The PNKF Iaido Committee is honored to welcome back Shozo Kato Sensei (Iaido Kyoshi 7 Dan) for our Fall Iaido Seminar, Taikai and Shinsa (up to 4 Dan) from September 26-28, 2025. We will be in a new location this year, with details to be announced later. Online registration will open soon, so mark your calendars now. If you have questions in advance of registration, you may email the event team at pnkfiaidoevent@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you in September!
Volume 39, number 4/5/6
April/May/June 2025
PNKF DATEBOOK
April 2025
4/11-13 – Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival.
4/12-13 – AUSKF Board Meeting and Kodansha Shinsa, Duluth High School Gym, Duluth, GA.
4/19 – UW Taikai, UW Intramural Activities Building, Gym D, Seattle, WA. Doors open at 9am, Taikai starts at 10am.
4/20 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa in Oregon, IRCO Community Center.
4/26-27 – AUSKF Junior Open National Championships at Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA.
May 2025
5/10 – PNKF Board Meeting 9-11am.
5/17 – Bellevue Kendo Jr. Taikai, Highland Community Center, Bellevue, WA.
5/17 – PNKF Iaido 2 Dan and higher test preparation training event. 9am-4pm, Shoreline Spartan Center Dance Room. A free event to provide personal help to those planning to test for higher Dan in the next year or two. Instructed by PNKF Iaido Committee Co-Chair Jonathan Bannister, Renshi 7 Dan and Robert Stroud Sensei, Renshi 6 Dan. A free training opportunity sponsored by the PNKF Iaido Committee. Registration opening soon.
5/25 – Yuhihai Intercollegiate Taikai.
5/31 – Rose City Taikai, Portland Community College Cascade Gymnasium, 600 N. Killingsworth St. Portland OR 97217, 10am.
June 2025
6/14 – Kata Seminar, Kent Commons Community Center, 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98030, 1:15pm-4:50pm
6/21-22 – Spokane Valley Yudansha Shinsa Seminar, West Valley City School, 8920 E Valleyway Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99212.
July 2025
7/12 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
7/12-13 – Women’s Seminar lead by Chinatsu Murayama, ages 15+, Broadview Thompson K-8, 13052 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133.
7/17-20 – 13th US Nito Kendo Seminar, Meridian Idaho. Open to all levels of kenshi. Guest instructors Ryoichi FUJII, kyoshi 8 dan; Yoshihiro UGAJIN, kyoshi 7 dan; Futoshi SATO, kyoshi 7 dan; Ako FUJII, kyoshi 7 dan. Special lecture by Prof. Alex Bennett, kyoshi 7 dan, Kansai University. AUSKF – PNKF Kendo Shinsa (1 – 6 kyu). Contact Robert Stroud at Idaho Kendo Club for more information.
7/19 – Women’s Taikai, Spartan Recreation Center, 202 NE 185th St. Shoreline, WA.
7/31-8/03 – AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp, National Iaido Taikai and Shinsa. University of Houston Recreation Center, Houston, TX. Instructors from All Japan Kendo Federation TBD.
August 2025
8/16 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
8/23-24 – AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp & Shinsa, Las Vegas NV.
September 2025
9/13 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
9/20-21 – NCIF Iaido Seminar featuring Ito Tomoharu Sensei accompanied by Onikubo Nobuo Sensei and Suzuki Junko Sensei of Tokyo Metropolitan police. Details TBA.
9/26-28 – PNKF Iaido Fall Iaido Seminar, Taikai, Shinsa, and Annual Iaido banquet. Instructors and Location TBA. Join us for another fabulous PNKF Iaido event!
9/27 – Tacoma Women’s Taikai, Location TBD.
October 2025
10/5 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa Oregon, Location TBD.
10/12 – NW Junior Taikai, Location TBD
10/18 – Educational Shinpan/Shiai Seminar
November 2025
11/1 – PNKF Taikai, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
11/22 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.
