Volume 40, number 4/5/6
April/May/June
2026 UW TAIKAI, April 25th, 2026, Seattle, WA
0-4 Kyu 3-1 Kyu
1st – M. Zhou, Cascade 1st – B. Ridler, Kirkland
2nd – A. Allen, Tacoma 2nd – L. Naylor, Bellevue
3rd – S. Shen, UW 3rd – J. Tao, UW
3rd – A. Siopsis, Highline 3rd – M. Fontana, Northwest
1-2 Dan 3 Dan
1st – V. Chen, NCKF 1st – A. Yuen, UW
2nd – S. Fleishman, Portland 2nd – A. Mabale, UW
3rd – M. Remmu, Seattle 3rd – D. Sakai, Edmonds
3rd – J. Tanizaki, UW 3rd – K. Fukuda, Edmonds
Women’s Open 4 Dan and up
1st – E. Ichimura, Sno-King 1st – T. Hamanaka, Tozenji
2nd – M. DeJong, Highline 2nd – T. Marsten, Kent
3rd – Y. Sugata, Tozenji 3rd – E. Marsten, Highline
3rd -N. Grimes-Perez, Kirkland 3rd – K. Unzei, Tozenji
Team (Elizabeth Marsten Cup)
1st – PNKF Men’s Team
2nd – Edmonds (K. Fukuda, V. Chen, D. Sakai, W. Yi, N. Tanimura)
3rd – Tozenji (J. Jeong, Y. Sugata, U. Tanaka, K. Unzei, T. Hamanaka)
3rd – PNKF Women’s Team
Shinpan Cho – David Yotsuuye
Shoji Inspirational Award – Daniel Gugig and Suji Jang
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, April 26th, 2026, Portland, OR
5 KYU: Colton Moon (Kenchikai)
4 KYU: Bryan Tjokro (Kenchikai), Cassidy Weston (Kenchikai), Martin Rodriguez (Camas)
3 KYU: Ayako Teraoka (Camas), Valentina Velez (Portland), Megan Craig (OSU), Guo Ye (Obukan), Adam Chhor (Bellevue), Alexander Shi (Camas), Terry Marshall (Kenchikai), Zachary Grant (Camas), Cydette Marshall (Kenchikai)
2 KYU: Takumi Tanimura (Edmonds), Christopher Lee (Obukan), Ray Dinsmore (Camas), Sean Lacson (Kenchikai), Cody Palmer-Furman (Redmond), Demian Mendez (Camas), John Lawes (Obukan), Matt Dinsmore (Camas)
1 KYU: Sandor Cseh (Obukan), Amy Howes (Redmond), Tyus Morris (Obukan)
34TH BELLEVUE JUNIOR KENDO CHAMPIONSHIP, May 16th, 2026, Bellevue, WA
10 and Under Non-Bogu
1st – B. Park, Kirkland 1st – K. Tongu, Seattle
2nd – R. Shin, Cascade 2nd – A. Chen, Bellevue
3rd – M. Hayes, Kent
3rd – S. Lee, Cascade
11-12 Girls 11+
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – C. Kim, Northwest
2nd – R. Lee, Bellevue 2nd – K. Sato, Kirkland
3rd – S. Nakayama, Camas 3rd – D. Mehr, Kirkland
3rd – C. Shin, Cascade 3rd – R. Nollette, Lilac City
13-15 HS Boys
1st – N. Kim, Northwest 1st – R. Yokoo, Northwest
2nd – S. Lee, Bellevue 2nd – E. Lau, Bellevue
3rd – K. Sinex, Kirkland 3rd – J. Songy, Kirkland
3rd -C. Kim, Northwest 3rd – Jo. Kiyohara, Federal Way
Junior Team
1st – Edmonds (S. Winters, E. Narith, E. Santiago, C. Lee, T. Tanimura)
2nd – Seattle (C. Liu, M. Hayes, H. Johnson, M. Nollette, L. Guidi)
Senior Team
1st – Edmonds (F. Dumitrescu, S. Tanaka, M. Tanimura)
2nd – Bellevue (L. Naylor, J. Songy, E. Lau)
Shinpan Cho – David Yotsuuye
Tom Bolling Awesome Spirit Award – Catherine Shin, Cascade
Centurion Youth Leadership Award – Emerson Lau, Bellevue
ROSE CITY TAIKAI, May 30th, 2026, Portland, OR.
10 and Under 11-12
1st – B. Park, Kirkland 1st – S. Nakayama, Camas
2nd – R. Shin, Cascade 2nd – A. Kaufman, Portland
3rd – K. Nakayama, Camas 3rd – C. Liu, Seattle
3rd – M. Rodriguez, Camas 3rd – T. Hall, Camas
13-14 15-17
1st – N. Kim, Northwest 1st – S. Johnson, Seattle
2nd – K. Sato, Kirkland 2nd – C. Kim, Northwest
3rd – R. Yamada, Camas 3rd – Ju. Kiyohara, Federal Way
3rd – H. Yun, Evergreen 3rd – O. Kaufman, Portland
0-3 Kyu 2-1 Kyu
1st – J. Tao, UW 1st – M. Fontana, Northwest
2nd – T. Marshall, Kenchikai 2nd – L. Spivey, Kenchikai
3rd – G. Ye, Obukan 3rd – T. Morris, Obukan
3rd -A. Chhor, Bellevue 3rd – B. Ridler, Kirkland
Womens Kyu Womens Dan
1st – C. Yamada, Camas 1st – N. Grimes-Perez, Kirkland
2nd – S. Wu, Northwest 2nd – M. DeJong, Highlinr
3rd – At. Teraoka, Camas 3rd – J. Higa, Cascade
3rd -A. Soto, Northwest 3rd – T. Imanishi, Cascade
1-2 Dan 3 Dan
1st – J. Yu, UW 1st – A. Mabale, UW
2nd – M. Itome, UO 2nd – A. Yuen, UW
3rd – M. Remmu, Seattle 3rd – T. Espinal, Highline
3rd -J. Dueck, Federal Way 3rd – K. Tohmon, Sno-King
4 Dan and Up
1st – R. Ramirez, Sno-King
2nd – B. Sprenger, Obukan
3rd – I. Morgan, Kenchikai
3rd -R. Lei. Seattle
Junior Team
1st – Team 7 (S. Nakayama, B. Park, K. Onishi)
2nd – Team 4 (C. Shin, K. Lundquist, S. Johnson)
3rd – Team 6 (M. Rodriguez, J. Alexander, C. Kim)
3rd – Team 9 (Ay, Teraoka, N. Kim, I. Wiley)
Senior Team
1st – PNKF Men
2nd – PNKF Women
3rd – Seattle A (M. Remmu, B. Lonc, R. Lei, D. Kopytov, S. Guidi)
3rd – Kirkland (A. Perez, B. Ridler, P. Chang, E. Park, J. Dobner)
Shinpan Cho – Shinichi Koike