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| A official publication of the Canadian Kendo Federation, supporting Kendo, and Iaido | Vol 1/2 Issue 2 April 1999 www.uoguelph.ca/~kataylor/ckfindex.htm |
AT FIRST LOOK
It looks to be a busy summer, check out the coming events and see if
your event is listed. If not, let me know.
Maintaining
a viable kendo or iaido club is a continuing process, there is a constant
need to replace members who have moved away or stopped practicing. There
is also the need to get the younger, fresher bodies out there on the floor
to maintain the high level of practice we have enjoyed for so many years.
We need to begin looking at ways to let potential students know the CKF
is around. In future issues I'll be proposing ways you can get the word
out about your club. If you have your own secrets for bringing in new blood,
let us know.
As a first step toward this process, I would like to invite all the
members to check out the CKF website at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~kataylor/ckfindex.htm
and go to the club listing. Check your contact numbers and see if there
is a link to your club's web page. If your club doesn't have a page, we'll
host one for you. Send me a photo or graphic, and your contact information,
along with a bit of history on your club and I'll put a
page together for you. Please don't send me any information that has
to be changed weekly, think of it as a poster rather than a fax.
COMING EVENTS
Apr 10 11th Annual Cleveland Kendo Taikai.
May 11-14 Nihon Budokan group visit to Toronto.
May 22-26 9th Annual U. Guelph Spring Seminar (Iaido,
Jodo)
May 29-31 1st Annual Michigan open Kendo Rensei Tournament
and seminar
July 3-5 Canadian Kendo Championships, Toronto
July 16-19 Guelph School of Japanese Sword Arts (Iaido, Jodo,
Kendo, etc.)
July 24-28 Guelph School of Japanese Sword Arts (polishing, hilt
wrapping, scabbard making etc.)
July 30-Aug 6. Foreign Leaders Kendo Seminar. Saitama Japan.
If you haven't got your copy of the notice from the ZNKR please get in
touch with CKF Headquarters.
Aug 6-8 US Championships, Las Vegas.
Sep 4-6 AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp, Tennessee STI, Memphis.
Mar 21-27, 2000, 11WKC, Santa Clara, CA
WEBSITE NEWS
There's a new page with information on the WKC preparations, you can
get to it from the CKF NEWS and Events page.
On the NEWS page you'll also find a link to Kenyu, the online newsletter
of the PNKF which regularly contains information about our own West Coast
activities. In fact, I'm in debt to Kenyu and Tom Bolling the editor for
much of my West Coast news.
WKC SELECTION PROCESS
1. Men's Qualifications:
a) Kendo 2nd dan or over
b) 17 years or older as of Dec 31 1998
c) Adequate mental and physical health
d) Canadian citizenship
e) CKF member in good standing
2. Prospects:
12 prospective candidates are chosen from 3 areas based on population
a) 5 from the Western division (BC, Alta, Sask)
b) 5 from the Central division (Man, Ont)
c) 2 from the Eastern division (Que and Maritimes)
d) each division will conduct their own selection process
3. Team Canada Selections: (10 players)
a) 2 top finishers at the 13th Canadian Kendo Championships July 3, 1999
b) 4 top finishers from the round robin shiai to be held July 4, 1999. the round
robin shiai will be restricted to the 12 prospects selected earlier.
c) Coaches and manager will select 4 players.
1. Ladies Qualifications:
a) Kendo 1dan or over
b) 16 years of age or older as of Dec. 31 1998.
c) Adequate mental and physical health
d) Canadian citizenship
e) CKF member in good standing
2. Team Canada Selections: (7 players)
a) 2 top finishers at the 13th Canadian Kendo Championships July 3, 1999
b Coaches and manager will select 5 players.
