Kenyu – November 2011

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Volume 25, number 11

November 2011

PNKF DATEBOOK

  • Jan 14, PNKF Kata Seminar, Sat, 12noon-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Rain City Fencing, 1776 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005.
  • Jan 28, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • Feb 25, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, Iaido 9am-12noon; Kendo 12:30-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Tyee Educational Complex, 4424 S. 188th Street, SeaTac, located right off I-5 at S. 188th Street.
  • Mar 3, Highline Taikai, Sat, 10am, White Center Community Center.
  • Mar 17, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • Mar 31, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, Sat, 12noon-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Kent.
  • Apr 7, UW Taikai, Sat, 10am, IMA (tentative).
  • Apr 14/15, Cherry Blossom Festival, PNKF demo, Seattle Center.
  • May 5, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • May 12, PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar and Taikai, Sat, 9am-3pm, Spartan Recreation Center, 202 N.E. 185th Street, Shoreline.
  • May 19, Bellevue Junior Taikai, Sat, 9:30am-3pm.
  • Jun 2, Rose City Taikai, Sat, 10am (tentative).
  • Jul 14, PNKF Junior Seminar (tentative).
  • Jul 14, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • Aug 11, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, Iaido 9am-12noon; Kendo 12:30-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Kent.
  • Aug 18 or 25, Spokane Seminar and Taikai (tentative).
  • Sep 15, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • Oct 6, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, 12noon-4pm, open keiko 4-5pm, Kent.
  • Oct 20, Tacoma Taikai, Sat, 10am-4pm, Washington High School, 12420 Ainsworth Avenue South, Tacoma, WA (tentative).
  • Nov 3, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
  • Nov 10, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  • Nov 17, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.

    OTHER DATES

    1. Feb 11, Steveston Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, McMath High School, 4251 Garry Street, Richmond BC.
    2. Mar 24/25, 16th Annual Harvard/Radcliffe Shoryuhai Kendo Tournament, Malkin Athletic Center, Cambridge.
    3. Mar 30/Apr 1, 24th Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament/GNEUSKF Championships, Fri/Sun, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.
    4. Apr 14, AUSKF Board meeting.
    5. May 25-27, 2012, 15WKC, Novara, Italy.
      http://www.15wkc-italy.org/.

    6. Jun 20-23, AUSKF Iaido Seminar (tentative).

    PNKF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 2011/2012

    At their November 12, 2011 meeting, the PNKF Board elected officers. President – C. Marsten; Vice
    President     – D. Yotsuuye; Treasurer – B. Blomquist; Recording Secretary – T. Bolling; and Secretary
    of Internal Affairs     – D. Ichinaga. The other Board members are: Tom Antush (Federal Way), Amy Arsenault (Highline),
    Jonathan Bannister (AiShinKai), Jared Burns (Obukan), Shinichi Koike (Northwest), Charles Kwon (Cascade), Iraj
    Mohebalian (Seattle), Mike Rigler (Sno-King), Jon Scherer (Highline), Russ Sinclair (Spokane), Glenn Walker (Ren Ma),
    Frank Wessbecher (UW), and Moki Yoshikawa (Tacoma). Jeff Marsten (Bellevue/ Highline/Sno-King) and Kiyoshi Yasui
    (Seattle) continue as PNKF Advisors. Jeff Marsten is Executive Vice President and Shinichi Koike is a
    member of the AUSKF Board of Directors. Elizabeth Marsten (Highline) was re-elected as UW Advisor.

    AUSKF 2011/2014 OFFICERS

    At the November 12, 2011 meeting, the AUSKF Board elected officers. President – Arthur Murakami;
    Executive Vice President – Jeff Marsten; VP Promotion – Yoshiteru Tagawa;
    VP Education     – Shozo Kato; VP Competition – Tim Yuge; Treasurer – Tsuyoshi Inoshita.

    37th ANNUAL PNKF KENDO TOURNAMENT – November 5, 2011, Kent

    
10 Years and Under                    11-12 Years
1st place - H. Kim, Bellevue          1st place - S. Nichols, U Victoria
2nd place - B. Park, Bellevue         2nd place - M. Blechschmidt, Bellevue
3rd place - P. Saltzman, Bellevue     3rd place - K. McManus, Kent
3rd place - T. Gould, Federal Way     3rd place - D. Lin, Bellevue

15 Years and Under                    High School Boys
1st place - C. Lam, Steveston         1st place - S. Cresse, Kent
2nd place - A. Lee, Vancouver         2nd place - C. Marsten, Kent
3rd place - T. Ito, Seattle           3rd place - S. Denardi, Spokane
3rd place - T. Marsten, Kent          3rd place - J. Tubajon, Steveston

High School Girls                     
1st place - M. DeJong, Highline       
2nd place - E. DeJong, Highline       
3rd place - M. Abe, Bellevue          
3rd place - B. Lin, Bellevue          

Junior Team
1st place - Steveston (B.Kato,C.Lam,D.Lin,J.Tubajon,K.Matsushita)
2nd place - Bellevue (B.Lin,O.Saltzman,W.Wee,M.Blechschmidt,T.Yamada)
3rd place - Kent (A.Kanemasu,M.Remmu,K.McManus,T.Marsten,J.Mills)
3rd place - U Victoria (A.Hayashi,S.Nichols,M.Hayashi,C.Tesar,M.Nichols)