December 2025
TBD.
UW Taikai, April 19th, 2025, Seattle, WA
Women’s Open 0-4 Kyu
1st – J. Paik, Canada 1st – Y. Ng, NYU
2nd – B. Park, Canada 2nd – R. Ting, NYU
3rd – A. Kobayashi, Canada 3rd – L. Qiu, UBC
3rd – N. Fracassi, Canada 3rd – S. Yang, NYU
3-1 Kyu 1-2 Dan
1st – N. Underhill, Northwest 1st – V. Chen, Oakland
2nd – R. Nguyen, Edmonds 2nd – A. Mabale, Seattle
3rd – A. Mcginnis, Northwest 3rd – J. Paik, Canada
3rd – L. Naylor, Bellevue 3rd – J. Yu, Northwest
3 Dan 4 Dan and Up
1st – B. Park, Canada 1st – C. Liao, Canada
2nd – N. Fracassi, Canada 2nd – S. Miyashita, Canada
3rd – B. Sprenger, Obukan 3rd – R. Asato, Canada
3rd – E. Chui, Steveston 3rd – K. Yoshimura, Canada
Team
1st – Team Canada Prospects (C. Liao, K. Yoshimura, R. Asato, T. Hamanaka, S. Miyashita)
2nd – PNKF High School Boys (J. Dueck, D. Terao, A. Yuen, D. Shilov, J. Yu)
Shoji Inspirational Award – Yisa Wu
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, April 20th, 2025, Portland, OR
4 KYU: Christopher Lee (Obukan), Benaiah Soriano (Camas), Shawn Kalmykov (Seattle), Steven Wishman (Kenchikai)
3 KYU: Ray Dinsmore (Camas), Luca Guidi (Seattle), Nolan Deschuytter (Camas), Lane Woods (Lilac City), Maya Yoshihara (Obukan), Sandor Cseh (Obukan), Jayden Waggoner (OSU), Frank Fahrer (OSU), Alder Bailey-Conklin (Portland), Tyus Morris (Obukan), Keith Virgin (Camas), Chris Kobata (Camas), Leonard Spivey (Kenchikai)
2 KYU: Braden Jack (OSU), Samantha Barondyck (OSU), Adrienne Kinsey (Northwest), Peter Konneker (Camas), Domonic Ceccarelli (Obukan)
1 KYU: Iori Ohashi (Obukan), Kirihiro Onishi (Obukan), Julianne Pho (Obukan), Joey Matsuno (Obukan), Jonathan King (Kenchikai), Chad Emerick (Portland), Chiharu Dinsmore (Camas), Michiyo Okuhara (Camas)
AUSKF Junior Open Nationals, April 26-27, 2025, Kirkland, WA
9 and Under 10-11
1st – H. Miyake, MWKF 1st – S. Miyake, MWKF
2nd – K. Han, WKF 2nd – Y. Sato, SCKO
3rd – M. Sato, SCKO 3rd – H. Miyamoto, SCKO
3rd – E. Peoples, SCKO 3rd – H. Johnson, PNKF
Kantosho: Kantosho:
A. Yu, NCKF T. Tanimura, PNKF
S. Byun, GNEUSKF A. Kaufman, PNKF
R. Watanabe, SCKO A. Akaike, SCKO
R. Kim, WKF A. Kim, WKF
12-13 14-15
1st – E. Miyamoto, SCKO 1st – L. Ido, SCKO
2nd – H. Someya, NCKF 2nd – K. Romero, SCKF
3rd – K. Tsuruta, SCKF 3rd – S. Johnson, PNKF
3rd – T. Yeo, WKF 3rd – E. Choo, SCKF
Kantosho: Kantosho:
J. Segawa, SCKF S. Ueno, SWKIF
A. Banos, SCKO T. Hoshino, GNEUSKF
S. Yang, SCKF A. Suwa, ECUSKF
L. Chen, NCKF V. Chen, NCKF
16-18 13 Years and Under Girls
