KENYU
Volume 19, number 11
November 2005
PNKF DATEBOOK
1. Dec 10, Renton/Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am,
Kent.
2. Jan 21, PNKF Kata Seminar for instructor group, 9am-2pm, Highline
White
Center Park.
3. Jan 28, PNKF Board, Sat, 2-4pm, Kent.
4. Feb 4, PNKF Kata Seminar for all members, Sat, 9am-2pm, Highline
White
Center Park.
5. Feb 25, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, 9am-3:30pm, Bellevue Highland Park.
6. Mar 11, PNKF Board, Sat, 2-4pm, Kent.
7. Mar 18, Sat, Highline Taikai.
OTHER DATES
1. Jan 14, Vancouver Taikai, Sat.
2. Feb 11, Steveston Taikai, Sat.
3. Dec 8-10, 2006, 13WKC, Taipei, Taiwan.
2005/2006 PNKF BOARD ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At the November 19 Board meeting, new officers were elected for
2005/2006:
PRESIDENT - Curtis Marsten (Kent/Puyallup/Renton)
VICE PRESIDENT - Elizabeth Marsten (Highline)
TREASURER - David S. Yotsuuye (Bellevue)
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - Daniel Ichinaga (Seattle)
RECORDING SECRETARY - Tom Bolling (Bellevue) Other PNKF Directors
are: Thomas Antush (Puyallup), Brian Blomquist (Everett), Brian
Edwards (Everett), John Hancock
(Obukan), Nate Jacobson (UW), Shinichi Koike (Northwest), Neil Sunderland (Renton),
Chris Weaver (Sno-King), and Moki Yoshikawa (Tacoma). Advisors Jeff Marsten
(Bellevue/Highline/Sno-King) and Kiyoshi Yasui (Seattle) continue.
David S. Yotsuuye (Bellevue) continues
as UW Advisor.
IDAHO KENDO KAI NEWS
At the November 19 meeting, the PNKF Board proudly and unanimously
granted full Dojo status to Idaho Kendo Kai. Congratulations,
Stroud Sensei and every
Idaho
member!
6th TACOMA YOUTH TOURNAMENT - October 22, 2005, Crescent Heights
Elementary, Tacoma
9 Years and Under 10-12 Years
1st place - Zander Spain Greene, Tacoma 1st place - Conor Marsten, Renton-Kent
2nd place - Bernice Lin, Bellevue 2nd place - Connor Blomquist, Bellevue
3rd place - Gabriel Moore, Spokane 3rd place - Challen Mills, Renton-Kent
4th place - Andrew Sinclair, Spokane 4th place - Daniel Sinclair, Spokane
13-15 Years 16-18 Years
1st place - Jason Wang, Cascade 1st place - Jayson Nunokawa, Bellevue
2nd place - Sean McNally, Spokane 2nd place - Tyler Abe, Cascade
3rd place - Ikaika Yoshikawa, Tacoma 3rd place - Robert Rasmussen, Tacoma
4th place - Jahan Vafaeezadeh, Bellevue 4th place - Taryn Imanishi, Cascade
Junior Teams
1st place - Bellevue (Connor Blomquist, Gordon Burgess, Philbert Lin, Leo
Cherng, Jahan Vafaeezadeh)
2nd place - Cascade 1 (Austen Samkange, Atsushi Kato, Ross Pendleton, Frank
Wessbecher, Jason Wang)
Senior Teams
1st place - Team C (James Hunter, Keith Ma, Jayson Nunokawa)
2nd place - (Tyler Abe, Robert Rasmussen, Taryn Imanishi)
National Anthem Singers - Tessa Cortez, Mimi Greene, Rachel Meatte, Alisa
Yoshikawa
Artist for Program Design, T-Shirts, and Trophies - Kekoa Yoshikawa
Nihon Kendo Kata - Moki Yoshikawa, Uchitachi and Ikaika Yoshikawa, Shitachi
Sensei - Rod Nobuto Omoto
Bell honoring Omoto Sensei - created by Matt Wyble
Sponsors - Michael Shiogi, Principal, and Berryman Williams, Custodian,
Crescent Heights
2nd PAN AMERICAN KENDO CHAMPIONSHIPS - October 5/9, 2005, Aruba
OFFICIAL PAN AMERICAN TOURNAMENT
National Teams (10 countries) Individual (42 participants)
1st place - Mexico 1st place - Taro Ariga, Canada
2nd place - Venezuela 2nd place - José Quiroz, Peru
3rd place - Colombia 3rd place - Ariel Pintos, Venezuela
3rd place - Guatemala 3rd place - Marco Polo Santiago Sánchez, Mexico
Fighting Spirit - Carlos Flores, Mexico Fighting Spirit - Guillermo
Flores, Mexico