VANCOUVER KENDO TOURNAMENT
January 23, 1999
Junior
9 years and under 10-12 years
1. K Amadatsu (stv) 1. S. Marumo (sun
2. J. tajiri (ren) 2. R. Cambell (stv)
3. J. Wang (bel 3. K Negishi (yos)
3. L. Murao (stv) 3. T. Suzaka (cas)
13-15 years
1. A. Akitaya (van)
2. T. Young (sun)
3. J. Leclair (sun)
3. N. Fukushima (van)
Men
16-25 years 26-40 years
1. B. Shirabama (ren) 1. M. Asaoka (yos)
2. N. Sunderland (uw) 2. M. Gadashin (rnt)
3. R. Chan (sun) 3. T. Swenson (rnt)
3. R. Shirabama (ren) 3. A. Shirran (yos)
41 years and over
1. M. Yabe (sea)
2. M. Imanishi (van)
3. T. Sang (cas)
3. R. Shimazu (sea)
Women Team
16 years and over Junior (15 under)
1. M. Hayashi (van) 1. Vancouver A
2. W. Nakano (stv) 2. Vancouver B
3. E. Marsten (uw)
3. Y Sugiyama (ren)
Team
Senior (16 over) Dojo
1. Sunrise 1. Highline
2. Youshinkan 2. Vancouver
Participating clubs: Bellvue bel, Cascade cas, Highline hil,
Meadowbrook med, Northwest nw, Renbu ren, Renton rtn, Seattle sea, Spokane
spk, Steveston stv, Sunrise sun, Tacoma tac, U. Calgary uca, U. B.C. ubc,
U. Victoria uvic, U. Washington uw, Youshinkan yos, Vancouver van.
37th ANNUAL STEVESTON KENDO TOURNAMENT
- February 13, 1999
9 Years and Under 10 to 12 Years
1st place - K. Amadatsu, Steveston 1st place - R. Campbell, Steveston
2nd place - K. Winder, Seattle 2nd place - Q. Morimoto, Steveston
3rd place - J. Wang, Bellevue 3rd place - K. Marus, Steveston
3rd place - N. Maruno, Sunrise 3rd place - A. Mori, NCKF
13 to 15 Years Women 16 Years and Over
1st place - J. Kurokouchi, SCKF 1st place - W. Nakano, Steveston
2nd place - M. Omura, SCKF 2nd place - M. Taguchi, Sunrise
3rd place - J. Brown, SCKF 3rd place - C. Namba, Manitoba
3rd place - G. Suzaka, Cascade 3rd place - M. Hayashi, Vancouver
Non-Degree 1st to 3rd Dan
1st place - S. Blechschmidt, Bellevue 1st place - D. Yang, SCKF
2nd place - J. Chiang, SCKF 2nd place - G. Matsubayashi, Hawaii
3rd place - N. Sunderland, UW 3rd place - A. Fujimoto, Hawaii
3rd place - R. Chan, Sunrise 3rd place - T. Kitajima, SCKF
4th Dan and Above
1st place - M. Minami, NCKF 3rd place - S. Hamamatsu, NCKF
2nd place - M. Yoshimura, SCKF 3rd Place - P. Nishikihama, Steveston
Junior Team Senior Team
1st place - Vancouver 1st place - NCKF
2nd place - NCKF 2nd place - SCKF
There were over 220 players from 22 clubs from Hawaii, the Western USA,
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
CLUB NEWS
Rai Ko Kai (Thunder Bay Iaido and Jodo) News:
Rai Ko Kai members recently performed an Iaido demonstration at the
11th Annual Thunder Bay Karate School Invitational Tournament.
The tournament took place on Saturday February 27, 1999 in Thunder Bay,
in the gymnasium of one of the local high schools. Members of Rai Ko Kai
performed an Iaido demo between the kata and kumite portions of the tournament.
Approximately 90 competitors and their families were on hand to see the demonstration (~200 people total). At the start of the demonstration the entire audience went absolutely quiet. Each member of Rai Ko Kai performed 5 kata as well as opening and closing reiho, at the end of which the audience erupted with applause and whistles.
The participating members of Rai Ko Kai were:
Eric Tribe, Sean Fogarty, Christine Gottardo, Doug Martin.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Dear Kim,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I recently moved to Berkeley in Northern California.
