Members: Please clean up the dojo before you leave. It's clean when we get there, we should leave it as clean or cleaner than we find it.
On July 4, Miami Valley Dojo will be open for practice for any members who wish to participate. Morikawa-sensei and Koizumi-sensei will be there to conduct practice at the regularly scheduled time.
Morikawa-sensei is going back to Japan for good in July.
His last practice in the Dayton dojo will be about July 25.
Cherry Tree Planting in Cincinnati
Nagata-sensei sends his regards to all of the members of ECUSKF and wishes to convey his memories of ECUSKF with this certificate presented to him from the Japan American Society of Greater Cincinnati.
TOURNAMENTS & SEMINARS
AEUSKF Kendo Tournament
June 28th, 2009
Congratulations to Adriana Ariga on the occasion of her winning the Women's Q Division Championship.
2009 AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp
Schedule of Certificate/Menjo Fees
2009 Cleveland Kendo Tournament
Upcoming ECUSKF events:
Team ECUSKF takes 3rd at U.S. Nationals!
Congratulations to Team ECUSKF on the occasion of winning third place at the AUSKF National Championships. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciate to Coach Yohei Nagata-sensei, Captain Takeshi Nomiyama-sensei, and most especially to ECUSKF President Koki Ariga-sensei for their tireless efforts in preparing the team for this competition.
Medalist Team members: Yohei Nagata (Coach), Chris Ruggiero (MVKC), Shuhei Ito (MVKC), Takashi Nomiyama (UKy), Akiro Inoue (NKy), Jangguen Lee (OSU), Yoshihiro Kojima (Pittsburgh), Wataru Ishii (CKy)
Gallery
ECUSKF/SEUSKF Shinpan Seminar
Click here to view a group portrait.
Joint ECUSKF Practice At Ohio State
Many thanks to Titus Schleyer of The University of Pittsburgh Kendo Club for pictures taken at the joint practice on August 11, 2007 at Ohio State.
Pictures from 2007 AUSKF Summer Camp
Group portraits of all participants at the Summer Camp held in Suwanee, Georgia.
Pictures from Detroit Tournament
Pictures of MVKC members with Harada-sensei at the 2007 Detroit Tournament can be seen by clicking here and here.
The 2007 Annual Steve Johnson Cup/Christmas tournament/party was held on Saturday, Dec 15. at The Ohio State University. Click on the link to go to the history of the Johnson Cup and a list of past winners.
Ron Jobo has provided
a link to pictures of the 2006 tournament and party.
Honda-sensei's articles on jigeiko.
Click here and here for Sotaro Honda-sensei's articles on jigeiko.
An excellent article on suburi.
Many thanks to Mon Lu at Minnehaha Kendo Club. The article is a treatise on how suburi is performed.
Please check the pages often. I am continually making updates to the website and adding new links. - jac
Latest Update: June 29, 2009
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