GREATER NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES KENDO FEDERATION

2011 Cornell Kendo Tournament POSTED 11.5.11

Mudansha Individuals
1st Place: Jumpei Uchida, BU
2nd Place: Sungyeob Lee, BU
3rd Place: Sungmin Seo, Cornell
3rd Place: Shawn Shou, BU
Spirit: Austin Glamser, Harvard

Yudansha Individuals
1st Place: Matt Yang, Rutgers
2nd Place: Brian Joo, Harvard
3rd Place: Gin Park, Cornell
3rd Place: Dunkin Adams, Shidogakuin
Spirit: Alex Eitoku, BU

Teams
1st Place: Cornell A
2nd Place: Rutgers A
3rd Place: New York University A
3rd Place: Boston University A

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2011 Cornell Kendo Tournament POSTED 9.17.11

The tournament will be held in Ithaca on October 22 and 23, 2011. The first day of the tournament will consist of individual matches (open participation) ending with a seminar lead by Kato-sensei and jigeiko; the second day will consist of collegiate team matches (undergraduate and graduate students only). This year, we are also expecting a greater pool of participants, including kenshi from Canada; a distinguished panel of shinpan headed by Kato-sensei; as well as a guest performance by Cornell's taiko group, Yamatai, during the lunch break.

Please note that the tournament is taking place at a new venue this year. Unfortunately, there is no store within walking distance to purchase food or drinks, so please plan accordingly.

Completed registration forms must be emailed to cornellkendoclub@gmail.com by October 18, or if mailing, postmarked by October 14.

We would also greatly appreciate an RSVP by email before sending in registration forms.

Waivers and fees may be handed in the morning of the tournament.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

REGISTRATION FORM
WAIVER
PRINTABLE POSTER

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Case Kendo's Student Cup: Promotion Exam POSTED 8.30.11

This email is to inform you of the Promotion Exam that will take place during our Student Cup! The exam date is Saturday, August 24th, beginning at 3pm sharp. The exam location is the same as that of the tournament, which will be held at 2128 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH 44106. Please come prepared to show our sensei some good kendo! The application and questions for the written portion of the exam are attached to this email :)

Some important things to remember:

•Testing will ONLY occur up to the 3rd dan.
•Applications are due to Inoshita Sensei's address, to be postmarked by September 16, 2011.
•Checks must be made out to GNEUSKF.
•You must include a copy of your most recently received menjo and essay with your application!
•Be advised that you must be a dues-paying member of the AUSKF of at least 1 year to test for any rank.

Thanks everyone! As always, don't hesitate to email me back with any questions that you may have.

I hope to see many of you soon!

Click H E R E for the Application

Click H E R E for the 2009 Written Exam

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You're Invited to: Case Kendo Club's 2nd Annual Student Cup POSTED 8.24.11

On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University Kendo Club, I would like to formally invite all of you to our 2nd Annual Student Cup. This event will be held on the 23rd-25th of September, 2011. We welcome all high school, university, and recent alumni to participate in our event! Furthermore, I am happy to announce that this event will also include a shinpan seminar, a promotional exam up to the 3rd dan, and many opportunities for godo geiko.

The schedule for this event is as follows:

Friday, 9/23: Godo Keiko 7pm-9pm

Saturday, 9/24: Shinpan Seminar 10am-noon
Lunch Break noon-1pm
Shinpan Seminar 1pm-3pm
Promotion Exam 3pm-5pm
Godo Keiko 5pm-7pm

Sunday, 9/25: Student Cup 8am-noon.

The event site is at Adelbert Gym, located on the Case Western Reserve University campus. The address for the gym is 2128 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106. It is the big armory across from the Rainbow Babies Hospital Parking lot. Parking will be available at the Veale Center Garage for a fee.

The cost for the tournament is $15/person, or $20/person if you plan to participate in the team division. Unfortunately, eligibility for the tournament is limited to students currently enrolled in high school, university/college, or graduate school, and recent alumni. It would be very much appreciated if all registration materials for the tournament is returned to me, Hiroko Matsuyama (hiroko.matsuyama@case.edu), by Tuesday, September 20th (via email! see registration forms attached). Please make checks payable to Case Kendo Club. Payment will be made upon registration, on-site. Cash is also ok! You may also register the day of, but this will incur a $5 late fee. Keep this in mind! We will also ask every participant to have signed a waiver of liability prior to participation in the tournament. Please bring the signed form with you to registration.

