Volume 39, number 10/11/12
October/November/December 2025
PNKF DATEBOOK
October 2025
10/5 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, IRCO Community Center, 10323 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220. Doors open at 10am.
10/12 – NW Junior Taikai, The Snohomish Boys & Girls Club, 402 2nd St, Snohomish, WA 98290.
10/18 – Educational Shinpan/Shiai Seminar, Fulton Community Center, 68 SW Miles Street, Portland, OR 97219. Doors open at 11am.
November 2025
11/1 – PNKF Taikai, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
11/9 – High Rank Shinsa, Fullerton Community Center, Fullerton, CA.
11/16 – All Japan Champion Tour, Glacier Middle School, 2450 S 142nd St, Burien, WA 98168, 10am-3pm, doors open 9am.
11/22 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.
December 2025
TBD.
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, October 5th, 2025, Portland, OR
6 KYU: Kepler Wu (Kirkland)
5 KYU: Martin Rodriguez (Camas), Rainier Eves (Camas)
4 KYU: Ayako Teraoka (Camas), Sydney Phanthamath (Camas)
3 KYU: Shinichi Nakayama (Camas), Christopher Lee (Obukan), Danielle Wilson (UW), Garrett Caffee (OSU), Cody Palmer-Furman (Redmond), Andrea Papi (Bellevue), Demian Mendez (Camas), Atsuko Teraoka (Camas), Steven Wishman (Kenchikai), Matt Dinsmore (Camas)
2 KYU: Allen Kaufman (Portland), Luca Guidi (Seattle), Sandor Cseh (Obukan), Tyus Morris (Obukan), Leonard Spivey (Kenchikai), Amy Howes (Redmond)
1 KYU: Braden Jack (OSU), Peter Konneker (Camas), Domonic Ceccarelli (Obukan)
49th ANNUAL PNKF TAIKAI, November 1st, 2025, Kent, WA
10 and Under 11-12
1st – Y. Kobayashi, Youshinkan 1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds
2nd – R. Lee, Bellevue 2nd – H. Johnson, Seattle
3rd – R. Shin, Cascade 3rd – C. Goodin, HKF
3rd – B. Park, Kirkland 3rd – S. Harada, Renbu
13-15 0-4 Kyu
1st – L. Chen, NCKF 1st – B. Parsons, Seattle
2nd – S. Johnson, Seattle 2nd – A. Chhor, Bellevue
3rd – H. Someya, NCKF 3rd – E. Young, Evergreen
3rd – T. Kodera, Bellevue 3rd – D. McClellan, Kirkland
3-1 Kyu Womens Kyu
1st – M. Lin, Steveston 1st – A. Fukuda, UW
2nd – Ju. Kiyohara, Federal Way 2nd – Y. Wu, UW
3rd – L. Naylor, Bellevue 3rd – H. O’Corry-Crowe, UW
3rd – B. Ridler, Kirkland 3rd – M. Goodin, HKF
1-2 Dan 3 Dan
1st – Ke. Yoshimura, Renbu 1st – A. Mabale, Seattle
2nd – D. Buckham, U Vic 2nd – C. Liao, Renbu
3rd – C. Robillard, Steveston 3rd – H. Hu, UW
3rd – V. Chen, NCKF 3rd – H. Jewett, Spokane
4 Dan and Above Womens Dan
1st – S. Miyashita, Renbu 1st – N. Fracassi, Renbu
2nd – R. Asato, Vancouver 2nd – B. Park, Edmonds
3rd – M. Yamashita, Renbu 3rd – E. Marsten, Highline
3rd – T. Kugimiya, Renbu 3rd – Y. Sugata, Tozenji
Masters
1st – H. Samkange, Bellevue
2nd – M. Suzuki, Sno-King
3rd – M. Nelson, Lilac City
3rd – F. Yoshimura, Renbu
Junior Team
1st – Renbu A (S. Harada, T. Taguchi, R. Liao, H. Ara, I. Taguchi)
2nd – Youshinkan (Y. Kobayashi, R. Shin, S. Kobayashi, S. Kobayashi, A. Rothwell, A. Kobayashi)
3rd – Edmonds (T. Tanimura, D. McClellan, S. Winters, I. Wiley, M. Tanimura)
3rd – Northwest (J. Kelley, C. Kim, C. Goodin, R. Yokoo, N. Kim)
Senior Team
1st – Renbu (Ka. Yoshimura, Ke. Yoshimura, S. Miyashita, M. Yamashita, C. Liao)
2nd – NCKF (M. Goodin, M. Itome, V. Chen, F. Yamaryo, M. Someya)
3rd – Edmonds (A. Yuen, K. Fukuda, B. Park, F. Dumitrescu, N. Tanimura)
3rd – Seattle (M. Remmu, D. Huynh, R. Lei, D. Yao, G. Suzaka)
Shinpancho – Doug Imanishi
Taikai Co-Chairs – Sue Vanasouk, Tiarnan Marsten, Denise Quach
Head Scorekeeper – Conor Marsten
Sportsmanship Pledge – Saiichi Johnson
Shoji Award – Clara Kim, Northwest
President’s Award – David Yotsuuye