PNKF North American Women's Team Tournament [Archive]

jmarsten

21st December 2006, 03:48 PM

The Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation will be holding it's 3rd North American Women's Team Tournament on July 21st 2007 in the Seattle area. Invitations will be sent to all of the AUSKF regional federations and various Canadian organizations. Each invitee my enter up to two teams of 5. Minimum entry is 3 and one may be borrowed from groups that have extra competitors. This tournament is held on the year between the AUSKF tournament and the WKC. Interested parties can contact me.

namabiru

2nd January 2007, 10:12 AM

Cool! I want to compete!!! Is there a website I can check out?

jmarsten

3rd January 2007, 12:29 PM

Cool! I want to compete!!! Is there a website I can check out?
The info will be posted soon on the PNKF website. Your entry would be through the SWUSKIF. I expect that they will again send a team.

jmarsten

15th January 2007, 07:07 AM

The PNKF website http://kendo-pnkf.org/ now has the invitation, rules and entry form posted. Invitations have been sent to all of the AUSKF affiliates as well as Hawaii, several Canadian orgs and Mexico.

jmarsten

16th May 2007, 12:06 PM

PNKF has had a lot of good response to the tournament. Looks like it may be the biggest one yet. Entrys are due June 21st.

Curtis

19th June 2007, 05:34 AM

There are so many entered a kyu division has been added. The party after is not to be missed.

jmarsten

22nd June 2007, 11:04 AM

42 yudansha women with 18 of them 4 dan or above, 16 kyu. 12 teams will compete. We will accept late entries until July 1st.:smiley:

runsyi

28th June 2007, 04:27 AM

I'll be there. I've heard the after party is potluck?

jmarsten

28th June 2007, 08:08 AM

I'll be there. I've heard the after party is potluck?

You can ask Roxie about the after party, the food is provided by PNKF and it's women's group. I understand one of you is coming early in the week and will attend the seminars.

runsyi

28th June 2007, 09:05 AM

You can ask Roxie about the after party, the food is provided by PNKF and it's women's group. I understand one of you is coming early in the week and will attend the seminars.

I had been thinking about it, but HKF is sponsoring a Chiba-sensei seminar so most of us will be coming Thursday.

BluishHue

1st July 2007, 01:55 PM

Getting super excited to go to Seattle!! Very awesome that there is now a kyu division! Me vs. Yudansha = sudden death before I even know what is hitting me... However-- I was originally going to meet other Kendo gurls--as there are very few in our federation that we (our team) ever see. I hope it is a ton of fun, and I get to meet up with some great people! Runsyi, I totally have to meet you, simply because some of your posts have been a riot!

We are newbish.. especially to tournament type settings, so I just hope I don't do anything stupid to embarass myself (or team or federation)! I really wish we could go earlier to the camp/clinic that week, but due to everyone's work/school/life issues, we can only go for a long weekend.

looking forward to meeting you all!

runsyi

3rd July 2007, 04:36 AM

We are newbish.. especially to tournament type settings, so I just hope I don't do anything stupid to embarass myself (or team or federation)!

I was a little nervous myself because I am the least experienced of the Hawaii girls (they're all WKC vets) but my sensei told me something that helped with that. "Just do your best Kendo."

I think everyone has those "doh" moments though. At my first taikai I was so nervous I actually stepped out on the court without my kote. The sensei that had been talking to me before the match kept calling me back but I thought he was wishing me luck so I stepped in the shiai-jo and bowed before the shimpan told me.

T.Lee

3rd July 2007, 06:01 AM

runsyi's back!

with a new avatar? really shell, youre leaving the door wide open with that pic....

runsyi

3rd July 2007, 06:51 AM

with a new avatar? really shell, youre leaving the door wide open with that pic....

Try walking through it and see what happens.:wink:

I can take anything you dish out.

Solinde

3rd July 2007, 07:06 AM

I think everyone has those "doh" moments though.

I never have do moments. Or men moments. Or kote moments. Or...well, you get the picture. :wink: :confused2

T.Lee

3rd July 2007, 08:32 AM

:edit: im going to just email you my response....

:bandit:

dorkusxmaximus

4th July 2007, 06:09 PM

How many federation's are going to be at the Women's taikai?

jmarsten

5th July 2007, 09:08 AM

How many federation's are going to be at the Women's taikai?

