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
3/17-24 – AJKF Kendo Leaders Seminar, Katuura, Chiba, Japan.
3/?? – Rose City Taikai, TBD.
3/?? – Highline Taikai, TBD.
3/22-23 – Harvard Shoryuhai Taikai (tentative).
3/28-30 – PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar & Shinsa, Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue, WA.
April 2025
4/?? – PNKF Kendo Shinsa in Oregon, TBD
4/11-13 – Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival.
4/12-13 – AUSKF Board Meeting and Shinsa.
4/19 – UW Taikai, UW Intramural Activities Building, Gym D, Seattle, WA. Doors open at 9am, Taikai starts at 10am.
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.
June 2025
TBD.
July 2025
7/12 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
7/17-20 – 13th US Nito Kendo Seminar, Meridian Idaho. Open to all levels of kenshi.
7/31-8/03 – AUSKF Iaido Seminar and Shinsa, Houston, TX.
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/?? – Iaido Fall Seminar and Shinsa.
October 2025
10/?? – PNKF Kendo Shinsa Oregon, TBD.
10/?? – Tacoma Kendo 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)