1st – J. Yu, PNKF 1st – B. Kim, WKF
2nd – A. Hotta, ECUSKF 2nd – K. Ahn, WKF
3rd – D. Roh, SCKF 3rd – E. Ueng, NCKF
3rd – L. Onitsuka, NCKF 3rd – S. Winters, AEUSKF
Kantosho: Kantosho:
J. Huh, SCKF I. Chen, SCKF
R. Ido, SCKO K. Sato, PNKF
T. Matsuura, MWKF L. Tanabe, NCKF
N. Park, WKF I. Park, WKF
14-18 Girls
1st – R. Yoon, AEUSKF
2nd – J. Paik, PNKF
3rd – K. Choi, MWKF
3rd – B. Shinada, SCKF
Kantosho:
C. Shih, SCKF
E. Hoshi, SCKO
L. Uemoto, AEUSKF
S. Kim, SCKO
Junior Team
1st – MWKF (H. Miyake, S. Tanaka, S. Miyake)
2nd – SCKO – A (H. Miyamoto, S. Chen, Y. Sato)
3rd – PNKF – A (S. Nakayama, H. Johnson, T. Tanimura)
3rd – NCKF – A (N. Ueng, K. Someya, N. Choudhury)
Girl’s Team
1st – SCKF B – (A. Yamamoto, C. Chang, M. Miyashiro)
2nd – PNKF – A (C. Kim, N. Underhill, J. Paik)
3rd – WKF – B (S. Kim, B. Kim, H. Hong)
3rd – SCKO – A (K. Sawabe, E. Hoshi, M. Sakamoto)
Boy’s Team
1st – SCKO – A (E. Miyamoto, K. Ghodgaonkar, L. Ido, R. Ido, T. Ariga)
2nd – SCKF – A (S. Yang, K. Romero, E. Choo, D. Roh, J. Huh)
3rd – PNKF – A (N. Kim, S. Johnson, R. Yokoo, A. Yuen, J. Yu)
3rd – ECUSKF (S. Lane, A. Suwa, J. Ringler, H. Suwa, A. Hotta)
33rd Annual Bellevue Junior Taikai, May 17th, 2025, Bellevue, WA
Non-Bogu 10 and Under
1st – C. Shin, Tacoma 1st – S. Nakayama, Camas
2nd – A. Lee, Northwest 2nd – R. Shin, Tacoma
3rd – A. Mullins, Tacoma 3rd – B. Park, Kirkland
3rd – D. Lee, Northwest 3rd – R. Lee, Bellevue
11-12 13-15
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – C. Kim, Northwest
2nd – N. Kim, Northwest 2nd – R. Yokoo, Northwest
3rd – A. Kaufman, Portland 3rd – S. Lee, Bellevue
3rd – H. Johnson, Seattle 3rd – T. Kodera, Bellevue
16 and Above
1st – J. Dueck, Federal Way
2nd – Jo. Kiyohara, Federal Way
3rd – D. Shilov, Bellevue
3rd – S. Faso, Bellevue
Junior Team
1st – Northwest (N. Kim, S. Lee, C. Kim, K. Suehisa, R. Yokoo)
2nd – Tacoma (R. Shin, J. Kelley, M. Mcclaren, A. Kaufman, I. Wiley)
Senior Team
1st – Federal Way (J. Dueck, Jo. Kiyohara)
2nd – Obukan (M. Pho, D. Terao, K. Onishi)
Thomas Bolling Awesome Spirit Award – V. Lapitan, Kirkland
Centurion Youth Leadership Award – D. Shilov, Bellevue
Volume 39, number 1/2/3
January/February/March 2025
PNKF DATEBOOK
January 2025
1/11 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
1/25 – Torrance Dojo 50th Anniversary Taikai, 8am, West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503.
February 2025
2/8 – Steveston Taikai, McMath High School, 9am, 4251 Garry St, Richmond, BC.