British Columbia. Hawaii, Northern Cal, Southern Cal, Rocky Mountain, Southeast, Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Vancouver Kendo Club. Some have multiple teams/ All up, twelve teams, individuals- 41 yudansha and 20 mudansha. 11 shodan, 5 nidan, 7 sandan, 15 yondan and 3 godan. Several have competed at worlds

jmarsten

23rd July 2007, 10:33 AM

1. PNKF B, 2. Hawaii, 3rd. PNKF A and NCKF A

Mudansha
1. Noelle Grimes PNKF
2. Janelle Frazier-Day PNKF
3. Erica Tam PNKF, Shiloh Jolly PNKF

Yudansha
1. Maya Taguchi British Columbia Kendo Federation
2. Wendy Robillard BCKF
3. Shannon Mikuni NCKF, Roxie Kubo, Hawaii
4. Elizabeth Marsten PNKF, Mako Hayashi Vancouver, Miwa Iwamoto PNKF, Maya Hashimoto PNKF

Curtis

24th July 2007, 01:41 AM

It was great tournament with lots of nice matches. The individual final was exciting as the final point was scored by a tsuki-hikikote by Maya Taguchi. I thought my jaw would hit the floor.

kuzu70

24th July 2007, 02:48 AM

Tsuki-hiki kote!! Wow!! Any videos?!?

Curtis

24th July 2007, 04:08 AM

Tsuki-hiki kote!! Wow!! Any videos?!?

Several were taken, just a question of someone getting them up.

The waza was absolutely textbook.

Bokushingu

24th July 2007, 05:11 AM

WOW! I would pay to see those matches.

runsyi

25th July 2007, 10:44 AM

Tyson- I met your friend Aono. She was nice. I almost fought for NCKF but was placed with the SEUSKF team instead.

There were so many prominent U.S. and Canada women kenshi there. In my first match I had to go up against Robillard-sensei. I liken it to being a 5th round draft pick entering your first game only to find you're guarding Michael Jordan. Of course I got dunked on.

Perry- Didn't see you there. Of course, I don't really know what you look like either. And I don't think anyone could recognize me by my name. For some reason the announcer kept calling me Ishida.

J. Marsten-sensei- Thank you for hosting the taikai and for letting us practice at Bellevue. Murao-sensei was awesome. I can't believe he hasn't practiced since Stevenston.

C. Marsten-sensei- Thank you for the directions to the mall. We made it in time and got some interesting omiyage.

Neil Gendzwill

26th July 2007, 03:17 AM

There were so many prominent U.S. and Canada women kenshi there. In my first match I had to go up against Robillard-sensei. I liken it to being a 5th round draft pick entering your first game only to find you're guarding Michael Jordan. Of course I got dunked on.Dunking seems like such an inappropriate metaphor for Wendy... (for those who don't know her, she's vertically challenged).

Yay for Maya - she sure is collecting a lot of trophies lately.

Paikea

26th July 2007, 03:33 AM

Perry- Didn't see you there. Of course, I don't really know what you look like either. And I don't think anyone could recognize me by my name. For some reason the announcer kept calling me Ishida.
I am SO PISSED that I could not be there. We're in the middle of having major work done to the house, and had been led to believe that a certain contractor would be starting a new phase of work Monday. Sooo...we spent three days that weekend (Friday too...) doing demolition in a big damn hurry to accommodate this bozo - and they don't show up.

Of course, if I had been able to be there I would've looked you and Roxy up. I dearly wanted a "neener-neener" picture to lord over Igz.

Paikea

26th July 2007, 03:36 AM

In my first match I had to go up against Robillard-sensei.What was that line from "The Longest Yard"? Welcome to the NFL? Ouch...

runsyi

26th July 2007, 04:25 AM

Dunking seems like such an inappropriate metaphor for Wendy... (for those who don't know her, she's vertically challenged).

Yay for Maya - she sure is collecting a lot of trophies lately.

Bwah. Perhaps it is.

Ignatz

26th July 2007, 04:48 AM

. . .Of course, if I had been able to be there I would've looked you and Roxy up. I dearly wanted a "neener-neener" picture to lord over Igz.

Neener-neener? Perry, I was just voted "Sexiest man in Kendo" at Kenshinkai no-kendo kendo kamp. Neener away my friend.

If Shelly and Roxy ever find themselves on this end of the coountry, there is always a spot for them on "Team Ignatz".

Paikea

26th July 2007, 05:58 AM

Neener-neener? Perry, I was just voted "Sexiest man in Kendo" at Kenshinkai no-kendo kendo kamp. Neener away my friend.

If Shelly and Roxy ever find themselves on this end of the coountry, there is always a spot for them on "Team Ignatz".See? Opportunity lost...

T.Lee

26th July 2007, 10:43 AM

Tyson- I met your friend Aono. She was nice. I almost fought for NCKF but was placed with the SEUSKF team instead.

is that why you had to text me at 2am???

:bandit: