ECUSKF

Dear Dojo Leaders,

We would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual ECUSKF Student Tournament to be held in Georgetown KY on October 17, 2010.   Below you will find attachments containing entry forms, schedules, hotel info and maps.  Also, you will find, in both English and Japanese, a file explaining the non-bogu category of the competition.  With this division even your beginners who haven’t begun to wear bogu can compete in this tournament.  There is also a video (see link below) taken at the 1st annual tournament showing this competition.  Please note that part of this has changed a bit so please refer to the written file for the most current information.  If anyone has questions about this category of competition please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Sincerely,
Hiroaki Okazaki
hokazaki@gray.com

Elizabeth Hahn
kendoka69@mac.com

video link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS0Y3cLuDpc

Information Packet

No Bogu Information English/Japanese

Date: Saturday. 9.11.10

Location: Indianapolis Kendo Club (Mudokwan Martial Arts School)
8230 E. Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46201

8230 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46219-6816 View map on Bing Get directions on Bing

Parking:

Parking available around Mudokan Dojo

Time Schedule

1:00 ~ 1:30 PM           “Kata” Practice <- Bring boku-to

1:30 ~ 3:00 PM           General Practice

After Practice

We will probably get together at some (Korean?) restaurant following Park sensei.

ECUSKF Event Advisor

Shuhei Ito

20010 ECUSKF Shinpan Seminar

To all ECUSKF members:

The annual Sinpan (Referee) Seminar is coming soon.  This referee seminar should be meaningful for not only high rank kendoist but also kendoist at any level. We are looking forward to seeing you all.

Date:         Saturday, August 21, 2010

Location: Ohio State University RPAC (Recreation & Physical Activity Center)

Room:       Multipurpose Room A200 for seminar, Dave Griner Room for lunch break

Address:   (Building 246) 337 W 17th Ave Columbus, OH 43210 http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=246

Instructor: Koki Ariga sensei, 7 Dan (Referee of the World Kendo Championship in 2003, 2006, and 2009)

Seminar Fee: Free

Timetable:

                  10:00 pm                        Room Open

                  10:15 am ~ 12:15 pm     Check Rules & Regulations, QA

                  12:15 pm ~ 1:00 pm       Lunch break   

                  1:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm         Referee practice for 3 Dan and above, Simulation match by others

                  3:00 pm ~ 3:45 pm         Joint practice

                  4:00 pm                          Room Close

Lunch:             Please bring by yourself

Date: Saturday, July 17

Location: Edythe J. Hayes Middle School Gymnasium

Address: 260 Richardson Place , Lexington , KY

Schedule: The space has been reserved from 1 to 5 pm. The Japanese school children will join the practice around 3 pm

Also, we have 3 upcoming events that I would like everyone to know about. The first will the Shinpan seminar which will be held in the middle of August. We are working towards defining the date (either Aug 14 or 21), but should have the firm date in the next week or so. The next event will be the Student Tournament which will be held in September in Lexington. The third event is the September joint practice which will be held in Indianapolis. If your dojo would like to host a joint practice event, please let me know and we can decide when this would be appropriate. Please keep in mind that there may be a larger group attending and the practice space should accommodate that. If your dojo needs money to reserve a larger space, let us know and we can discuss compensation.

Thanks, and I hope to see everyone at practice,

Chris Ruggiero
ECUSKF Education

I am pleased to announce the dates of two upcoming joint practices to be held on Saturday, April 3 and Saturday, April 24 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM in RPAC Multipurpose Room A200 at Ohio State University campus in Columbus. Please encourage your members to attend. As a note, the first portion of the practice will be dedicated to kata, so be sure to bring your bokken.

A special note, the OSU group in charge of the practice room has changed a few rules. We need to submit a list of attendees to them in order to obtain permission to use the room. The list does not have to be complete, but it will be most helpful if each dojo rep could send me a list of names of those who MAY attend. We should only have to do this once, so feel free to include people who may attend at some future practice.

Thank you,
Chris Ruggiero
ECUSKF Education

The 2010 Spring Promotion exam has been announced.  Please review the announcement document and return the application form by 2/26/2010.

2010 ECUSKF Spring Promotion Announcement

2010 ECUSKF Spring Promotion Application Sheet

AUSKF and ECUSKF Membership fee information

Date: Saturday, March 13

Location: Edythe J. Hayes Middle School Gymnasium
 

Address: 260 Richardson Place, Lexington, KY

Schedule:
              1:30 ~ 3:00  pm         Joint Practice/Registration
              3:00 ~ 4:30 pm          Promotion exam
              5:00 ~ 6:00 pm          Board Meeting with officers and dojo reps.
           