2/15 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, Spartan Recreation Center, Shoreline, WA. Doors open at 12:15pm. Shinsa starts at 1:45pm.
2/22-23 – FIK America Zone Shinpan Seminar in LA.
March 2025
3/1-2 – All Japan Champion Tour, Tetsuhiko Murakami. [CANCELLED]
3/15 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
3/17-24 – AJKF Kendo Leaders Seminar, Katuura, Chiba, Japan.
3/23 – 45th Annual Highline Challenge Cup Kendo Taikai, White Center Community Center, Steve Cox Memorial Park, 1321 SW 102nd St, Seattle, WA, 10am, doors open 9am.
3/22-23 – Harvard Shoryuhai Taikai.
3/28-30 – PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar & Shinsa, Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue, WA.
April 2025
4/11-13 – Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival.
4/12-13 – AUSKF Board Meeting and Kodansha Shinsa, Duluth High School Gym, Duluth, GA.
4/19 – UW Taikai, UW Intramural Activities Building, Gym D, Seattle, WA. Doors open at 9am, Taikai starts at 10am.
4/20 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa in Oregon, IRCO Community Center.
4/26-27 – AUSKF Junior Open National Championships at Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA.
May 2025
5/10 – PNKF Board Meeting 9-11am.
5/17 – Bellevue Kendo Jr. Taikai, Highland Community Center, Bellevue, WA.
5/17 – PNKF Iaido 2 Dan and higher test preparation training event. 9am-4pm, Shoreline Spartan Center Dance Room. A free event to provide personal help to those planning to test for higher Dan in the next year or two. Instructed by PNKF Iaido Committee Co-Chair Jonathan Bannister, Renshi 7 Dan and Robert Stroud Sensei, Renshi 6 Dan. A free training opportunity sponsored by the PNKF Iaido Committee. Registration opening soon.
5/25 – Yuhihai Intercollegiate Taikai.
5/31 – Rose City Taikai, Portland Community College Cascade Gymnasium, 600 N. Killingsworth St. Portland OR 97217, 10am.
June 2025
6/14 – Kata Seminar, Kent Commons Community Center, 525 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98030, 1:15pm-4:50pm
6/21-22 – Spokane Valley Yudansha Shinsa Seminar, West Valley City School, 8920 E Valleyway Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99212.
July 2025
7/12 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
7/12-13 – Women’s Seminar lead by Chinatsu Murayama, ages 15+, Broadview Thompson K-8, 13052 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133.
7/17-20 – 13th US Nito Kendo Seminar, Meridian Idaho. Open to all levels of kenshi.
7/19 – Women’s Taikai, Spartan Recreation Center, 202 NE 185th St. Shoreline, WA.
7/31-8/03 – AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp, National Iaido Taikai and Shinsa. University of Houston Recreation Center, Houston, TX. Instructors from All Japan Kendo Federation TBD.
August 2025
8/16 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
8/?? – AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp & Shinsa.
September 2025
9/13 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
9/?? – Northwest Kendo Jr. Taikai, TBD.
9/20-21 – NCIF Iaido Seminar featuring Ito Tomoharu Sensei accompanied by Onikubo Nobuo Sensei and Suzuki Junko Sensei of Tokyo Metropolitan police. Details TBA.
9/26-28 – PNKF Iaido Fall Iaido Seminar, Taikai, Shinsa, and Annual Iaido banquet. Instructors and Location TBA. Join us for another fabulous PNKF Iaido event!
October 2025
10/?? – PNKF Kendo Shinsa Oregon, TBD.
10/25 – Tacoma Women’s Taikai, TBD.
November 2025
11/1 – PNKF Taikai, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
11/22 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.
December 2025
TBD.
