Kenyu – April/May 2013

Volume 27, number 4/5

April/May 2013

PNKF DATEBOOK

1. Jun 1, Rose City Taikai, Sat, doors open 8:30am, check-in 9am, opening ceremony 9:30am, PCC Sylvania Campus.
   http://www.obukan.com/rosecity/

2. Jun 27/30, PNKF Kendo Seminar featuring Kendo Hanshi 8th Dan Yano Hiroshi and Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan Yano Masako,
   Thu/Sun, Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Avenue S., Tacoma. https://www.pnkf.org/pnkf-summer-kendo-seminar-2013/

3. Jul 6/12, PNKF Women’s Seminar, Sat/Fri, with Kendo Renshi 6th Dan Murayama Chinatsu
   Sensei five times All Japan Women’s Champion, at several locations.
   http://womenskendo.com/

4. Jul 13, PNKF North American Women’s Kendo Tournament, Sat, Renton Community Center.
5. Jul 19/21, 6th US Kendo Nito Seminar, Fri/Sun, Linfield College, Ted Wilson Gym, 900
   S.E. Baker Street, McMinnville, Oregon. Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan Fuji Ryoichi and Sasaki
   Hirotsugu will be returning to lead this year’s event. Schedule: Friday, July 19, 10:00 am –
   5:00 pm; Saturday, July 20, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sayonara Dinner Party and Auction;
   Sunday, July 21, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
   
   https://www.pnkf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013_Nito_Camp_Registration.pdf

6. Jul 20, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
7. Aug 10, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, Iaido 9am-12noon; Kendo 12:30-4pm, open
   keiko 4-5pm, Kent.

8. Sep 14, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
9. Oct 5, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, 12noon-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Kent.
10. Oct 19, Tacoma Taikai, Sat, 10am-4pm, Washington High School, 12420
    Ainsworth Avenue South, Tacoma (tentative).

11. Nov 2, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
12. Nov 16, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
13. Nov 23 or Dec 7, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.

OTHER DATES

1. Jun 15, 48th Annual Vancouver Kendo Tournament, 10am-6pm (Gym open at 9am), Byrne Creek Secondary School
   7777-18th Street Burnaby, BC.

2. Jun 23, 4th AUSKF Junior Open National Championship, Sun, Las Vegas.
3. Jun 26/28, International Naginata Seminar, Wed 8:30am thru Fri 4pm, Renton.
   
   http://international-naginata.org/drupal/node/14

4. Jun 27-30, AUSKF Iaido Seminar, with Iaido Hanshi 8th Dan Sakono Tasuo and Mitani Teruo Sensei, Iowa School
   for the Deaf (ISD), 3501 Harry Langdon Blvd, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.

5. Jun 29, US Naginata Championships, Sat, Renton.
6. 2014 AUSKF National Championship, George Mason University,
   Fairfax, Virginia.

EDMONDS KENDO CLUB

At its May 11 meeting, the PNKF Board welcomed the Edmonds Kendo Club as a new PNKF Dojo with probationary
status. Head Instructor is Kendo 5th Dan Naoaki Tanimura. Practices are Saturdays, 1-3pm, at Frances Anderson
Cultural and Leisure Center, 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020.

PASSAGE

The PNKF lost a friend when Kendo 5th Dan Hashimoto Hirotaka passed away on May 18 after surgery for a dissecting
aneurysm of the aorta. The funeral was held on May 20. Born in 1958, he lived in Tokyo, but was originally from Kochi in
Shikoku Island. He was a very tall man, specializing in Jodan, who had joined Kamei Kazuo Sensei’s practice-abroad team
twice, one to Alaska, and the other to Seattle, including a visit to Obukan in Portland. His mother is Ms. Fumi Hashimoto
and her home address is 98 Kitahashi Cho, Kochi 780-0956, Japan. Email Masa Ando masa@haishirokuma.com or Ms. Ritsuko
Yoshikawa atry7.18i-mode.@docomo.ne.jp. Our sincere condolences.

