Last ECUSKF team keiko in KY!

June 19th, 2008

21st June
3:30~6:00PM
Keiko @ UK Alumni Gym
102 Avenue of Champions 40506

7:00~9:00PM
Dinner @ PANDA CUISINE ($20/person without beer)
Suite 115 Malibu Heights Plaza
2358 Nicholasville RD Lexington KY 40503
859-299-9798

9:30PM~
VTR Keiko @ Mr. & Mrs. Ishii’s house
Follow Nomiyama or Wataru

22nd June
10:00~12:30AM
Keiko @ UK Alumni Gym
102 Avenue of Champions 40506

1:30PM~
Lunch @ Nagasaki Inn
435 Redding RD Lexington KY
859-272-1858

KY keiko program

2008 AUSKF Championships Program

June 19th, 2008

The program and details of the 2008 AUSKF Championships have been released and can be downloaded below:

2008 AUSKF Championship Program

Good Luck everyone!

ECUSKF Training camp and Joint Practice info.

May 6th, 2008

ECUSKF Camp Training for All US Championship

Anybody welcomed to join!

Date, Time, and Location:
Saturday, June 14th
OSU RPAC MPR A200
Ohio State University RPAC (Recreation & Physical Activity Center)
(Building 246) 337 W 17th Ave Columbus, OH 43210

Practice Menu:
Practical matches for US Champ senshu (team or any individual division)

Camp Accommodation:
ECUSKF coaches and senshu (including OH residents) can reimburse hotel room charges.

Dinner: 6:30 ~ 7:00 PM
1st suggestion
Min-Ga Korean Restaurant
800 Bethel Rd Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 457-7331

Time Schedule
1:00 PM ~ 3:30 PM Training
4:30 PM ~ 5:00 PM Hotel check in
5:30 PM ~ 7:30 PM Dinner
8:00 PM ~ 9:30 PM Video review

ECUSKF Regular Joint Practice
Anybody welcomed to join

Date, Time, and Location:
Sunday, June 15th
Same room as Saturday

Time Schedule
11:00 PM ~ 1:30 PM or 12:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM Training

Tentative Upcoming Schedule
Saturday – Camp Training , Sunday – Regular joint practice
6/21, 22 @ Lexington U of KY

Thanks
Shuhei Ito

2008 ECUSKF Team announced!

March 25th, 2008

Team ECUSKF 2008
President: Koki Ariga
Manager: Mitsuya Koizumi
Coach: Yohei Nagata
Men’s team: Yoshihiro Kojima, Takashi Nomiyama, Akira Inoue, Shuhei Ito, Chris Ruggiero, Jangguen Lee, Wataru Ishii(Sr. Youth in Individual).
Men’s Individual: Takashi Nomiyama, Chris Ruggiero, Jangguen Lee, Shuhei Ito, Joshua Kan, Eric Gildea, Steve Perry
Senior: Toshiya Otsuki
Women: Elizabeth Hahn, Shigemi Ishii
Mudansha: Joseph Clark, Chris George, Jared Bernstein.

ECUSKF Joint Practice and Team Tryout, March 22nd, 2008

March 13th, 2008

Date: March 22nd, 2008 (Saturday)

Location: Ohio State University RPAC (Recreation & Physical Activity Center)
Address: (Building 246) 337 W 17th Ave Columbus, OH 43210 - map

Room: MPR A200 (same room where we held the Johnson Cup Tournament)

Timeline:
11:00 am - Practice room opens
12:00 pm - All United States Championship ECUSKF Team Tryout starts
1:00 pm - Tryout ends
Take a group picture of the participants/coaches/managers of
ECUSKF for All US Kendo Championship.
1:30 pm - Joint Practice begins
3:30 pm - Practice ends

Parking:
Parking Garage: Tuttle Park Place ($3 maximum per day) Building 088
Address: 2050 Tuttle Park Pl Columbus, OH 43210 - map

ECUSKF Joint Practice Info

February ECUSKF promotion exam

January 29th, 2008

Date:

Feb. 23rd, 2008

Location:

Edythe J Hayes Middle School
260 Richardson Pl
Lexington, KY 40509

Schedule:

1:30 ~ 3:00 PM Joint Practice/Registration
3:00 ~ 4:30 PM Promotion test
5:00 ~ 6:00 PM The Spring ECUSKF Board Meeting by officer and dojo rep

2008 Spring ECUSKF promotion announcement

2008 Spring ECUSKF promotion application

Steve Johnson Cup Kendo Tournament Results

December 13th, 2007

Mudansha:
1st: Carlos Escobedo [OSU]
2nd: Jared Bernstein [UC]
3rd: Neil Adelman [Cleveland]

Steve Johnson Cup (1dan - 3dan)
1st: Shuhei Ito [Miami Valley]
2nd: Jangguen Lee [OSU]
3rd: Josh Kan [UK]

4dan+
1st: Yoshihiro Kojima [U. Pittsburgh]
2nd: Takashi Nomiyama [UK]
3rd: Akira Inoue [OSU]

Teams
1st: OSU
2nd: Miami Valley B
3rd: U. Pittsburgh

2008 New Year’s Hatsugeiko

December 11th, 2007

Louisville Kendo Club will be hosting the 2008 New Year’s Hatsugeiko practice.

Location:
Louisville Kendo Club
901 Baxter Ave.
Louisville, KY 40204

Parking is available on Baxter Ave. and E. Breckinridge St.

Time:
Practice - 6:00 am to 8:00 am
Party - 8:30 am to 10:30 am

Hotel Suggestions:
Ramada Inn $99.00+tax
1041 Zorn Ave. Louisville KY, 40206
Phone: (502) 897-5101

Quality Inn & Suites From $45.00+tax
3255 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, KY 40205
Phone: (502) 454-0451

Holiday Inn From $97.50
120 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 584-8591

Updated AUSKF Promotion Exam Regulations

December 11th, 2007

As of 11/19/2007, the new regulations for AUSKF promotion examinations have been released. It can be downloaded here or in the ‘About Kendo’ section of this website.

AUSKF Promotion Examination Regulations

2008 All U.S. Championship: ECUSKF team application

November 28th, 2007

Any member of the East Central U.S. Kendo federation interested in applying for this coming year’s All U.S. Kendo Championship must fill out the following application form and return it to Shuhei Ito (s_ito@hotmail.com) or Elizabeth Hahn (kendoka69@mac.com). Deadline is:  December 31st 2007.

2008 All U.S. Championship application