BHSK Taikai, January 18th, 2025, Seattle, WA
Non Bogu Division Junior Division
1st – T. Takeuchi, Kirkland 1st – K. Sato, Kirkland
2nd – Y. Takeuchi, Kirkland 2nd – Y. Iwao, Bellevue
Adult Kyu Young Dans
1st – B. Ridler, Kirkland 1st – J. Marsten, Sno-King
2nd – L. Naylor, Bellevue 2nd – R. Ramirez-Monroy, Sno-King
3rd – A. Perez, Kirkland
3rd – T. Ruppert, Kirkland
Top Gun
1st – L. Tsybert, Bellevue
2nd – J. Chen, Kirkland
Junior Team
1st – Team Viper (K. Sato, T. Kodera, E. Lau)
2nd – Team Payback (C. Ridler, J. Songy, L. Naylor)
3rd – Team Goose (S. Sinex, K. Sinex, Y. Iwao)
Team
1st – Team Payback (J. Songy, Y.C. Lee, N. Grimes, M. Rigler, J. Marsten)
2nd – Team Stinger (W. Le, J. Chen, K. Tohmon, J. Dobner, T. Patana)
North vs South Team Match:
1st – Team South (T. Kodera, E. Lau, W. Le, A. Yang, A. Gilmore, D. Shilov, L.Tsybert, T. Espinal, Y.C. Lee, J. Koplin)
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, February 15th, 2025, Shoreline, WA
6 KYU: Brad Nonaka (Northwest), Roy Shin (Tacoma), Bohmi Park (Kirkland), Eloise Sprague (Meadowbrook), Jonas Kelley (Tacoma)
5 KYU: Alina Soto (Northwest), Raven Lee (Bellevue), Kanoa Park (Kirkland), Sam Borillo (Bellevue), Enoch Chan (Kirkland), Corbin Clemente (Meadowbrook)
4 KYU: Violett Lapitan (Kirkland), Ryunoske Yokoo (Northwest), Jennifer Kikuchi (Cascade), Shin Wu (Northwest), Samuel Sim (Federal Way), Tomoko Johnson (Seattle), Rich Nakatsu (Seattle), Noah Gaines (Lilac City), Jess King (Edmonds)
3 KYU: Akira Schacht (Lilac City), Takumi Tanimura (Edmonds), Nathan Kim (Northwest), Kenji Rafael (Edmonds), Shaun Murray (Kirkland), Tadeo Soper (Lilac City), Toby Kodera (Bellevue), Omar Shakeel (Seattle), Juubei Kiyohara (Federal Way), Jackson Songy (Kirkland), Musashi Blair (Cascade), Asher Hansen (UW), Benjamin Hebert (UW), Tomo Kunz-Taguchi (UW), Marcelo Cunningham (Seattle), Cassie LaDuke (Tacoma), Sarah Grill (Tacoma), Timothy Speer (Bellevue), Michael Fontana (Northwest), Shawn Smith (Edmonds), Mandy Hsu (Bellevue), Joseph Dobner (Kirkland), Hani Shakeel (Seattle)
2 KYU: Kiki Sato (Kirkland), Seiji Lee (Bellevue), Koya Sinex (Kirkland), Clara Kim (Northwest), Ray Kawamoto (Bellevue), Seoyeoun Jeon (Bellevue), Evan Kirkpatrick (UW), Anya-Rose Kelly (UW), Malia Kubodera (UW), Lily Lashmet (UW), Heather OCorry-Crowe (UW), Isabelle Martin (UW), Patrick Larimer (Idaho), Andi Anderson (Seattle), Minjeong Ko (Seattle), Aaron Scull (Seattle), Devon Harper (Lilac City), Andrei Korostelev (Edmonds), Adam Gaines (Lilac City), Jeoung Hee Ahn (Sno-King), Creighton Don (Bellevue)
1 KYU: Connor Burke (Kent), Sora Tanaka (Edmonds), Filip Dumitrescu (Edmonds), Jorin Kiyohara (Federal Way), Marcus Borillo (Bellevue), Nurivan Gomez (Bellevue), Patrick Heller (UW), Benjamin Lonc (Seattle), Andrew McGinnis (Northwest), Brandon Ridler (Kirkland), Alex Derrick (Northwest), Nobi Konno (Cascade), Charles Dolera (Northwest)