Ladies Individual (9 participants) 1st place - Eun Jung Kim, Aruba
2nd place - Eunice Chan, USA
3rd place - Miyun Kang, USA
Fighting Spirit - María Alejandra Grüber, Venezuela
GOODWILL TOURNAMENT
Goodwill Youth (10 participants) Goodwill Individual (20 participants)
1st place - Shuedeska Lynch, Aruba 1st place - Vladimir Hotovec, Czech Republic
2nd place - Juan Vincente Recaurte, Ecuador 2nd place - Pim Willems, Aruba
3rd place - Eloy Arends, Aruba 3rd place - Carlos Suárez, Venezuela
3rd place - Oscar Morell, Puerto Rico 3rd place - Tetsuro Miyazaki, Belgium
Fighting Spirit - Oscar Morell, Puerto Rico Fighting Spirit - Juan Antonio
Malena Peña, Dominican Republic
Goodwill Teams (10 teams)
1st place - Aruba 2 (Tetsuro Miyazaki, Pim Willems, Sam Lamboo)
2nd place - Puerto Rico (Héctor Piñero Serra, Diguel Díaz,
Vladimir Hotovec)
3rd place - Venezuela 4 (Carlos Suárez, Antonio Forero, Taro Ariga)
3rd place - Aruba 1 (Eddy Croes, Gisbert Boekhoudt, Karel Maduro)
Fighting Spirit - Tetsuro Miyazaki, Belgium
31st ANNUAL PNKF KENDO TOURNAMENT - November 12, 2005, Renton
9 and Under 10-12
1st place - DH Kim, Bellevue 1st place - K. Knecht, Sunrise
2nd place - J. Tubajon, Steveston 2nd place - R. Kim, Bellevue
3rd place - C. Lam, Steveston 3rd place - Ja Tubajon, Steveston
3rd place - M. DeJong, Highline 3rd place - C. Marsten, Kent
13-15 Girls 13-15 Boys
1st place - A. Lethin, Alaska 1st place - J. Akahoshi, Obukan
2nd place - N. Grimes, SnoKing 2nd place - M. Sinclair, Spokane
3rd place - L. Murao, Steveston 3rd place - S. McNally, Spokane
3rd place - H. Yamada, Vancouver 3rd place - T. Inose, Obukan
16-18 Years 0-4 Kyu Men
1st place - J. Lee, Steveston 1st place - S. West, Spokane
2nd place - J. Vafaeezadeh, Bellevue 2nd place - R. Wiebe,
Steveston
3rd place - T. Kikuchi, Steveston 3rd place - D. Thomas, Tacoma
3rd place - M. Inose, Obukan 3rd place - S. Wong, Bellevue
1-3 Kyu Men Women's Kyu
1st place - K. Naguib, SnoKing 1st place - K. Kang, Bellevue
2nd place - S. Chang, Steveston 2nd place - K. Hinami, Bellevue
3rd place - J. Kim, Simon Fraser 3rd place - N. Suen, Seattle
3rd place - V. Benez, Steveston 3rd place - L. Lethin, Alaska
Women's Dan 1-2 Dan Men
1st place - M. Taguchi, Sunrise 1st place - T. Yuasa, Simon
Fraser
2nd place - E. Marsten, Highline 2nd place - A. Taguchi, Youshinkan
3rd place - H. Harada, Sunrise 3rd place - B. Chung, Steveston
3rd place - N. Fukushima, Vancouver 3rd place - J. Scherer,
Cascade
3rd Dan Men 4th Dan and Above Men
1st place - N. Nakano, Steveston 1st place - S. Maruyama, eBogu
2nd place - J. Marsten, Highline 2nd place - M. Ando, Alaska
3rd place - S. Blechschmidt, Bellevue 3rd place - B. McCarry,
Highline
3rd place - N. Tanimura, Bellevue 3rd place - D. Harding, UBC
Junior Team Senior Team
1st place - Bellevue 1st place - Hawai'i
2nd place - Obukan 2nd place - Highline
3rd place - UBC
3rd place - Vancouver
Shoji Trophy - Jahan Vafaeezadeh, Bellevue
PNKF President's Service Award - Sinclair Family
AUSKF Special Recognition - Pat Murosako
SHINKYU SHINSA
KODANSHA SHINSA, November 13, 2005, San Jose.
5TH DAN: Moki Yoshikawa (Tacoma).
THE LAST WORD
Kamae. In Kendo, this refers to when one is facing an enemy and
has drawn the sword, holding it in preparation to strike in the
best body positioning. In the
case of Iai, one carries the sword in the obi and must be mentally and physically
prepared to draw and strike at any moment at an enemy who may come from any
direction, and thus kamae refers to both mind and body. --Shigeyoshi
Yamatsuta, Iaido Hongi
Muso Shindenryu.
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