If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact me. 

Look forward to seeing you all there.

ECUSKF Promotion

Steven Perry

Please view the following links for updated dues information.  Dojo representatives are requested to send in their dojo’s dues in a timely manner

AUSKF and ECUSKF membership information

2010 ECUSKF membership application

2010 Detroit Kendo Tournament Registration Packet

MWKF Promotion Application

This year the distinguished tournament guests are Toru Kamei sensei Kendo Hanshi 8 Dan, Master Instructor of the Kumamoto Police Department, and Shinji Funatsu sensei Kendo Kyoshi 8 Dan, Master Instructor of the Osaka Police Department. Both of the guests are conducting an AUSKF Kendo Education Tour.

Mudansha

1st  Felix Yuan

2nd  Neil Adelman

3rd  Thomas Amberg

3rd  Shane Shiffman

Spirit Award  Shohei Iwase

Johnson Cup

1st  Hiroaki Okazaki

2nd  Toshiya Otuski

3rd  Chris Ruggiero

3rd  Steven Perry

Spirit Award  Justin Hankins

Women

1st  Ai Nishida

2nd  Marissa Vincenti

3rd  Tricia Kubrin

3rd  Elizabeth Hahn

Spirit Award   Yumi Matsuyama

Yondan (4th Dan) and Up

1st  Yuhei Yamamoto

2nd  Masahiro Imafuji

3rd  Titus Schleyer

3rd  Kentaro Fujita

Spirit Award  Shuhei Ito

Team

1st  Miami Valley A (Boettcher, Perry, Ito)

2nd  CKKC (Okazaki, Otsuki, Yamamoto)

3rd  OSU (Kubrin, Escobedo, Ding)

3rd  Miami Valley B (Nishida, Hergesheimer, Koizumi)

ECUSKF Competition
Elizabeth Hahn

RESULTS

This year we had a successful tournament with participants from Central Kentucky Kendo Club (CKKC), Detroit Kendo Dojo (DKD), Georgia Japanese Language School (GJLS), Nashville Kendo Club (NKC), Cleveland Japanese School Kendo Club (CJSKC), Cleveland Kendo Club (CKC), Miami Valley Kendo Club (MVKC) and Northern Kentucky Kendo Club (NKKC).

INDIVIDUAL

Non-Bogu basics

1st  Leon Stewart (NKC)
2nd Kazuto Nozaki (CKKC)
3rd  Lily Stewart (NKC)
3rd  Shunta Sellars (CKKC)

Under 9

1st Ryukichi Sellers (CKKC)
2nd  Shotaro Shimojo (CKKC)
3rd  Haruna Terao (CKKC)
3rd  Tomoki Horiuchi (CKKC)

Ages 10-12

1st  Kazutora Sellers (CKKC)
2nd  Thomas Koizumi  (CKKC)
3rd  Kosuke Toyoda  (GJLS)
3rd  Shohei Iwase  (CKKC)

Ages 13-15

1st  Masahiro Umakoshi  (DKD)
2nd  Yunosuke Nonaka  (GJLS)
3rd  Justas  Jodele  (NKKC)
3rd  Yumi Matsuyama (CJSKC)

Under 19

1st  Simon Lee (NKC)
2nd  Tomohiro Mitsusawa  (DKD)
3rd  Joseph Panuncialman (NKC)
3rd  Shinnosuke Nonaka  (GJLS)

TEAM COMPETITION

Under 12

1st  CKKC A
2nd  CKKC B
3rd  CKKC C
3rd  mixed (GJLS, CKC, MVKC)

Under 19

1st  DKD
2nd  NKC
3rd  mixed  (CJSKC, NKKC)
3rd  mixed  (GJLS, CKKC)

Spirit Award

Nashville Kendo Club (NKC)

Dear Kenshi,

We would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual ECUSKF Student Tournament to be held on Sunday, November 8th in Lexington, KY at the University of Kentucky, Alumni Gymnasium. The tournament last year showed that the kendo spirit is strong in the young kendo players of our region.. We hope that this year’s tournament will be just as successful in igniting your kendo spirit.

For those who have time, there will be a godo-keiko Saturday, November 7th at 3:30pm to coincide with CKKC (Central Kentucky Kendo Club) practice, held at CKJS gym. Everyone is welcome to join this practice.

In this packet you will find entry forms, schedule, and travel and hotel information.

It is our hope that you can join us for a day of spirited competition, camaraderie and friendship.

Best wishes,
Toshiya Otsuki, ECUSKF

Elizabeth Hahn
VP Competition, ECUSKF

ECUSKF Student Tournament Info Packet