0-4 Kyu                               1-3 Kyu
1st place - J. Croes, Portland        1st place - H. Christianson, UW
2nd place - D. Yao, Steveston         2nd place - T. Patana, SnoKing
3rd place - L. Leung, Steveston       3rd place - B. Iu, UBC
3rd place - R. Ma, Simon Fraser U     3rd place - M. Wolf, Spokane

Women's Kyu                           Women's Dan
1st place - D. Spinrad, SnoKing       1st place - W. Robillard, Steveston
2nd place - S. Hwang, Portland        2nd place - M. Hamanaka, UBC
3rd place - J. Lee, Portland          3rd place - A. Fukushima, Vancouver
3rd place - Y. Takemoto, U Victoria   3rd place - J. Chen, SnoKing

1-2 Dan
1st place - T. Uchida, Oakland        4th place - G. Phancenek, Seattle
2nd place - W. Kuster, Spokane        4th place - F. Wessbecher, UW
3rd place - J. Higo, Steveston        4th place - R. Murao, Steveston
3rd place - I. Miki, Steveston        4th place - I. Takagaki, Steveston

3 Dan                                 4 Dan and Above
1st place - Y. Suzuki, Hawaii         1st place - S. Asaoka, Youshinkan
2nd place - T. Hamanaka, UBC          2nd place - T. Yamada, Vancouver
3rd place - J. Okada, Hawaii          3rd place - S. Harris, Hawaii
3rd place - B. Fukutomi, Hawaii       3rd place - G. Suzaka, Seattle

Senior Team
1st place - Vancouver (T.Yamada,H.Yamada,A.Fukushima,S.June,S.Ueno)
2nd place - Hawaii (Y.Suzuki,B.Fukutomi,A.Fujimoto,S.Harris,K.Sato)
3rd place - Steveston (I.Miki,R.Murao,N.Nakano,J.Higo,I.Takagaki)
3rd place - Kent (S.Cresse,C.Marsten,I.Morgan,S.Day,J.Frazier-Day)

Shoji Trophy - Dan Sinclair, Spokane
Sportsmanship Pledge - Erica DeJong, Highline
Shinpan Cho - Jeffrey Marsten

    15th ANNUAL KENT KENDO CLUB INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT – November 19, 2011, Kent Commons

    
Women                                       10 Years and Under
1st place - N. Grimes, UW                   1st place - P. Saltzman, Bellevue
2nd place - E. DeJong, Highline             2nd place - H. Kim, Bellevue
3rd place - H. Lee, Highline                3rd place - H. Allen, Bellevue
3rd place - W. Sinclair, Spokane            3rd place - S. Kelly, Federal Way

11-12 Years                                 13-15 Years
1st place - K. McManus, Kent                1st place - A. Sinclair, Spokane
2nd place - M. Remmu, Kent                  2nd place - J. DeJong, Highline
3rd place - D. Lin, Bellevue                3rd place - M. DeJong, Highline
3rd place - T. Kuida, Seattle               3rd place - B. Lin, Bellevue

Junior Team
1st place - Bellevue Red (C.Nagasawa,O.Saltzman,J.DeJong,M.DeJong,B.Lin)
2nd place - Kent (M.Remmu,K.McManus,T.Marsten,J.Mills,A.Kanemasu)
3rd place - Federal Way (D.Lee,S.Kelly,T.Kuida,E.Wheaton,R.Tetzloff)
3rd place - Bellevue White (D.Lin,A.Nagasawa,B.Liao,P.Saltzman,T.Yamada)

4 Kyu and Under                             3-1 Kyu
1st place - N. McRae, Spokane               1st place - C. Ruiz, Spokane
2nd place - D. Peterson, Spokane            2nd place - M. Wolf, Spokane
3rd place - C. Marshall, UW                 3rd place - H. Christianson, UW
3rd place - A. Saltzman, Bellevue           3rd place - B. Smith, Bellevue

1-3 Dan                                     1-3 Dan Seniors
1st place - S. McNally, UW                  1st place - B. Nelson, Bellevue
2nd place - W. Kuster, Spokane              2nd place - S. Shilov, Bellevue
3rd place - S. Day, Kent                    3rd place - S. Blechschmidt, Bellevue
3rd place - Y. Shim, UW                     3rd place - B. Blomquist, Everett

Senior Team
1st place - Kent A (S.Cresse,C.Marsten,I.Morgan,J.Frazier-Day,S.Day)
2nd place - Spokane A (J.Duplain,S.Denardi,C.Ruiz,M.Nelson,W.Kuster)
3rd place - Bellevue A (S.Blechschmidt,Y.Shinoda,L.Tsybert,D.Kim,D.Lew)
3rd place - UW (Y.Shim,H.Christianson,F.Wessbecher,N.Grimes,S.Stern)

Sportsmanship Pledge - J. Frazier-Day  Junior Spirit of the Day - T. Yamada, Bellevue
Senior Spirit of the Day - I. Morgan, Kent  Kent Most Improved - J. Frazier-Day
Youth Trophies Hand Carried from Japan - T. McManus
Shinpan Cho - D. Yotsuuye

    SHINKYU SHINSA


    AUSKF KENDO KODANSHA SHINSA, November 13, 2011, Dallas


    5TH DAN:     Elizabeth Marsten (Highline).

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