All Practices are cancelled on the 26th of January, due to the General Board Meeting starting at 9am which will be held in the Dining Hall Conference Room in the Crossman Dining Hall (See attached Map), please use the Hornet Road Entrance. 

All Members are welcome to attend to see the operations of the Dojo.

Our First Practice of 2020 will be on Sunday, the 5th of January.

9:00am – Iaido
10:45am – Kendo Kata
11:15am – Kendo

Let’s have a great turnout for the New Year!!!

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, practice is cancelled.

Practice will resume on Sunday, the 2nd of December, normal schedule.

We wish everyone and their families a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

The Dojo Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, the 8th of December at May Dragon Restaurant at 6pm, the sign-up form link is below

Christmas Party Sign-Up Form

The Christmas Party is also where our Annual Awards are presented.

Due to the DJA’s Akimatsuri Festival this Sunday, the 22nd of September, practice is cancelled as we will be Performing an Iaido and Kendo Embu, and Manning an Activity Booth.

If you are available for the Iaido or Kendo Embu, please sign up via the GoogleForm below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8HX7gBu3A_Rp_PxQJlw5ZZgeTDNUi1Ijm_7RcYFr6kmkCNA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Again, there will no Practice on Sunday the 22nd!!!

Tuesday, 9/17 – Normal Start Time we will now be in the Cox Gym. Advanced Kendo with Shiai-Gieko.

All who plan to compete at the Longhorn Taikai, should be here for Team Selection and Tryouts.

Due to School events at Greenhill, Practice on Sunday the 8th, is Cancelled.

This month is going to be a busy month for School Events, please make and sure and check your email, the website and FB for announcements on Schedule Changes.

Due to activities at Greenhill, tonight’s Practice will start at 8:30pm and end at 10:00pm.

Apologies for the late announcement.

Next Tuesday, July 30^th is the 5^th Tuesday of the month. Class will be Kendo Only, Basics followed by Advanced. We are planning to start ramping up for the Fall Shinsa and Taikai. Please join us.

August 16th thru 18th
AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp in Salt Lake City, UT

August 24th & 25th
Ota Sensei Seminar in Taos, NM

September 14th

SWKIF Prospects Practice

Farmers Branch Recreation Center

September 22nd
DJA Akimatsuri Embu

October – SWKIF Fall Event in Austin, TX
11th – SWKIF Board Meeting
12th – Longhorn Taikai @ University of Texas at Austin
13th – SWKIF Fall Shinsa

31st – NCARC Sayonara Dinner Embu

The Annual Dojo Pool Party will be held on the 13th of July, 2pm – 5pm at Al & Lucy’s House, the Address will be provided in class, all members and their families are welcome to attend.

Please use the link below to sign-up for the Party.

Dojo Pool Party Sign-Up Sheet

SWKIF will host it’s first Nationals Team Prospects Practice on Saturday, the 15th of June in Dallas, TX at Greenhill School at 1pm – 4pm.

There is a $15.00 cash participation fee, which will be collected to help cover the Gym Rental cost.

This is a wonderful opportunity to practice with your fellow Kenshi from the Federation.

Congratulations to the following members who were promoted at the SWKIF Spring Shinsa, during Nabeshima Weekend

Jess Alvarez 3Kyu
EuiJin  Kim 3Kyu
Brett Thompson 3Kyu
Frederick Widjaja 3Kyu
Tristan Ryu Bingman 1Kyu
Joshua Jang 1Kyu
Alan Kwon 1Kyu
Sang Kwon 1Kyu
Ryan Lu 1Kyu
Jennyrayne Colangan 3Dan
Sangki Lee 3Dan
Nathan Williams 3Dan
Noemi Arnal Villalba 4Dan

Congratulations to All:

Mudansha Division (1 Kyu and below)
1st Place: Joshua Jang Dallas-Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai
2nd Place: Joseph Kwon Dallas-Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai
3rd Place: Jeffery Williams El Paso Kendo Club
3rd Place: Tristian Bingman Dallas-Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai
Kantosho: TJ Scott-Shoichi Okamura Bellevue Kendo Club
Kantosho: Yunsu Kim Houston Kendo Kyokai

Due to a an unannounced scheduling conflict today, Sunday the 7th of April, practice is CANCELLED!!!