37th ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL KENDO TOURNAMENT – April 13, 2013

Women's Open                           3 Dan and Above
1st place - S. Suzuki, UBC             1st place - A. Kikkawa, UW
2nd place - N. Grimes, Sno-King        2nd place - K. Takeuchi, Youshinkan
3rd place - W. Robillard, Steveston    3rd place - T. Ichikawa, Bellevue
3rd place - J. Chen, Sno-King          3rd place - T. Hamanaka, Tozenji

0-4 Kyu                                1-3 Kyu
1st place - C. Halsell, Bellevue       1st place - D. Yao, Steveston
2nd place - V. Yu, Steveston           2nd place - T. McManus, Kent
3rd place - H. Scholfield, SFU         3rd place - K. Johnson, Northwest
3rd place - J. Sipko, Bellevue         3rd place - S. Stern, UW

1-2 Dan                                4 Dan
1st place - R. Murao, Steveston        1st place - T. Yamada, Vancouver
2nd place - S. DeNardi, Spokane        2nd place - N. Nakano, Steveston
3rd place - A. Sinclair, Spokane       3rd place - P. Nishikihama, Steveston
3rd place - D. Cheng, UW               3rd place - S. Asaoka, Youshinkan

Teams
1st place - Steveston A (P. Lee, I .Miki, N. Nakano, P. Nishikihama, M. Kobayashi)
2nd place - Steveston B (L. Leung, A. Lee, R. Murao, S. O'Sullivan, G. Mizutani)

Taikai Chair - Hank Kim
Sportsmanship Pledge - Frank Wessbecher
Kazuo and Tomo Shoji Inspirational Award - Frank Wessbecher

14th NABESHIMA CUP TAIKAI and 8th TEXAS OPEN TAIKAI – May 4, 2013, Dallas

Youth A Division (10-13)               Youth B Division (14-16)
1st place - Keeley McManus, Kent       1st place - Tiarnan Marsten, Kent
2nd place - Nathan Keplinger, RMKF     2nd place - Sora Imamura, Arkansas
3rd place - Noah Heuertz, Omaha        3rd place - Kazushi Matsumoto, DFWKIK
3rd place - Akiko Kuno, DFWKIK         3rd place - Yuka Saito, Ito Dojo
 Kantosho - Akiko Kuno, DFWKIK          Kantosho - Yuka Saito, Ito Dojo

Women's Division (3 Dan and below)     Mudansha Division (1 Kyu and below)
1st place - Noelle Grimes, Sno King         1st place - Victor Lee, DFWKIK
2nd place - Apinya Premprajaks, DFWKIK      2nd place - Terry McManus, Kent
3rd place - Alexandra Darrah, UT            3rd place - Joshua An, UT
3rd place - Moonkyung Kim, Colorado Springs 3rd place - Jake Dupre, New Orleans
 Kantosho - Huong Dang, UT                   Kantosho - Joshua An, UT
 Kantosho - Reiko Mizukami, Arkansas         Kantosho - Amer Mujakic, Arkansas

Yudansha Division (1 Dan to 3 Dan)          Texas Open (4 Dan and above)
1st place - Takuro Yamaoka, Bushinkan       1st place - Michio Kajitani, Arkansas
2nd place - Jason Wong, RMKF                2nd place - An Giang, Arkansas and PNKF
3rd place - Luis Angeli, Sen Shin Kan       3rd place - Masayuki Mizuuchi, DFWKIK
3rd place - Guido Stucco, St. Louis Kendo   3rd place - Bryan Mosely, Sen Shin Kan
 Kantosho - Ben Kiang, Budokan               Kantosho - Masayuki Mizuuchi, DFWKIK
 Kantosho - Kit Lien, Ito Dojo

23rd ANNUAL BELLEVUE JUNIOR TAIKAI – May 18, 2013, Bellevue

9 Years and Under                   10-12 Years                       13-14 Girls
1st place - K. Underhill, Northwest 1st place - H. Kim, Bellevue      1st place - J. DeJong, Highline
2nd place - K. Campbell, Sno-King   2nd place - D. Hyun, Bellevue     2nd place - J. Higa, Bellevue
3rd place - Ki.Foley, Sno-King      3rd place - A. Ryser, Sno-King    3rd place - A. Kojima, Bellevue
3rd place - C. Park, Bellevue       3rd place - B. Park, Bellevue     3rd place - K. McManus, Kent

