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Kenyu – May 2011

Posted on 2011/05/31 by omb

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Volume 25, number 5

May 2011

PNKF DATEBOOK

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Kenyu – April 2011

Posted on 2011/05/01 by omb

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Volume 25, number 4

April 2011

PNKF DATEBOOK

  1. May 7, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  2. May 15, Spring Portland Kendo Kata Seminar, Sun, 9am-3:30pm, Kendo Kyoshi Robert Stroud,
    cost: $22, Hillside Community Center, 653 NW Culpepper Terrace, Portland.
  3. May 21, Bellevue Junior Taikai, Sat, 9:30am-3pm.
  4. Jun 4, Rose Festival Taikai, Sat, 10am, doors open at 0am, main gym, Portland Community College
    Sylvania, 12000 Southwest 49th Avenue, Portland.
  5. Jun 24-26, Tomokawa Sensei Tacoma Visit/Seminar, Fri-Sun, Pacific Lutheran University.
  6. Jul 8-10, AUSKF Kendo Education Tour, Fri/Sat/Sun, featuring Kendo Hanshi 8th Dan Futagoishi Takashi and Migita Kojiro, 2006 All Japan 8th Dan Champion and 1976 All Japan Champion respectively,
    exact time and location to be determined.
  7. Jul 16, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton (tentative).
  8. Aug 6, PNKF Shinsa, Sat, Iaido 9am-12noon; Kendo 12:30-5pm, Kent.
  9. Aug 20/21/22, Spokane Taikai, Sat/Sun/Mon.
  10. Sep 1-5, Kendo Leadership Camp, conducted by Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan Robert Stroud and Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan Jeffrey Marsten, based on the AJKF Foreigners Kendo Camp. The camp is for 1st Kyu through 4th Dan and is limited to 30 individuals, Thompson Broadview Elementary/Bitterlake Community Center Annex, 13052 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle, WA 98133. For details and registration see http://americankendo.com.
  11. Sep 17, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  12. Oct 8, PNKF Shinpan Seminar, Sat, 12noon-5pm, Kent.
  13. Oct, PNKF Iaido Seminar, Sat/Sun, Rain City Fencing, 1776 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA (tentative).
  14. Oct 22, Tacoma Taikai, Sat, 10am-4pm (tentative).
  15. Nov 5, PNKF Taikai, Sat, 9:30am, Kent.
  16. Nov 12, PNKF Board, Sat, 3-5pm, Renton.
  17. Nov 19, Kent Taikai, Sat, report time 9am, start 9:30am, Kent.

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PNKF Iaido Shimpan Seminar and Taikai

Posted on 2011/03/25 by admin

Everett Kendo and Iaido Club and AiShinKai invite you to the first annual PNKF Iaido Shinpan Seminar and “Suigetsu Bowl” Iaido Challenge Taikai.

Shinpan Seminar is FREE thanks to generous sponsorship from the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation! Taikai will feature team and individual competition for mudan to nidan ranks. Higher dans are invited to practice shinpan skills during the tournament. Prizes donated by the Pacific Northwest Budo Association include the perpetual “Suigetsu Bowl” for team competition, first, second, and third place; individual prizes for mudansha, shodan and nidan, spirit awards for mudansha and yudansha, and special awards for youth. The “AiShinKai Cup” is a new perpetual trophy commemorating the founding of the AiShinKai dojo in 2010. It will be awarded to the top performer in the individual competition. Let’s have some fun!

An updated, revised event brochure is available for download here.

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Kenyu – January/February/March 2011

Posted on 2011/03/17 by omb

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Volume 25, number 1/2/3

January/February/March 2011

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Welcome to the new PNKF site!

Posted on 2011/03/15 by admin

Welcome to PNKF’s brand new site! The purpose of this site is help members locate resources and to help people who are looking for Kendo in the Pacific Northwest, find it, using our new handy Dojo Locator.

Other site features:

  • Google Calendar with PNKF events- sync to your own calendar and always be in the know.
  • Facebook page updates- yeah, you’ll be getting more updates in your newsfeed if you belong to the group!
  • Easy-to-navigate to items like the 4dan shimpan reporting form, dojo websites and the answers to the written shinsa exams.
  • Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get updates in your reader!
  • The Kenyu will also be posted here.

Take a look around!

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