Tournament Information

What:

9th Nabeshima Cup Invitational Kendo Tournament and the 3rd Texas Open Kendo Tournament

Who:

Members of the SWKIF, members of other AUSKF regional federations, and invited guests

The Nabeshima Cup Invitational Kendo Tournament is an individual tournament held for all kenshi holding a rank of SanDan or lower
The Texas Open Kendo Tournament is an individual tournament held for all kenshi holding a rank of YonDan or higher

When:

Saturday, April 26, 2003

Where:

Winston School Gymnasium
5707 Royal Lane
Dallas, Texas USA

Entry Deadline:

Friday, April 13, 2003
Note: No late registrations will be taken for either taikai (tournament) or shinsa (promtional exam)

Registration:

Registration Package (Acrobat):

2003 Nabeshima Cup & Texas Open Taikai Registration Package (Adobe Acrobat Reader format: 811KB)

Note: This and other forms can be found on the Forms page.

Start Times:

8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration of Competitors; Shinai weigh-in
9:00 – 9:10 AM Opening Ceremony
9:30 – 11:00 AM Texas Open Kendo Tournament (YonDan and up)
11:00 – 12:30 PM Nabeshima Cup Round Robin Matches (SanDan and below)
1:30 – 3:00 PM Kendo Tournament - Continuation Nabeshima Cup Round Robin Matches
3:15 – 4:15 PM Kendo Tournament - Nabeshima Cup Single Elimination Matches
4:30 – 5:00 PM Awards Presentation & Closing Ceremony

Click here for more details on the entire schedule of events (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)

Hostpitality:

Banquet on Saturday Evening at Enchilada's restaurant

Hotel:

Identify yourself as with the DFWKIK to get the group rate:

Crowne Plaza Hotel:

14315 Midway Road, Addison, Texas 75001(Web Site) Special rate of $59 plus tax for single or double. (972) 980-8827.
Book by April 4th to assure rate and availability.

Tournament
Co-Charimen:

Al Brodie (972) 712-4664 albrodie@us.ibm.com
Rob Tranchin (214) 740-9273 rtranchin@kera.org