani 1st place - Megan Watanabe, Seibukan
2nd place - Shaun Reese, Lihue 2nd place - Rina Ono, Hawai'i Tokai
3rd place - Kenton Chun, Mililani 3rd place - Audrey Hayase, Mililani
3rd place - Keone Rivers, Konkokyo 3rd place - Erica Hill, Aiea
Yudansha 1-2 Dan Yudansha 3 Dan and Above
1st place - Neill Warrington, Aiea 1st place - Wesley Fujimoto, Mililani
2nd place - Shohei Inada, Hawai'i Tokai 2nd place - Andy Fujimoto, Mililani
3rd place - Mike Buonadonna, Mililani 3rd place - Ryohei Tayama, Hawai'i Tokai
3rd place - Ryan Cabanizas, Wahiawa 3rd place - Katsushi Chinen, Makiya
Yudansha Masters 40 Years and over Parents/Children Team Match
1st place - Mamoru Uegaki, Kenshikan Parents - 2 Winner by points
2nd place - Hiroshi Tokuhashi, Kenshikan Children - 2 3rd place - Sang Oh, Kenshikan 3rd place - Russell Kihara, Mililani
James Oka Kantosho Fighting Spirit Award - Camie Nakagawa, Myohoji
AUSKF 1st JUNIOR OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - July 25, 2010, Buchser Middle School, Santa Clara
9 Years 10-11 Years
1st place - A. Ogikubo, SCKO 1st place - R. Yoshiki, SCKF
2nd place - C. Tada, SCKF 2nd place - T. Horii, SCKF
3rd plcae - K. Kim, SCKF 3rd place - M. Sugiyama, SCKF
3rd place - M. Miyazato, SCKO 3rd place - R. Saito, SCKF
4th place - N. Suzuki, SCKF 4th place - C. Yoon, SCKF
4th place - A. Crawford, SCKF 4th place - G. Sugino, NCKF
4th place - K. Lin, NCKF 4th place - H. Yamada, SCKO
4th place - R. Satoh, SCKF 4th place - A. Park, NCKF
12-13 Years 14-15 Years
1st place - K. Mizobe, SCKF 1st place - T. Nagatani, SCKF
2nd place - Y. Onishi, GNEUSKF 2nd place - Y. Nogimura, SCKF
3rd plcae - K. Hakamata, SCKF 3rd place - S. Maekawa, SCKF
3rd place - D. Kim, PNKF 3rd place - A. Lee, WKF
4th place - T. Ito, NCKF 4th place - M. Nguyen, NCKF
4th place - D. Choi, WKF 4th place - D. Williams, CCKF
4th place - L. Suzuki, SCKF 4th place - T. Makiuchi, SCKF
4th place - M. Uto, NCKF 4th place - S. Watanabe, SCKF
16-18 Years 13 and Under Girls
1st place - A. Eitoku, NCKF 1st place - E. Kim, SCKF
2nd place - A. Chung, SCKF 2nd place - M. Sasaki, SCKO
3rd plcae - M. Hsin, WKF 3rd place - M. DeJong, PNKF
3rd place - K. Yokota, NCKF 3rd place - K. Miyoshi, SCKF
4th place - T. Akamatsu, GNEUSKF 4th place - C. Lyu, NCKF
4th place - H. Ogikubo, SCKO 4th place - H. Tada, SCKF
4th place - J. Williams, CCKF 4th place - T. Kim, SCKF
4th place - J. Yi, SCKO 4th place - D. Hahn, SCKF
14-18 Girls Boys Team
1st place - I Lorimer, SCKO 1st place - NCKF B
2nd place - M. Cabral, NCKF 2nd place - WKF A
3rd plcae - S. Sugeta, SCKO 3rd place - SCKO A
3rd place - S. Kwon, SCKO 3rd place - NCKF A
4th place - H. Miyawaki, SCKO
4th place - H. Ariga, SCKO Girls Team
4th place - M. Cabral, NCKF 1st place - GNEUSKF A
4th place - T. Min, WKF 2nd place - SCKO B
3rd place - SCKF A
3rd place - SCKF B
SHINKYU SHINSA
PNKF IAIDO SHINSA, August 7, 2010, Kent 3RD KYU: James Eder (Everett), Sean Horita (Musokai), Brian Kottemann
(Tsubomi), Sarah Moore (Everett).
2ND KYU: Amber Jeanneret (Everett), Jason Wilcox (Musokai), Sam Wilkins
(Everett).
1ST KYU: Frederick Fourie (Tsubomi), James O'Donnell (Bellevue), Ronen
Totonchi (Musokai).
1ST DAN: David Camp (Tri Cities), Matthew Gaylord (Seattle), David Lau
(Musokai), Iraj Mohebalian (Seattle), Emily Morgan (Musokai), Theodore
Roosevelt (Idaho).
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, August 7, 2010, Kent 5TH KYU: Majestik Remmu (Kent), Elijah Wheaton (Federal Way).
4TH KYU: Eric Chelsey (Seattle), Sean Gillespie (Seattle), Riley
Itano-Vanderburg (Highline), Issei Kono (Seattle), Shawn Stern (UW).
3RD KYU: Joshua Hughes (Obukan), Damon Jansen (Spokane), Andrew Kato (Obukan),
Makayla Miracle (Spokane), Yuriko Phancenek (Northwest), Johnson Yu
(Bellevue/UW).
2ND KYU: David Cheng (UW), Harley Christianson (Seattle), Courtney Haney
(Spokane), Mark Haney (Spokane), Jeremy Mettler (Obukan), Philip
Salang (Obukan), Sam Wilkins (Everett).
1ST KYU: Mia Abe (Bellevue), Daniel Coombs (Obukan), Brandon Goh (Seattle),
Mart Hughes (Obukan), Nathan Jang (UW), Yoshito Kanamori (Alaska),
Jane Kang (Northwest), Aaron Melton (Spokane), Marek Nelson
(Spokane), Yang-Li Ou (Northwest), Andy Sinclair (Spokane), Matthew
Wolf (Spokane).
1ST DAN: Connor Blomquist (Bellevue/Everett), Yury Bogucharov (Bellevue), Mark
Frederick (Northwest), Matthew Gaylord (Seattle), Nathaniel Iwata
(Seattle), Daniel Jackson (Federal Way), Mayumi Maddy (Bellevue),
James O'Donnell (Bellevue), Katalin Plummer (Idaho), Finn Pond
(Spokane), Shimpei Tsuchiya (Seattle), Bertram Tsutakawa (Highline).
2ND DAN: Paul Cresse (Kent), Shilo Kistler (Cascade), Conor Marsten (Kent),
Stella Park (Cascade), Alfred Tan (Northwest), Jimmy Wong Liong
(Kent), Lei Yu (Northwest).
3RD DAN: Young-Min Kil (Seattle), Sergey Shilov (Bellevue).