Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai

Omaha Kendo & Iaido Kyokai is pleased to be hosting the 2012 SWKIF Iaido Seminar. The dates of the seminar are February 17, 18, & 19. For those that wish to stay, the seminar with Oda sensei will continue following the shinsa and all day Monday. Iaido examinations up to and including Sandan will be held Sunday morning, February 19th.

This year’s SWKIF Iaido Seminar will be led by Oda Katsuo Sensei, Iaido Hanshi 8th dan, Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan. Oda Sensei was the number-one student of the late Haga Tadatoshi Sensei. He is a member of the ZNKR Iaido Committee and president of the Shizuoka Iaido Federation/vice-president Shizuoka Kendo Renmei.

Seminar applications must be postmarked no later than February 1st. Please complete the seminar application and return them to Steve Sasaki.

As previously noted all testing applications must be signed by Ichimura sensei, and returned to Cooper sensei by January 31st.

Hotel:
Omaha Executive Inn
3650 South 72nd Street
Omaha, NE 68124,
(402) 397-3700

If you wish to join or renew your membership with the SWKIF this year, please get the attached form and payment to Yong by no later then February 26.

Please make all checks out to DFWKIK.

The last practice of 2011 will be at our regular time on Sunday, December 18th.
The first practice of 2012 will be at our regular time on Tuesday evening, January 3rd.

Our fifth Tuesday practice this month on November 29th will be basic Iaido from 7pm until 8pm and advanced Iaido from 8pm until 9:15pm.

On Thursday, November 10th from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. three visiting senseis from Japan will join us for our regular kendo practice. Visiting us will be Iwanami sensei and Okuyama sensei, both 7-dan, from the Kanagawa Police Department, accompanied by Koki Abe sensei, 6-dan, former kendo mentor to the Sen Shin Kan dojo in Oklahoma City.

We welcome anyone who can join us.

On Saturday, November 12th, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. there will be a Godo Keiko with high ranking sensei from across the U.S. who are in Dallas for the annual AUSKF Board of Directors meeting. The Godo Keiko is open to visitors and dojo members and will be held at the Greenhill gymnasium.

On Sunday, November 13th, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. we'll be visited by Susumu Takanabe sensei, Renshi 6-dan, winner of both the 2010 All Japan Kendo Championship last year and the 2011 All Japan Kendo Championship held last week. Takanabe sensei will lead a seminar for dojo members and visitors at Greenhill's gymnasium.

At 1:00 p.m., a kodansha kendo shinsa (promotion test for 5-dan rank and above) will be held at the Greenhill gymnasium. Everyone is invited to attend.

Afterwards, there will be a Sayonara dinner (pay-as-you-go) at Spring Creek BBQ from 7-9pm.

Spring Creek BBQ is located at
14941 Midway road
Addison TX 75001
972-385-0970

All dojo members, their families and friends are encouraged to join us for a good time at our annual Christmas party on Sunday, December 11th at May Dragon Restaurant.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. Menu is buffet style with beef, chicken, seafood and vegetarian choices. The cost for dinner is $25 per adult and $12 for children under 10. Alcohol will be served on a pay-as-you go basis.

May Dragon is located at 4848 Belt Line Road, on the south side of Belt Line, west of the Dallas North Tollway, just east of Inwood Rd. The restaurant's phone number is (972) 392-9998.

Map to the May Dragon:
http://g.co/maps/c76cp

PayPal Payment links now available at
http://dfwkik.org/dallas/payments

The following DFWKIK members received their new kendo rank at the SWKIF 2011 Fall Kendo Shinsa that was held in Little Rock, AR on Sunday, October 30th:

3-Kyu Victor Lee
2-Kyu Alberto Kiramoto
2-Kyu Lauren Menkemeller
1-Kyu JP Lourenco
1-Dan Joe Clair
1-Dan Adam Schmidt

Please congratulate these individuals on their respective kendo accomplishments when you see them.

