Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai

Message from Yoshiteru Tagawa Sensei, Detroit Kendo Dojo President & Head Instructor:

Dear Fellow Kendoist:

It is my pressure to provide you with the registration packet for the 2010 12th Annual Detroit Open Kendo Tournament, hosted by the Detroit Kendo Dojo, on February 13th and 14th 2010, in Birmingham, Michigan.

This year our distinguished tournament guests are Toru Kamei sensei Kendo Hanshi 8 Dan, Master Instructor of the Kumamoto Police Department, and Shinji Funatsu sensei Kendo Kyoshi 8 Dan, Master Instructor of the Osaka Police Department. Both of our guests are conducting an AUSKF Kendo Education Tour.

The enclosed packet includes tournament information and scheduling, as well as the required entry/waiver form. Please complete your entry/waiver form and submit electronically per instructions. Additionally, you must print out the completed form, sign and mail with your tournament fees to the address bellow. All signed forms are due by January 25, 2010.

I hope all contestants will feel a sense of accomplishment after participating in this international event and hope that this tournament will continue to forge stronger friendships among all Kendoists.

Best Wishes,

Yoshiteru Tagawa
President of Detroit Kendo Dojo
41444 Fawn Trail
Novi, Michigan 48375-4813