The cost for the promotion exam is expected to be ~$20 for the testing fee this fee is subject to change, along with a varying menjo fee depending on the rank for which you plan to test. Eligibility for the promotion exam is not limited by age or school enrollment status. Testing will only occur up to the 3rd dan. (Please be advised that in order to test through AUSKF, you must be a dues-paying member of at least 1 year.) More information will follow regarding the shinsa. Please direct any questions regarding the shinsa to Shigemi Matsuyama at sxm193@case.edu.

Bento option is also available at $10 each (comes with water) for Saturday and Sunday. Please make these checks payable to Cleveland Kendo Association.

The Shinpan Seminar is free of cost, and I encourage all of you to attend! Any AUSKF member with a rank of 3dan and up is especially welcome. Those with 3dan attending the tournament will be asked to help with shinpan, so I would like to thank those individuals in advance!

It is a great pleasure and honor for us to be able to hold this event yet again, and I am positive that it will be a great success. I hope to hear back from many of you soon, and as always, please don't hesitate to email me with any questions you may have regarding the event!

Good luck to those participating at nationals this weekend!

Click H E R E for the Registration

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RESULTS - 23rd ANNUAL KENDO TOURNAMENT / IAIDO SEMINAR POSTED 4.1.2011

23rd Cleveland Kendo Tournament Results

March 26, 2011

Junior A
Jun Yoshida (Detroit)
Harold Morton (Cleveland JLS)
Sejin Koo (Cleveland)
Colin Sherrod (Detroit)

Junior B
Anson Yan (Shido/DC)
Go Fukuoka (Central Kentucky)
Nikita Tchoumak (Shudo)
Wade Wetzig (Southern Ohio)

Junior C
Taishi Kato (Shido/CT)
Dunkin Adams (Shido/CT)
Jack Ponchart (Univ. of Michigan)
Sean Johnson (Shido/DC)

Mudansha
Matthew Adams (Shido/DC)
Flores-Lorca (Univ. of Wisconsin)
Shohei Iwase (Central Kentucky)
Jason Cox (Shido/DC)

1-2 Dan
Dunkin Adams (Shido/CT)
Katsuhiro Goto (Univ. of Wisconsin)
Seo Gi Dong (MSU)
Minsoo Ju (Univ. of Wisconsin)

Women
Yoshimi DeSouza (Atlanta)
Satomi Lane (Charlotte)
Mikuni Mishina (MSU)
Stacey Chung (Case Western Reserve)

3 Dan & Up
Kenichi Hatakeyama (Shido/NY)
Akira Inoue (Detroit)
Taishi Kato (Shido/CT)
Matthew Yang (Rutgers Univ.)

Team
Shido/NY
Battle Creek
Shido/DC
Detroit (A)

Fighting Spirit:
Chia-Hua Lin (Case Western Reserve University)

CLICK H E R E FOR PRINTABLE RESULTS

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23rd ANNUAL KENDO TOURNAMENT / IAIDO SEMINAR POSTED 1.30.2011

We are happy to invite for the 23rd Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament / Greater Northeastern United States Kendo Championships at Adelbert Gymnasium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH on March 25 - 27, 2011.

Please use the registration below.

CLICK H E R E FOR REGISTRATION, INFO, APPLICATION, ETC.

3rd annual IAIDO seminar in Cleveland between 2:00–6:00 PM on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

CLICK H E R E FOR MORE INFO

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RESULTS FOR 10th ANNUAL CORNELL KENDO TOURNAMENT POSTED 11.11.2010

10th Annual Cornell Kendo Tournament Results:

Collegiate Team:
1st Place: Harvard University - C-Team
2nd Place: Boston University - A-Team
3rd Place: Boston University - B-Team
3rd Place: Cornell University - A-Team
Fighting Spirit Award: Matthew Yang (Rutgers University)

Individuals Competition:
1st Place: Matthew Yang - Rutgers University
2nd Place: Alex Eitoku- Boston University
3rd Place: Joontaek Hong-Harvard University
3rd Place: Jin Ji Kim- Harvard University
Fighting Spirit Award: Mevlana Gemici- Cornell University

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2010 ANNUAL CORNELL KENDO TOURNAMENT POSTED 10.10.2010

2010 10th Annual Cornell Kendo Tournament is on October 30th (team competition) and 31st (individuals competition) taking place at the Cornell University Campus in Ithaca, New York.

