CKF NEWS
A official publication of the Canadian Kendo Federation, supporting Kendo, Iaido and Jodo	Issue 13 Jan 2002  http://kendo-canada.com

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CKF NEWS and EVENTS

Saskatoon Kendo Club's 20th Anniversary

   On Saturday, August 25th the Saskatoon Kendo Club celebrated its 20th anniversary. About 60 people enjoyed the beautiful summer day. The master of ceremonies was Doug Agnew. Speeches were given by Hiroaki Izumi, (one of the two original students), myself (along with Agnew, the oldest member after Izumi) and Miyaoka-sensei. Sumiko Asai formally served tea. Ohmi-sensei then demonstrated tameshigiri and iaido, followed by a kendo kata demonstration from Lance Wall and I. Next hono-jiai (matches to honour the occasion) were held between Koichi Izumi and Kevin Mack, and Michi Miyamoto and Treena Zdunich. Lance and I gave a jigeiko demonstration. After the matches and demonstrations, prizes were presented to the hono-jiai participants and gifts to the demonstrators. Ohmi-sensei presented a certificate on behalf of the CKF. Eleanor Shia presented a plaque on behalf of the Heritage Chinese Language School. The Saskatoon, Manitoba and Regina kendo clubs presented Miyaoka-sensei with a sword in honour of his 20 years of service. The saki barrel was formally wacked open, and Juhachi Asai led us all in a toast. Finally Mr. Mitamura of Hitachi Canadian Industries said a few words and led us all in sanbon-jime (traditional three claps). We all enjoyed a marvelous meal courtesy of the Japanese Cultural Association, as well as a few beverages. In the evening a slide show was presented showing the 20 years of club history.

   The next day, about 30 people participated in a 3-hour practice that included kendo kata, an introduction to seitei iai and jigeiko. Ohmi-sensei showed us all what having good centre means, as his kensen was on our mune or nodo constantly. All in all it was a wonderful weekend. Thanks to the Canadian Kendo Federation, Hitachi Canadian Industries and the Saskatoon Japanese Cultural Association for their sponsorship of this event. Thanks also to Ohmi-sensei for taking the time to come out and celebrate with us. Thanks to members of the Manitoba Kendo Club and Regina Kendo Club who travelled considerable distances to celebrate with us. And thanks most of all to Miyaoka-sensei, who single-handedly is responsible for kendo in Saskatchewan. He has donated his time and effort for 20 years, and we are all grateful for it.

   Neil Gendzwill

27th ANNUAL PNKF KENDO TOURNAMENT - November 3, 2001, Renton
 
 

10 Years and Under     1st place - Ahmad Karout, Obukan     2nd place - Michelle Rasmussen, Tacoma     3rd place - Deon Holmes, Tacoma     3rd place - Shane Meatte, Tacoma	11 to 12 Years    1st place - Justin Lee, Steveston    2nd place - Ikaika Yoshikawa, Tacoma    3rd place - Sachiyo Negishi, Vancouver    3rd place - Leanne Murao, Steveston
13 to 15 Years     1st place - Kazuya Negishi, Vancouver     2nd place - Jeff Lundell, Renton     3rd place - Daisuke Gejima, Obukan    3rd place - Robert Rasmussen, Tacoma	Junior Team    1st place - Vancouver    2nd place - Tacoma
Women    1st place - Mako Hayashi, Vancouver     2nd place - Wendy Nakano, Steveston     3rd place - Elizabeth Marsten, Highline     3rd place - Ryoko Barr, Bellevue	High School    1st place - Kaito Kaneyoshi, Vancouver    2nd place - Seiji Inouye, Youshinkan    3rd place - Daisuke Umezawa, Vancouver    3rd place - Takahide Young, Sunrise
Mudansha 0-4 Kyu     1st place - J. Lim, Sunrise     2nd place - Jon Scherer, Cascade     3rd place - K. Hanshin, Sunrise     3rd place - Brian Blomquist, Bellevue	Mudansha 1-3 Kyu    1st place - Jamie Kuehl, Alaska    2nd place - Masumi Rinaldi, Bellevue    3rd place - Jason Syring, Bellevue    3rd place - Rudy Opavsky, Bellevue
Yudansha 1-2 Dan     1st place - Wayne Abe, Obukan     2nd place - Jason Higo, Steveston     3rd place - Garrett Suzaka, UW     3rd place - Yusuke Kato, Northwest	Yudansha 3-4 Dan    1st place - Yoshi Kaneko, Obukan    2nd place - Futoshi Nakagawa, OCB    3rd place - Wendy Nakano, Steveston    3rd place - Ryoko Barr, Bellevue
Yudansha 5 Dan and Above     1st place - Suguru Asaoka, Youshinkan     2nd place - Motoki Asaoka, Youshinkan     3rd place - Doug Imanishi, Seattle     3rd place - Manabu Yabe, Seattle	Senior Team    1st place - Obukan    2nd place - Steveston    3rd place - Renton    3rd place – Highline

   Shoji Trophy - Jeffrey Marsten, Highline and Lonny Hancock, Obukan
 

2001 Ontario Senior Open Championship Results
November 11, 2001 - Leaside High School, Toronto, Ontario

    On behalf of the JCCC Kendo Club, I would like to thank everybody for participating in last weekend's Ontario Open
SeniorKendoChampionships. The tournament represented the highest number of participants ever with over 160
players registered. We are flattered by the distance travelled by many of the competitors outside of Ontario...Lance Wall from
Saskatoon, Team Halifax (these guys travelled in a van from Nova Scotia) and all our friends from Montreal and Buffalo.
Below is a list of the results. Once again, thank you for sharing your time with us.

   Bryan Asa
 
 

Non-Degree Division    1st Place - T. Ryan (JCCC)    2nd Place - J.M. Kim (IKSDK)    3rd Place - P.E. Marko (Montreal)    3rd Place - M. Park (IKSDK)	1st & 2nd Dan Division    1st Place - H. Kim (McGill)    2nd Place - K. Miura (UW)    3rd Place - H.J. Kim (York)    3rd Place - C. Hao (UW)
3rd Dan and Up Division    1st Place - M. Raymond (UofT)    2nd Place - K. Hao (UW)    3rd Place - A. Draesner (Burlington)    3rd Place - S. Asa (JCCC)	Team Match Division    1st Place - Etobicoke (A) - Ma, Kamata, Tanabe, Yamashita, Tanaka    2nd Place - UofT (A) - Kang, Raymond, Davidson, Shimizu, Hogi    3rd Place - JCCC (A) - Enokido, Tamaru, Sumi, S. Asa, B. Asa    3rd Place - UW (A) - C. Hao, Miura, K. Hao, Shim, S.J. Park

Fighting Spirit Award R. McKinnon (Halifax)

2001 Iaido Shinsa in Vancouver

   The annual CKF Western Iaido Shinsa was held in Steveston, BC in November and we had several "firsts". Perhaps the
most gratifying "first" is that the grading committee consisted of Iaidoka entirely. In previous years we have had to fill out the committee with senior kendo practitioners.

   The second "first" is that all candidates were successful. The following grades were issued:

   1 ikkyu; 1 nidan; 1 sandan; 4 yondan

   All panel members wish to congratulate the successful candidates and encourage them to continue their diligent practice.

Bruce Campbell

38th Annual Vancouver Kendo Tournament

   January 19th, 2002 - 10am-6pm - Renfrew Community Centre 2929 East 22nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C.

   Further information at: http://www.vancouverkendoclub.com/38tournament.html

   Contact Mako Hayashi for enquiries: hayashi_mako@hotmail.com