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 come in.

Special Visitor to MVKC in February

Miami Valley Dojo members,

I am pleased to announce that Tokune-sensei will be visiting USA next month and will be able to join our practice.
Koizumi-sense is going to rent him bogu.
Please welcome him!

Thanks
Shuhei ito

Major Change to MVKC and ECUSKF

Dear ECUSKF members,

I have a reluctant announcement for you.

<Ariga-sensei is moving to SC>
Our president, Ariga-sensei, is leaving OH and moving to Myrtle Beach, SC this April.
We hope his new life is going well and occasionally he visits us and our events.
We want to greatly appreciate his long years of dedication to us.

<Farewell Parties>
To share our appreciation together, we are planning separate farewell parties, hosted by Miami Valley Dojo and ECUSKF.

Miami Valley Dojo
DATE -- TBD, Sat after practice, 3 PM
LOCATION -- Dayton OH, Tentative, Deja Brew a bar just across the road from the dojo. OK to bring foods on Saturday.

ECUSKF
Each dojo needs an estimate for the number of people who are planning to attend the dinner party on 3/10 after the promotion exam. You don't need to promise to attend, but if you are willing to, please respond back to me by FEB 10th.

LOCATION: Only 7 minutes from Promotion Test
RESTAURANT: GOLDEN BUFFET 2907 Richmond Road Lexington, KY 40509, Tel: 859-268-1588 Directions
TIME: 6:30 PM
PRICE: NOT $50!! Very reasonable for everyone (excluding beverage, tax and tip)
• Adult $11.99
• Age 11 & under $7.99
• Age 5 & under $4.29
TASTE & QUALITY: CCKC Okazaki-sensei confirmed Good.
FREE DINNER SHOW: By anyone of our member, who is honored to cerebrate Ariga-sensei's retirement, appreciate his dedicated kendo instruction, and wish his new life in SC.

Thanks for your support!
ECUSKF Event Advisor
Shuhei Ito
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Upcoming ECUSKF events:

2012 Spring ECUSKF Promotion Exam

ECUSKF Dojo Representatives and Friends,

The updated Spring 2012 Promotion Test packet is now available to distribute to your dojo and other interested parties. The due date is to have all applications postmarked by March 2nd so that we have ample time to plan for the test to be held on March 10th.

We will have a joint practice with the visiting sensei prior to the test, so you are encouraged to get to the testing location early enough to take advantage of the chance to warm up and shake off any nervous jitters you might have. There will also be a special joint practice after the test in honor of Ariga-sensei, who will be moving to South Carolina in April, as well as a special dinner afterwards. Everyone is invited to attend both of those events. Additional information is in the promotion packet, but if you have any questions, you can contact me with the information at the end of this email

As a reminder, we will also have the Kentucky Tournament the day after the test. If you are able to stay an extra day, you are more than welcome to join us for that event as well. The attached document has the application forms and tournament location information. If you have any questions about the tournament, you can contact Jim Atkins with the information given below.

Jim Atkins
ECUSKF Competition Officer
(859) 912-0520
email

2012 Kentucky Kendo Tournament

The 2012 Kentucky Kendo Tournament will be held Sunday March 13, 2012. Dojo representatives, please fill out the per-dojo registration form (in Excel format).

Participants, please read the Tournament Package (in .pdf format), fill out and sign the liability waiver, and give it to your dojo representative.

AUSKF & ECUSKF Annual Dues

Attached, please find the following information with regards to the 2012 AUSKF & ECUSKF membership fees and application:

1. 2012 AUSKF & ECUSKF Membership Fee Information;
2. 2012 ECUSKF Member Application Form;
3. 2012 ECUSKF Member List (please review your dojo information, change as needed and send back to us)

The due date of the membership fees is March 10, 2012 (the late fee applied after the due date)
Please note; each dojo collects both AUSKF and ECUSKF fees from your dojo members, and mail one check payable to ECUSKF. The mailing address is 2123 Graves Light Drive, APT C, Indianapolis, IN 46217.

If you have any further questions or need more clarification, please contact us at ecuskf.kendo@gmail.com.

We appreciate your continued support in 2012, and hope your new year is filled with joy and lots of good keiko!

Best regards,

Jason/Satomi Lane
ECUSKF Assistant Treasurer

2012 Hatsu-geiko

Special Thanks - We truly appreciate your heartwarming support!
• Jim (N. KY James Atkins), Thanks for your support to host.
• Naomi-san (Miami Valley), Iwase and Seller Mom (CKKC), Thanks for preparing the New Year rice cake soup.
Thanks again to the NKY dojo for hosting this year's Hatsu-geiko, and to all who brought food for the breakfast. It wa a most enjoyable time.

2012 Hatsu-geiko Group Picture

 

TOURNAMENTS & SEMINARS

2012 Cleveland Kendo Tournament and Iaido Seminar

The 24th Annual Cleveland/GNEUSKF Kendo Championships will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on March 30-April 1 2012.