1 DAN: Saiichi Johnson (Seattle), Ivan Wiley (Portland), Andrew Schacht (Lilac City), Aiden Malone (Obukan), Emerson Lau (Bellevue), Alexander Field (Federal Way), Kaleb Borum (Lilac City), Sunil Jain (OSU), Jordan Indrawan (OSU), Andrew Fan (UW), Taisei Summerhays (Kenchikai), Logan Lewis (Obukan), Majestik Remmu (Seattle), Alexander Rossi (Lilac City), Nghia Ngo (Obukan), Lucy Yang (Seattle), Scott Fleishman (Portland), Stephen Hsieh (Kirkland), Eric Wiley (Portland), Jingyi Zhang (Northwest), Alex Yang (Bellevue), Anastasia Kopcha (Tacoma), Patrick Lau (Bellevue), Sean Wales (Northwest)
2 DAN: Salvatore Faso (Bellevue), Dan Terao (Cascade), Ju-ah Paik (Tacoma), Junsei Tanizaki (HKF), Xijian Wang (Cascade), Brandon Wied (OSU), Wenqian Liu (Portland), Molivan Tuy (Bellevue), Nathan Westlund (Lilac City), Patrick Dunlap (Evergreen), Kumi Abe (Edmonds)
3 DAN: Koji Tohmon (Sno-King), Suepapone Vanasouk (Cascade), Connor Mulcahy (Cascade), Hien Nguyen (Edmonds), Matt Miyamoto (Northwest)
4 DAN: Stephen Ting (Northwest), Yun Chung Lee (Bellevue)
Jonathan Bannister Sensei awarded 7th degree black belt in Iaido
March 8, 2025 (Edmonds, WA) – PNKF Iaido instructor Jonathan Bannister was awarded 7th degree black belt in Iaido at national grading examinations held by the All Japan Kendo Federation in Kyoto, Japan on March 2, 2025. Mr. Bannister passed in his first attempt, a significant achievement that marks the first time in more than two decades since this rank has been awarded to an Iaido instructor in the PNKF. The last time this award was given to a PNKF instructor was to Tatsuhiko Konno Sensei of Musokai Dojo in Bellevue in 2001. Mr. Bannister thanks his coach, Hasegawa Yoshihisa (8th Dan Iaido, 8th Dan Kendo) of Aichi Prefecture in Japan, his wife Wendy, and his fellow instructors and students for their help and support.
45th HIGHLINE CHALLENGE CUP, March 23rd, 2025, Seattle, WA
Mudansha Yudansha
1st – B. Lonc, Seattle 1st – D. Shilov, Bellevue
2nd – L. Naylor, Bellevue 2nd – M. Remmu, Seattle
3rd – Jo. Kiyohara 3rd – J. Dueck, Federal Way
3rd – W. Le 3rd – A. Rossi, Lilac City
4th – C. Feng, Bellevue
4th – N. Gomez, Bellevue
4th – J. Hwang, Evergreen
Mudansha Team
1st – Bellevue
Yudansha Team
1st – Bellevue
PNKF Iaido Committee
Save the dates!
2025 PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar & Shinsa
March 28-30
Rain City Fencing Center
Bellevue, Washington
Registration and testing information available soon
on https://www.pnkf.org/, Kenyu Event Announcements
Volume 38, number 10/11/12
October/November/December 2024
PNKF DATEBOOK
October 2024
10/6 – Northwest Kendo Junior Taikai, Sun, 1pm, North Seattle Church, 2150 N 122nd St. Seattle, WA 98133.
10/12 – Tacoma Women’s Kendo Taikai, 10am, Curtis Junior High School, 3725 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466.