I would like to let you know my new e-mail address.
My wife and I found a good Kendo club here.
So, if you have a chance to come to Northern California, please let
me know and come with your Kendo equipment.
See you sometime,
Masayuki Sato
(msato@spectacle.berkeley.edu)
SEMINAR REPORTS
THE 10TH ANNUAL SASKATOON KENDO SEMINAR
-Neil Gendzwill, Saskatoon
The 10th Annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar was held February 27-28 in Saskatoon.
We were fortunate this year to have as our guest instructor Shinichi Koike
of NorthWest Kendo Club in Seattle. This year's seminar was sponsored in
part by the Canadian Kendo Federation, represented by Goyo Ohmi of JCCC
in Toronto. Assisting Koike-sensei and Ohmi-sensei were Bruce Campbell
of Sunrise Dojo in Coquitlam, and Bob Takagaki of Steveston Kendo Club
in Richmond. Ken Miyaoka was the host instructor.
In addition to the visiting sensei, we had 10 people from Winnipeg,
7 from Calgary and 7 from Regina. Including our own members and the sensei,
about 45 people were in attendance.
The seminar began at 9 am on Saturday, where Koike-sensei led us through
a 2 hour basics practice. The main focus of his instruction was to get
everyone to understand and use shibori. After an additional hour of free
practice, we broke for lunch and returned at 2. Takagaki-sensei and I demonstrated
kendo kata, followed by very nice demonstrations of Muso Jikiden Eishin
Ryu by Ohmi-sensei and Campbell-sensei. We then had the tournament which
has been a part of the seminar for the last 5 or 6 years. The tournament
results follow this report.
9 am Sunday morning found us back in the dojo, a little worse for wear
due to the previous night's party. CKF had given us permission to run a
grading up to shodan. The four Canadian sensei acted as the grading panel,
with Koike-sensei observing. 15 people attempted ikkyu, with 12 passing.
6 people attempted shodan, with 2 passing.
Following the grading we had time for some more instruction from Koike-sensei.
He continued his theme of shibori from the day before, showing how to capture
the centre by incorporating shibori into our seme. We finished the morning
with another free practice. After lunch, most of the people from Calgary
and Winnipeg had to leave for the drive home. The rest of us had another
2 hours of practice with Koike-sensei. The first hour was spent showing
us some drills for efficient waza practice, and the second hour was spent
in free practice.
I would like to thank Koike-sensei for his efforts. This was his first
trip to Saskatoon and we all appreciated his skilled instruction, generous
spirit and friendly manner. We were also very happy to see our good friend
Ohmi-sensei again. This was his fourth trip to Saskatoon. Campbell-sensei
and Takagaki-sensei joined us this year for the first time, and we all
thoroughly enjoyed their instruction and their company. We hope that all
our visitors can see their way clear to coming to Saskatoon again, and
we will encourage our members to visit them at their home dojos. And finally,
thanks to CKF for their sponsorship this year. Not many people are aware
that kendo exists in the prairies, and formal sponsorship of this event
is a good step towards supporting our efforts.
PRAIRIE TAIKAI 1999 RESULTS
Children (under 16)
1. Shingo Miyaoka (Saskatoon)
2. Daniel Kusamoto (Winnipeg)
Women
1. Corie Namba (Winnipeg)
2. Mika Asai (Saskatoon)
Novice (<= ikkyu)
1. Masashi Tamura (Regina)
2. Mike Underwood (Regina)
Advanced (1-2 dan)
1. Hiroaki Izumi (Regina)
2. Doug Agnew (Saskatoon)
Open (3+ dan)
1. Rochus Schmid (Calgary)
2. Bruce Campbell (Sunrise)
We welcome all inquiries, letters, comments, articles, announcements,
photos and tournament reports to Kim Taylor, Editor, 44 Inkerman St. Guelph
Ontario or email them to kataylor@uoguelph.ca