Download Registrations forms here:
Registration Packet (PDF)
Club Roster (Excel)
4th Annual Cleveland Iaido Seminar (PDF)

2012 Detroit Kendo Club Tournament

February 18-19, 2012

Tournament Location:
Novi High School
24062 Taft Rd.
Novi, MI 48375

Promotion Location:
Novi Meadows Middle School
25299 Taft Rd.
Novi, MI 48375

The MWKF Promotion Application is available by clicking on the link. The promotion test will be held on Sat., Feb 18th at 4:00 pm in the 6th Grade Gym at Novi Meadows Middle School.

Registration Form This is an Excel document and is designed for a group, there are no individual application forms. Let your dojo rep know if you are going to attend the Detroit Tournament, and make sure that you get the registration fees to Koizumi-sensei so he can write the check(s).

 

12th All U.S. Kendo Federation Championships 2011

Complete Results (in .pdf format)

Indiana Kendo Seminar 2011

Thank you very much to Masahiro Imafuji-sensei for organizing the Indiana Kendo Seminar held on September 3 & 4, 2011 at the Park Place Community Center in Anderson, Indiana. Our guests were Masayoshi Miyazaki sensei, 7th Dan kyoshi Head Instructor at Risumeikan University Kendo Club, and Alexander Bennett sensei, 7th Dan renshi, Chief editor of Kendo World Magazine.

Many thanks to Elizabeth Hahn for her kind permission to post the group picture.

Indiana Kendo Seminar 2011 Group Picture

Miscellaneous:

Lost & Found

Found: Folding camp chair left at Ariga-sensei's house after Steve Perry's party. If it's yours, please contact Joe Clark

2012 Kendo Calendars for Sale

Hello,

This is Hiro Okazaki in Lexington, KY. I'm sending this email from my personal email address.
Now it is October already and getting cold.
Today, I’d like to introduce something interesting for you that I and Imafuji-sensei in Indiana was planning.
It is Kendo Calendar for the year 2012.
This calendar is so unique and cool that it contains 7 Kendo watercolor pictures I drew this year.
We’re hoping this may help many kendoists enjoy and bringing kendo into their daily life.
If you’re interested in, just take a look at the website below. It is Imafuji-sensei’s website. You’ll find more benefits and bonus too.
http://kendo-goods.com/cool-beautiful-kendo-calendar-for-2012/
Please note this item is first come and first serve in the limited time frame as the number of calendar is limited.
But if you think this is good for your and/or other kendo dojo friends, please share.

Thank you very much!

Hiroaki Okazaki

Help Japan Tee Shirts

We would like to send a heartfelt Thank You! to everyone who participated in the Helping Japan T-Shirt Fundraiser. With your support we received nearly 500 orders and donated over $7000 to the Red Cross. We were notified yesterday that the donation is already helping the many victims of the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. None of this would have been possible without your very generous support!
Thank you very much!
- Hiro Okazaki and Phillip Martin –

For your reference, here is are our sales and production figures:
(Figures reflect totals as of April 20th. Some donations still pending)
Total Number of T-Shirts Sold: 493
Gross Sales: $10,250 (Charitable donations included)
Production Costs: $3135 (T-shirt Production) +$81 (Shipping and Postage) = $3216
Total Donation to Red Cross: $7034

Hiroaki Okazaki
Director, Japanese Project Development

Tokune-sensei's visit to Miami Valley Kendo Club

Thank you to all who attended the practice . Over 20 members and most got to practice with Tokune-sensei. Thanks you for giving him such a great welcome.

Group Picture

ECUSKF 2011 Hatsugeiko

Many thanks to Elizabeth Hahn for organizing the festivities for this year's hatsugeiko. Thank you to all who particpated.

Group Portrait

 

Morikawa-sensei's Farewell Message

Dear all,

Thank you very much for your “Keiko” with me.
As you know, I will leave tomorrow here to Japan.
Today is last day in US.
I have been Detroit November 2004 for 5 months and joined Detroit Dojo.
My first impression in US is “What aggressive Kendo in US!” I was very surprised.
And January 2006, I was Miami Valley Kendo Club member.

I got many friends through Kendo in US for 4 years especially American as well as Japanese. So I was very happy.
I appreciate it.
From now on I will work on Idemitsu Kosan Tokyo head office and try to continue Kendo, too.
I believe all of you continue Kendo.
I wish each of you a bright future, wherever life takes you.

My new e-mail address is the following
masayuki.morikawa@si.idemitsu.co.jp

PS)

Please forward my e-mail to your party if necessary.

Thank you.

Masayuki Morikawa
from Miami Valley Kendo Club

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.

Cherry Tree Planting

 

Gallery

Pictures from 2010 Hatsugeiko. Thank you to Erwin Mombay of MVKC for the pictures.

Hatsugeiko 2010

Team ECUSKF Third Place Winners at U.S. Nationals, July 4-6, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

Team Portrait

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.

 

2007 AUSKF Summer Camp

2007 AUSKF Summer Camp #2

 

Pictures from Detroit Tournament 

 

Pictures of MVKC members with Harada-sensei at the 2007 Detroit Tournament can be seen by clicking here and here.

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 February 6, 2012

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