If you are a college team and are interested in competing in team or individuals, please email Jess at jjy32@cornell.edu for tournament invitation.

Please use the registration below and don't forget to fill out the waiver as well.

CLICK H E R E FOR POSTER

CLICK H E R E FOR REGISTRATION FORM

CLICK H E R E FOR WAIVER

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15TH WORLD KENDO CHAMPIONSHIPS POSTED 8.22.2010

The 15th World Kendo Championships will be held on May 25-27, 2012 in Novara, Italy. The AUSKF will hold one elimination tournament for all AUSKF kenshi (men and women) on December 5, 2010 to select individuals that will become prospective members of the U.S. National Kendo Team (“Team USA”). Prospective members will then train together for an extended period of time until selected by the Manager and Coaches of Team USA.

DEADLINE: November 12. 2010

CLICK H E R E FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE APPLICATION

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THE FIRST CLEVELAND KENORENSEI TAIKAIRESULT POSTED 9.20.2010

12 years old and under division
1st place Ryukichi Sellers (Central Kentucky Kendo Club)
2nd place Thomas Koizumi (Miami Valley Kendo Club)
3rd place Ayaka Masaki (Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club)
3rd place Kazutora Sellers (Central Kentucky Kendo Club)

13 to 16 years old division
1st place Yumi Matsuyama (Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club)
2nd place Shohei Iwase (Central Kentucky Kendo Club)
3rd place Ikumi Nakahata (Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club)
3rd place Go Fukuoka (Central Kentucky Kendo Club)

Women division
1st place Yumi Matsuyama (Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club)
2nd place Masami Matsuyama (Case Kendo Club)
3rd place Hiroko Matsuyama (Case Kendo Club)
3rd place Stacey Chung (Case Kendo Club)

College division
1st place Travis Hill (Battle Creek Kendo Kai)
2nd place Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Southern Ohio Kendo Club)
3rd place Stephen Chaffin (Battle Creek Kendo Kai)
3rd place Matthew Yang (Rutgers Shidogakuin)

Youth Team division
1st place Central Kentucky Kendo Club/Miami Valley Kendo Club
2nd place Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club B
3rd place Cleveland Japanese Language School Kendo Club A

College Team division
1st place Rutgers Shidogakuin A
2nd place Penn State Kendo Club
3rd place Battle Creek Kendo Kai
3rd place Case Kendo Club A
CLICK H E R E FOR PRINTABLE RESULTS

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SHOZO KATO SENSEI ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED 8.20.2010

We are very happy to announce that we will host Shinpan Seminar and Student Tournament in Cleveland, OH this September. All of AUSKF and FKI members are welcome to participate in these events. In addition to Kendo, we will host IAIDO practice on September 18 (Saturday).

Please note that Shozo Kato sensei (Kendo Kyoshi 8 dan, Iaido Kyoshi 7 dan), who is the vice president of GNEUSKF, will lead Kendo Shinpan seminar and IAIDO seminar.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland in September!

Sincerely,
T. Inoshita
President, GNEUSKF
pcancer@zoomnet.net

CLICK H E R E FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE WAIVER

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SHOZO KATO SENSEI ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED 6.1.2010

Shozo Kato Sensei of Shidogakuin New York was promoted to hachidan (8th dan) in kendo at the spring promotion test conducted by All Japan Kendo Federation in Kyoto on May 1, 2010. Also this year happens to be the 25th anniversary for the establishment of Shidogakuin.

We are going to have a keiko-kai (formal practice session) and a shukuga-kai (celebration party) in honor of his recent achievement and 25 years of dedication to teaching of kendo and iaido.

Please find the details in the attached file. You can participate in this event by practicing kendo at the keiko-kai, celebrating at the shukuga-kai, and/or donating to the fund to purchase a gift for Kato Sensei.