Due to the timing of DFWKIK's demonstration this evening at the Texas Society of Architects convention and because many dojo members will be preparing to travel to the regional seminar in Little Rock, BOTH IAIDO AND KENDO PRACTICE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27th, HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

Tomorrow, Sunday October 9th, Minato Sensei will lead a koryu class for advanced iaido students from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Due to unusual circumstances, kendo practice afterwards will be CANCELLED.

The 1st Tuesday in October (4th) will be advance kendo only and will focus on shiai from 1900 to 2115. This is to help prepare the team members for the Texas Team Taikai, in Austin, on October 9th.

The 3rd Tuesday in October (18th) will be kendo only, with a focus on basic kendo from 1900 to 2000, and on advanced kendo from 2015 to 2115.

The members of the DFWKIK dojo have been invited to participate in 37th Annual PNKF Kendo Tournament on November 5, 2011.

Location:
Kent Commons
525 Forth Avenue N.
Kent, WA 98032

Cost:
$20.00 - Entry Fee
$7.00 - Lunch and soft drink

Hotels:
See invite for a list of the nearest hotels.

Mark your calendars for an unusual opportunity when the AUSKF Board of Directors meets in Dallas on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Following the conclusion of the board meeting, there will be a godogeiko session at the Greenhill School gymnasium. All Dallas dojo members are encouraged to attend this open practice featuring some of the top kenshi in the United States. The godogeiko will begin at 5:00 p.m. and last until 6:30 p.m.

On Sunday, November 13, 2011, there will be a kodansha kendo promotion test (godan and higher). Registration will start at noon, with the shinsa beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending no later than 4:00 p.m.. All dojo members are welcome to view this shinsa.
NOTE: We will maintain our Sunday morning training session with our schedule slightly modified to accommodate the gym setup for the shinsa.

On Sunday, September 25, 2011, there will be no classes. Dojo members are welcome to join us at the annual Japanese Fall Festival, help work our booth and enjoy a good time.

Time: 1100 - 1500
Our Kendo and Iaido demonstrations begin at 1155.

Location: Japanese Association South Side Parking Lot, 4100 Alpha Road, Dallas, TX 75244

The Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation will be hosting an Iaido seminar October 1st and 2nd. The seminar will feature Noguchi Hideo Sensei 8th Dan Iaido from Japan.

Visiting Instructors:
Noguchi, Hideo - Kyoshi 8th Dan Iaido
Suzuki, Kaoru - Renshi 7th Dan Iaido

Schedule:
Saturday October 1st, 2011
0900 - 1200 Seminar
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1700 Seminar

Sunday October 2nd, 2011
0900 - 1200 Seminar
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1700 Iaido Tournament
1700 - 1830 BBQ

Location
Rain City Fencing City
1776 136th Pl NE
Bellevue, WA 98005

Cost
Participation is $85.00
Lunch is $7.50/day

Deadline
All applications (attached) due by September 26th.

There is a special class for all levels to cover Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho (Bokuto Application for Kendo Fundamental Technique Practice).

This set of Kata was developed to bridge the gap between traditional Kendo Kata and more practical Shinai Kendo.

This lesson will be very valuable to beginners and advanced students alike. Please be sure to bring your Bokuto.

We will have Kendo Gigeiko after for those in Bogu.

Hope you can all make this class as we do not practice this kata in our normal sessions.

To all those wishing to test at the SWKIF Fall Seminar and Shinsa in Little Rock, Arkansas, please fill out the attached application, and have Ichimura sensei sign it. Then hand it in to Copper sensei with payment, by no later then October 11th, 2011. No late applications will be accepted.

To all of our members who have not signed up for the All United States Kendo and Iaido Federation membership or the Southwest Kendo and Iaido Membership.

The AUSKIF/SWKIF are holding a membership drive for those who would like join and participate in AUSKIF or SWKIF sponsored events, but have yet to purchase their membership for the 2011 year.

The cost will be:
$5.00 initiation fee
$25.00 + $40.00 for those who are 18 year of age or older
$10.00 + $25.00 for those who are under 18.

