2005 Nabeshima Cup & Texas Open Page

The 10th Nabeshima Cup Invitational Kendo Tournament and the 4th Texas Open Kendo Tournament will be held on the weekend of Saturday, April 23, 2005 in Addison, Texas.

The Texas Open Kendo Taikai kendo tournament started in 1999 and is open to current or prospective All US Kendo Federation (AUSKF) and International Kendo Federation (IKF) members ranked of YonDan (4th degree) and above. Past Results

The Nabeshima Cup Invitational Kendo Tournament started in 1992 as a goodwill Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai (DFWKIK) club tournament and has expanded to current or prospective AUSKF and IKF members. To continue to foster goodwill, fellowship and high spirit involving developing kenshi, this year's Nabeshima Cup is open to kenshi ranked IkKyu and below. Past Results

In addition to the Texas Open and Nabeshima Cup tournaments, a new feature this year will be a separate ShoDan (1st degree) to SanDan (3rd degree) competion bracket.

The Southwest Kendo and Iaido Federation (SWKIF) is also sponsoring two events over the weekend. The first being a Kendo Seminar on Friday night, the second being a Shinsa (Promotion Exam) on Sunday morning.

Weekend's main events:

SWKIF Kendo Seminar	Friday, April 22, 2005
Nabeshima Cup Texas Open	Saturday, April 23, 2005
SWKIF Shinsa (Promotion Examination)	Sunday, April 24, 2005

Click here for the schedule of events and the weekend's locations (and maps)

For more information and required forms please see the 2005 Information Package below:

	2005 Nabeshima Cup Information Package	Adobe Acrobat Format : Size~ 127KB
	2005 Nabeshima Cup Information Package	Microsoft Word Format : Size~ 589KB

Registration Deadline:

April 8, 2005

Click Here to Register Online
(note: participants are still required to submit forms and payment via mail.)

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