CLICK H E R E FOR THE FILE

We hope we will be able to get together and have a great time with Kato Sensei. Sincerely,

Tsuyoshi Inoshita

PS. His achievement is eloquently described in a recent New York Daily News article written by Mr. Paul Shin, one of Kato Sensei’s students. You can access the article at

nydailynews.com

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22ND ANNUAL CLEVELAND KENDO TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTED 6.1.2010

22nd Cleveland Kendo Tournament Results
March 20, 2010

Junior A
1st Shohei Iwase (Central Kentucky)
2nd Go Fukuoka (Central Kentucky)
3rd Sijin Koo (Cleveland Kendo)

Junior B
1st Ryoko Kambe (Keio)
2nd Yuya Okazaki (Central Kentucky)
3rd Wade Wetzig (Southern Ohio)
3rd Fumitaka Nakayama (Keio)

Junior C
1st Tetsuro Akamatsu (Keio)
2nd Ai Nishida (Miami Valley)
3rd Sean Fitzpatrick (Shido/DC)
3rd Hayato DeSouza (Georgia Kendo Alliance)

Mudansha
1st John Bauer (Virginia Tech)
2nd Stephen Cheney (Penn State University)
3rd Mathew Adams (Shido/DC)
3rd Jason Cox (Virginia Tech)

1-2 Dan
1st Christopher Piggott (Ontario)
2nd Ryoko Kambe (Keio)
3rd Tetsuro Akamatsu(Keio)
3rd Aric Lin (Shido/DC)

Women
1st Ma Man-San (Ontario)
2nd Yuka Saathoff (Washington University)
3rd Ryoko Kambe (Keio)
3rd Martha Adams (Shido/CT)

3 Dan Up
1st Kiichiro Narumoto (University of Pittsburgh)
2nd Travis Hill (Battle Creek)
3rd Jordan Luy (Ontario)
3rd Elliott Altilia (Ontario)

Team
1st Ontario (A)
2nd Team Ontario (B)
3rd Team Miami Valley
3rd Shido/ DC (C ) Team

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DUES & LIABILITY RELEASE POSTED 2.4.2010

Please note the due information for AUSKF/GNEUSKF. It is very important to have everybody registered in the AUSKF/GNEUSKF roster for 2010, especially for liability issues and participation in promotion tests, tournaments. Please fill out the waver forms and send me/hand me your check. I will make sure that you will be registered. If you are a student with a limited personal fund, please let me know - we will work out a way that you will be registered.

AUSKF Liability Release Form

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UPCOMING EVENTS POSTED 2.1.2010

Dear Sensei and Kendo friends: GNEUSKF has scheduled a shimpan seminar on Saturday, February 20, the day before the annual Shidogakuin Youth and Collegiate tournament. Chief Instructor is Shozo Kato Sensei. All levels are welcome. Doors open at 2:30 pm. Seminar starts at 3:00 p.m. Godou keiko follows. The event will end by 7:00 p.m. There is no fee for GNEUSKF member. For non-GNEUSKF participant, a small voluntary contribution will be appreciated. Please register by sending name, age, rank, dojo, federation (if not GNEUSKF member) to Isabella Church at bchurch@kendoka.org no later than Wednesday, February 17.

More details:

Place: Gymnasium, 2nd Floor, Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick
Address: 100 College Avenue (between Stone and Mine Streets), New Brunswick, NJ
Entrance: Gym is located on back of church, enter from parking lot on Stone Street
Parking: Parking is permitted on Saturday at the College Avenue, 130 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ (parking lot in the back).
Train: New Jersey Transit, Northeast Corridor Line from Penn Station, New York City. It is 15 minutes walk from New Brunswick Train Station.

We look forward to seeing you at both the Shimpan Seminar and the tournament.

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UPCOMING EVENTS POSTED 2.1.2010

17th Annual Shidogakuin Tournament on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at Loree Gym, Rutgers University, 72 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ

Click H E R E for more information

22nd Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament at Adelbert Gymnasium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH on March 19 - 21, 2010.

Click H E R E for more information

2nd annual IAIDO seminar in Cleveland between 2:00 –6:00 PM on Sunday, March 21, 2010.
- Click H E R E for more information.
- Click H E R E for the Seminar Registration.

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UPCOMING EVENTS POSTED 6.08.09

AUSKF National Kendo Camp is July 17-19
KENDO DEMONSTRATION in Huntington, WV is July 8 from 12:30-1:30pm

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WELCOME TO OUR SITE POSTED 6.05.09

Welcome to the new Website for the Greater Northeaster United States Kendo Federation. If you have comments or suggestions, please feel free to email them to us:

T. Inoshita
I. Church
Webmaster

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