Please fill out the page 2 of the attached document, and turn it in to Yong by September 13th.
If you have any addition questions, please ask Cooper sensai.

The Packet below has a new mailing address.

The Arkansas Kendo club will be hosting the SWKIF Fall Seminar this October and members of the AUSKF and SWKIF are welcome to participate. The guest of honor will be Jeffrey Marsten sensei (Kendo Kyoshi 7 dan – Former President of AUSKF). All hotel reservations and the registration package should be completed by October 1st.

The Itinerary:
Fri. Oct. 28 SWKIF Board of Directors Meeting 6:30-9:30pm
Evening Seminar with Guest Sensei 6:30-9:30pm
Sat. Oct. 29 All-Day Seminar with Guest Sensei 9:00-5:00pm
Banquet Dinner 7:30pm –
Sun. Oct. 30 SWKIF Kendo Shinsa (up to Sandan) 9:00-12:00pm

It will be located at the
Meyer Student Pavilion at the Pulaski Academy School
12701 Hinson Road
Little Rock, AR 72212

The hotel will be the
Ramada Limited
8 Shackleford Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
501.221.7666
code: KENDO

The package with full details is located below

The class for Tuesday, June 7th will be Iaido only.
The first hour will cover the basics, so beginners are welcome to participate. The second hour will be spent on shinsa and taikai preparations.

The kendo beginner's night practice, that usually happens on the first Tuesday of the month, has been moved to June 14th.

Sorry for any inconveniece.

Because of the Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings in the DFW area, there will be no class tonight.
Be safe.

New Iaido Promotion Application

From Cynthia Tanabe

2011 Summer Iaido Seminar
You are cordially invited to the NCIA 4th Annual Summer Seminar The Northern California Iaido Association, the iaido branch of the Northern California Kendo Federation, will be holding a summer Iaido Seminar on the weekend of Friday August 5th, Saturday August 6th, Sunday August 7th.
It is also with great pleasure that we annouce our Chief Instructor for
this year’s seminar will be Matsuoka Yoshitaka Sensei Iaido Kyoshi 8dan of Aichi Prefecture.
Regretably, Ito Tomoharu sensei cannot join us this year for personal reasons, but he has arranged for his friend and colleague to teach.

The location for the seminar will be
Alameda High School
2201 Encinal Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501

The school is just a few miles away from Oakland International Airport. From San Francisco Airport expect 40 minutes and 50 minutes from San Jose. The Northern California Japanese Sword Club’s Sword Show is also scheduled for that weekend, near San Francisco airport. We will help arrange transportation for those interested to go Friday after the seminar.
We also hope to hold a shinsa up to nidan. Sensei who are able to judge please contact us as soon as possible so we can prepare the materials.

Seminar fee: $125 for 3 days Single day: $75 Bento: $10 Welcome Dinner and
Group Dinner: around $25 Info packets available now.
Hotel:
Hampton Inn & Suites in Oakland Airport-Alameda
1700 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California 94502
call (510) 521-4500 [group code “ncia”]
http://www.oaklandairporthi.com/

If you have any questions, please contact: Cynthia Tanabe, NCIA VP of Education shinchantx@hotmail.com
Registration packets will be available on our website:
http://nckf.org/Iaido/index.htm

We hope you will find the time to join us for this exciting event, and we look forward to seeing you, old friends and new.

The AUSKF Education Tour will bring two 8th Dan Sensei from Japan to Houston on July 12th and 13th (tentatively). The Houston dojo has invited us to attend as well, and more details will follow as they become available.