10/12 – Kendo Seminar led by Shinichi Koike sensei, Saturday 1-6pm, Cedar Hills Recreation Center, 11640 SW Park Way, Portland, OR 97225.
10/13 – Kendo Shinsa up to 1 Kyu, Sunday, 10am Doors Open, 11:30am start, IRCO Community Center, 10323 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220.
November 2024
11/2 – PNKF Kendo Taikai, Doors Open 8am, Opening Ceremonies 9:30am, Curtis Junior High School, 3725 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466.
11/9 – AUSKF Board Meeting and Shinsa.
11/10 – Kodansha Shinsa, Torrance, CA, Sunday, 12:10pm Start, West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503.
11/16 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.
December 2024
TBD
NORTHWEST JUNIOR TAIKAI, October 6th, 2024, Seattle, WA
10 and Under 11-12
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – N. Kim, Northwest
2nd – S. Nakayama, Camas 2nd – S. Ara, Renbu
3rd – K. Lin, Steveston 3rd – I. Taguchi, Renbu
3rd – K. Takeuchi, Camas 3rd – J. Takeuchi, Camas
13-15 Girls 13+
1st – S. Johnson, Seattle 1st – E. Chui, Steveston
2nd – M. Tanimura, Edmonds 2nd – H. Ara, Renbu
3rd – C. Kim, Northwest 3rd – K. Sato, Kirkland
3rd – R. Yokoo, Northwest 3rd – N. Underhill, Northwest
16+
1st – J. Yu, Northwest
2nd – C. Liao, Renbu
3rd – M. Lin, Steveston
3rd – N. Mabale, Seattle
Team
1st – H. Park (Kirkland), O. Chen (Steveston), S. Lee (Bellevue), H. Ara (Renbu), J. Yu (Northwest)
2nd – R. Shin (Tacoma), T. Tanimura (Edmonds), K. Sinex (Kirkland), L. Naylor (Bellevue), D. Terao (Cascade)
3rd – D. Takeuchi (Camas), V. Lapitan (Kirkland), H. Bae (Steveston), S. Johnson (Seattle), S. Faso (Bellevue)
3rd – K. Takeuchi (Camas), H. Johnson (Seattle), C. Kim (Northwest), A. Chen (Steveston), A. Yuen (Seattle)
Shinpan Cho – Ryuichi Shimizu
Taikai Chair – Tory Kim
Sportsmanship Pledge – Clara Kim
Future Star Spirit Award – Nina Underhill
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, October 13th, 2024, Portland, OR
6 KYU: Lincoln Cowell (Redmond)
5 KYU: Ken Takeuchi (Camas), Benaiah Soriano (Camas)
4 KYU: Chris Kobata (Camas), Shinichi Nakayama (Camas), Hiro Johnson (Seattle), Ray Dinsmore (Camas), Luca Guidi (Seattle), Nolan Deschuytter (Camas), Valentina Velez (Portland)
3 KYU: Allen Kaufman (Portland), Julia Alexander (Obukan), Braden Jack (OSU), William Peacor (OSU), Amir Zinatulin (OSU), Samantha Barondyck (OSU), Keri Michalski (Portland), Peter Konneker (Camas), Amy Howes (Redmond), Domonic Ceccarelli (Obukan), Yoshie Sasaki (Portland)
2 KYU: Julianne Pho (Obukan), Kirihiro Onishi (Obukan), Joey Matsuno (Obukan), Jonathan King (Kenchikai), Xuanyu Bai (Obukan), Chad Emerick (Portland), Filip Alexandrov (Obukan), Chiharu Dinsmore (Camas), Perla Ibarra (Camas), Michiyo Okuhara (Camas), David Gage (Camas)
