Tournament:

2007 Nabeshima Cup &
Texas Open Kendo Taikai

- Results -

The 11th Nabeshima Cup Invitational Kendo Tournament and the 5th Texas Open Kendo Tournament were held on Saturday, April 22, 2007 in Addison, Texas.

Nabashima Cup - Youth Division:

  • 1st Place: Yun Ji Kim - Austin Kendo Doshikai Austin, TX
  • 2nd Place: Riku Imamura - Arkansas Kendo Club Little Rock, AK
  • 3rd Place: Kyle Anderson - Sim Moo Kwan Houston, TX
  • 3rd Place: Kai Imamura - Arkansas Kendo Club Little Rock, AK

Nabashima Cup - Mudansha Division (Ikkyu & below):

  • 1st Place: Gerald Tan - Austin Kendo Doshikai Austin, TX
  • 2nd Place: Theo Kouadri - DFWKIK Dallas, TX
  • 3rd Place: Alex Croll - Sen Shin Kan Oklahoma City, OK
  • 3rd Place: Guido Stucco - Missouri Kendo St. Louis, MO
  • Kantosho (Kiyoshi Abe Fighting Spirit Award):
    • Alanda Foster - Omaha Kendo and Iaido Kyokai Omaha, NE
    • Leelund Kim - Houston Budokan Houston, TX

Nabashima Cup - Yudansha Division (Shodan to Sandan):

  • 1st Place: An Giang - Arkansas Kendo Club Little Rock, AK
  • 2nd Place: Jeff Chen - Austin Kendo Doshikai Austin, TX
  • 3rd Place: Khanh Nguyen - Austin Kendo Doshikai Austin, TX
  • 3rd Place: Masayuki Koyama - Seidokan Kendo & Iaido Laredo, TX
  • Kantosho: Phillip Panteloukas - Ren Shin Kan Orlando, FL

Texas Open - Kodansha Division (Yondan & above):

  • 1st Place: Yasuo Ishikawa - Ito Dojo Arvada, CO
  • 2nd Place: Curtis Marsten - Renton Kendo Club Renton, WA
  • 3rd Place: Kwang Chong - Soo IL Kum Kwan Woodside, NY
  • Kantosho: Micho Kajitani - Arkansas Kendo Club Little Rock, AK

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Tournament Co-Chairmen:
Jacques Reichenstein & Terry Sewell
tournamentdirectors@dfwkik.org

the concept of kendo is to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the katana

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 2, 2007