Youth A Division (10-13)
1st Place: Tiarnan Marsten Kent, Washington
2nd Place: Keeley McManus Kent,Washington
3rd Place: Eugene Lee Austin, Texas
3rd Place: Daniel Nicoletti Little Rock, Arkansas
Kantosho: Justin Kim Tulsa, Oklahoma

Youth B Division (14-16)
1st Place: Kenneth Nicoletti, Little Rock, Arkansas
2nd Place: Kyle Anderson, Houston, Texas
3rd Place: Kai Imamura, Little Rock, Arkansas
3rd: Place: Matthew Yang, New Orleans, Louisiana
Kantosho: Kenichiro Koga, Houston, Texas (Houston Budokan)

Mudansha Division (1kyu and below)
1st Place: Joao Lourenco, Dallas/Fort Worth
2nd Place: Adam Schmidt, Dallas/Fort Worth
3rd Place: Sanghyun Ko, College Station, Texas
3rd: Place: Andy Koke, Dallas/Fort Worth
Kantosho: Terry McManus, Kent, Washington
Kantosho: Kenny Phan, Houston, Texas (Cougar Kendo)

Women’s Division (3 Dan and below)
1st Place: Apinya Premprajaks, Dallas/Fort Worth
2nd Place: Huong Dang, Austin, Texas
3rd Place: Masako Wright, Salt Lake City, Utah
3rd: Place: Alexandra Darrah, Austin Texas
Kantosho: Janet Shim, Austin, Texas
Kantosho: Lauren Menkemeller, Dallas/Fort Worth

Yudansha Division (1 Dan to 3 Dan)
1st Place: An Giang, Little Rock, Arkansas
2nd Place: Michael Lindsay, Tulsa, Oklahoma
3rd Place: Yong Cho, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
3rd: Place: Yuta Imoto, Houston, Texas (Cougar Kendo)
Kantosho: Luis Angeli, Arvada, Colorado
Kantosho: Shaw Furukawa, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Texas Open (4 Dan and above)
1st Place: Kenichi Hatakeyama, Waco, Texas
2nd Place: Brian Cooper, Arvada, Colorado
3rd Place: Michio Kajitani, Little Rock, Arkansas
3rd: Place: Mark Uchida, Denver, Colorado
Kantosho: Michio Kajitani, Little Rock, Arkansas

On Monday, we were advised that none of The Greenhill School athletic center, would be available for ourThursday dojo practice (this week only). As a result of this late Greenhill announcement, we have confirmed a back up practice venue, the North Dallas Lifetime Fitness Center, located at the NE section of Marsh Lane and Trinity Mills Road.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3419+Trinity...

Regular Thursday night practice times for iaido and kendo, will be in effect for tomorrow's practice. When you arrive at the check-in desk, mention to the desk personnel that you are with the "kendo group". You will be required to sign a waiver liability form at that time. The dojo will be covering the rental fees for all members attending tomorrow's practice, so you will not incur any out-of-pocket expense. As guests of the Lifetime center, we will have full access to locker room facilities.

We will be assigned to "Studio #2", which is located in the northeast corner of the center. If the individual who is manning the front desk when you arrive, was not made aware of this special training arrangement, just mention to that person, that "Carrie Majors" had confirmed our use of the facility.

The 2011 AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp and Jodo Workshop will be held on June 8th through 13th, at the Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Registration packet is now available.

Address:
MAC Center Annex Gym, Kent State University
800 East Summit Street
Kent, OH

Hotel:
Holiday Inn Express at Kent State University
1215 Sanctuary View Drive
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: (330) 673-9200
AUSKF Group Rate (Code: IAI):  $89.95 plus tax per night/per room

Airport:
Cleveland International Airport, Hopkins (CLE)

Schedule:
June 8 evening Welcome Party
June 9 - 10 9 am - 5 pm Iaido Seminar
June 11 9 am - 5 pm AUSKF Iaido Championships
June 11 evening Sayonara Party
June 12 9 am - 12 pm AUSKF Iaido Shinsa
June 12 1 pm - 5 pm   Jodo Workshop
June 13 9 am - 12 pm Jodo Workshop

The deadline to make the hotel reservations for the Nabashima Cup have been extended to April 15th, 2011. Do hurry if you'd like the discount rate.

All members who wish to test after the Nabashima Cup, must have their shinsa applications signed by Ichimura sensai and turned into Yong on or before April 14th for processing.

You can now register online for the 2011 Nabeshima Cup & Texas Open Kendo Taikai at
www.r2sports.com/tourney.asp?TID=8256