1 KYU: Joe Takeuchi (Camas), Saiichi Johnson (Seattle), Sunil Jain (OSU), Nghia Ngo (Obukan), Scott Fleishman (Portland), Johnna Loreen (Portland), Caleb Foster (Redmond), Chikako McNutt (Idaho)
INAUGURAL TACOMA WOMEN’S TAIKAI, October 12th, 2024, Tacoma, WA
18 and Above 17 and Under
1st – N. Fracassi, Renbu 1st – H. Ara, Renbu
2nd – Y. Kamiya, Renbu 2nd – R. Liao, Renbu
3rd – H. Tominaga, Renbu 3rd – C. Kim, Northwest
3rd – J. Zhu, HSSK
Teams
1st – Sub Alpine Fir: H. Ara, Y. Hong, J. Kurahashi
48TH ANNUAL PNKF TAIKAI, November 2nd, 2024, Tacoma, WA
10 and Under 11-12
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – S. Ara, Renbu
2nd – I. Nakamura, Youshinkan 2nd – I. Taguchi, Renbu
3rd – Y. Kobayashi, Youshinkan 3rd – J. Etsumi, Hawaii
3rd – S. Nakayama, Camas 3rd – S. Harada, Renbu
13-15 0-4 Kyu
1st – S. Johnson, Seattle 1st – M. Fontana, Northwest
2nd – L. Chen, Oakland 2nd – A. Hansen, UW
3rd – M. Tanimura, Edmonds 3rd – B. Hebert, UW
3rd – Ka. Yoshimura, Renbu 3rd – S. Stroud, Idaho
3-1 Kyu 1-2 Dan
1st – Y. Engen, Vancouver 1st – C. Liao, Renbu
2nd – A. Malone, Obukan 2nd – N. Son, Renbu
3rd – A. Fan, UW 3rd – Ke. Yoshimura, Renbu
3rd – P. Heller, UW 3rd – I. Hwang, Renbu
3 Dan 4 Dan and Above
1st – S. Nichols, Youshinkan 1st – R. Asato, Vancouver
2nd – S. Miyashita, Sturgeon 2nd – T. Hamanaka, Youshinkan
3rd – Y. C. Lee, Bellevue 3rd – K. Kobayashi, Youshinkan
3rd – Y. Zhao, Seattle 3rd – B. Fukutomi, Hawaii
Women’s Kyu Women’s Dan
1st – N. Underhill, Northwest 1st – J. Paik, Tacoma
2nd – A. Fukuda, UW 2nd – B. Park, Edmonds
3rd – Y. Wu, UW 3rd – H. Tominaga, Renbu
3rd – E. Wong, UW 3rd – A. Fukushima, Vancouver
Master’s
1st – J. Kurahashi, Renbu
2nd – J. Y. Suk, UBC
3rd – M. Nelson, Spokane
3rd – M. Mabale, Seattle
Junior Team
1st – Oakland (K. Onishi, S. Nakayama, L. Chen, Ju. Kiyohara, V. Chen)
2nd – Renbu A (R. Liao, S. Ara, H. Ara, I. Taguchi, Ka. Yoshimura)
3rd – Youshinkan A (Y. Kobayashi, T. Shirai, M. Shirai, S. Tango, A. Kobayashi)
3rd – Steveston A (H. Bae, E. Tang, R. Kao, O. Chen, A. Chen)
Senior Team
1st – Renbu (N. Son, C. Liao, N. Fracassi, H. Homma, Ke. Yoshimura)
2nd – Seattle (R. Lei, Y. Zhao, A. Mabale, A. Yuen, G. Suzaka)
3rd – Vancouver (Y. Engen, A. Fukushima, R. Asato, K. Akutsu, H. Kim)
3rd – Hawaii (J. Tanizaki, S. Etsumi, K. Chun, B. Fukutomi, S. Oh)
Shinpan Cho – Doug Imanishi
Taikai Co-Chairs – Tiarnan Marsten & Sue Vanasouk
Sportsmanship Pledge – Alec Yuen
Shoji Inspirational Award – Saiichi Johnson
President’s Award – Yuka Underhill
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