He's one the younger/stronger/faster kids in my dojo. Really tough in shiai.
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He's one the younger/stronger/faster kids in my dojo. Really tough in shiai.
Oops, I meant sign-up deadline passed for SCKF applicants. Thanks for the correction, Curtis sensei.
In the AUSKF:
Kendo:
April 14, San Jose, CA (sign-up deadline passed)
July, AUSKF Kendo Camp (date and location TBD)
November (first or second weekend), AUSKF Board Meeting (date and location...
I'm not sure if Bob Souder is still active in kendo/iaido, but is Gulf Coast Kendo and Iaido Dojo close to you:
http://www.gulfcoastkendo.com/home.php?page=home.php
I know this guy.
Thanks, Mike, and you bet!
Definitely follow the advice of your assistant coach, enkorat, and rfoxmch.
You should also contact the club presidents of the various college/university kendo clubs and ask them for advice as you...
My condolences to his family, friends, and students. I was fortunate to meet him once many years ago during my early years in iaido. He was kind enough to sign my first edition copy of Flashing...
These are awesome and would look good on tenegui too!
I kinda prefer this Atari logo as the third 'A', though:
http://www.mobilescene.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/atari-logo.jpg
Paul is pretty much spot on with his post above. I've attended the camp from 2000 to 2010 and helped organize in one way or another about half of them. The selection process is based on individual...
Technically, it's Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the same venue as the 2007 camp.
YouTube user jun0e4ever has a whole bunch of 15 WKC videos posted on his YouTube channel, including all of the Team USA vs. Team Korea matches.
Registration deadline is fast approaching (June 6). A late fee will apply for applications submitted after June 6 and no shinsa applications will be accepted after this date. The registration packet...
The registration packet has been released and may be downloaded here:
Word (.doc) file: http://db.tt/RcIEPuQm
.pdf file: http://db.tt/bYt8fzmu
The visiting instuctors from ZNKR have been announced:
1.山﨑正博 (YAMASAKI/Masahiro) 範士八段
2.津金政雄 (TSUGANE/Masao) 教士八段
1) Masahiro Yamasaki-sensei, Iaido Hanshi 8 Dan.
2) Masao Tsugane-sensei, ...
The 5th UCLA Yuhihai Intercollegiate Kendo Tournament was held on Sunday, April 8, 2012 in the Student Activities Center on the UCLA campus. Here are the results:
Teams
1st: UC San Diego A...
Not sure if spambot...
UNLV. Either way, bring lots of cash for off-camp 'activities'...
Sorry, sensei, I saved the document to be compatible with previous versions of Word, but I should've just saved as a Word 97-2003 document or WordPad as you suggested. I would've attached it onto my...
Here is the official announcement for the AUSKF 2012 Iaido Camp from the Tacoma Kendo and Iaido Club:
http://db.tt/gXOuuRuP
The registration packet will be released within the next few weeks....
Send an e-mail to Tagawa sensei with your request. He's the current AUSKF VP of Promotions.
Yes, in Japanese cultural center/school basketball gym. There are pictures of various practice sessions at Norwalk on my Flickr site.
No, kendo on Monday evenings is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30...
I'm kinda in the same boat: My home dojo (OCB) doesn't have iai practice...yet...but the one dojo that I visit (Norwalk) on a regular basis does both kendo and iai on the same night once a week.
I was hoping misterkurukuru would post on this...;) (no, YOU da man!)
Yes, that is the one thing I didn't like about Venice dojo: the hard floor!
Misterkurukuru has assessed those three dojo...
Have you visited any of those three dojo and talked to the sensei and students? If not, forget about what you've seen/read on the internet forums and join the dojo you feel most comfortable...