13-14 Boys                          15-18 Girls                       15-18 Boys
1st place - T. Marsten, Kent        1st place - E. DeJong, Highline   1st place - Y. Sandberg, Spokane
2nd place - A. Nagasawa, Bellevue   2nd place - M. DeJong, Highline   2nd place - T. Ito, Seattle
3rd place - A. Hyun, Bellevue       3rd place - C. Nagasawa, Bellevue 3rd place - JWChen, Bellevue
3rd place - B. Liao, Bellevue       3rd place - B. Lin, Bellevue      3rd place - A. Sinclair, Spokane

Junior Team
1st place - Bellevue Red (A.Hyun, B.Liao, A.Nagasawa, JWChen, J.DeJong)
2nd place - Kent (D.Lee, A.Kanemasu, K.McManus, T.Gould, T.Marsten)
3rd place - Bellevue White (B.Park, D.Hyun, H.Kim, M.Blechschmidt, J.Higa)
3rd place - Bel Tac (D.Gyotoku, K.Meyerchin, A.Yoshikawa, K.Toyokawa, E.Yoon)

High School Team
1st place - Spokane (Y.Sandberg, J.Gray, A.Sinclair)
2nd place - Highline (M.DeJong, E.Dejong, S.Ma)

Head Shinpan - Dean DeJong; Taikai Chair - Camille Nagasawa; National Anthem - Maya Blechschmidt, 
Bellevue; Competitors' Pledge - Hannah Kim; Bellevue Most Improved - Andrew Nagasawa; Awesome Spirit 
Award - Keely McManus, Kent;  Centurion Bellevue Highline Sno-King Youth Leadership Award - Camille Nagasawa, 
Bellevue 

51st SAN JOSE KENDO TOURNAMENT – May 19, 2013, Leigh High School

11 Years and Under                12-13 Years                       14-17 Years
1st place - S. Park, San Jose     1st place - G. Sugino, San Jose   1st place - D. Inoue, Salinas
2nd place - C. Fan, Palo Alto     2nd place - H. Cho, San Jose      2nd place - J. Mata, Sacramento
3rd place - Y. Ichiba, San Jose   3rd place - K. Vue, Sacramento    3rd place - K. Tohman, Palo Alto
3rd place - M. Katayama, San Jose 3rd place - K. Chang, Sacramento  3rd place - Y. Katayama, San Jose

Adult Kyu                         Women                             Seniors
1st place - J. Park, Berkeley     1st place - K. Kikunaga, San Jose 1st place - M. Harada, San Mateo
2nd place - R. Pierce, Berkeley   2nd place - C. Lyu, San Jose      2nd place - M. Hayashi, San Jose
3rd place - E. Young, San Jose    3rd place - A. Sugino, San Jose   3rd place - M. Gothberg, San Jose
3rd place - D. Goleta, Oakland    3rd place - K. Chen, San Jose     3rd place - M. Mizunoue, Oakland

1-2 Dan                           3 Dan and Above
1st place - S. Park, San Jose     1st place - J. Kim, Mt View
2nd place - J. Williams, CCKF     2nd place - H. Ichikawa, Palo Alto
3rd place - M. Konopka, San Mateo 3rd place - S. Choi, Mt View
3rd place - M. Nguyen, San Jose   3rd place - R. Sugino, San Jose

Youth Team                                                 Women's Team
San Jose (G.Sugino, H.Cho, Y.Katayama, G.Jang, M.Nguyen)  San Jose (K.Chen, L.Tanaka, K.Kikunaga)

Adult Team
San Jose A (K.Fujimoto, K.Chiba, S.Park, M.Nguyen, B.Joo)

Youth Kantosho                    Adult Kantosho
K. Roberts, San Francisco         D. Chen, San Jose

SHINKYU SHINSA

ZENKENREN KODANSA SHINSA, April 30, 2013, Kyoto Shiritsu Taiikukan (Kyoto City Gym)

7TH DAN: Katsunori Osuga (Manila).

PNKF SHINSA, May 5, 2013, Obukan

5TH KYU: Jay Choi (Portland). 3RD KYU: Nicholas Cook (Portland), Jacob Heugel (OSU), Andrew Miller
(Portland). 1ST KYU: Han Lee (Portland), Rio Takayanagi (Obukan). 1ST DAN: Jaered Croes (Portland),
Changmin Park (Obukan).