Volume 40, number 1/2/3

January/February/March

PNKF DATEBOOK

January 2026
1/10 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
1/17 – BCKF Taikai
1/31 – FIK Shinpan Seminar, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Surrey Campus, 12666 72 Ave., Surrey, BC. Starts at 9am.

February 2026
2/1 – FIK Shinpan Seminar, McMath Secondary School, 4251 Garry St., Richmond, BC. 9am-12pm.
2/7 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, Spartan Recreation Center Gym, 202 NE 185TH SE, Shoreline, WA 98155. Doors open at 12pm. 1:30pm start.
2/21 – 62nd Annual Steveston Taikai, McMath Secondary School, 4251 Garry St., Richmond, BC. Opening Ceremonies at 9am.

March 2026
3/14 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
3/15 – 46th Annual Highline Kendo Taikai, Steve Cox Memorial Park, 1321 SW 102 nd St., Seattle, WA. Doors open at 9am. Opening ceremonies are at 10am.
3/21 – Torrance Open Team Taikai, Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503, 8am.
3/21-22 – Harvard Shoryuhai (tentative), Harvard University’s Malkin Athletic Center, 39 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA 02138.
3/28-29 – Iaido Spring Seminar and Shinsa, Meadowdale, 6500 168th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037.

April 2026
4/4 – Lilac City Kendo Club Dojo Warming and Seminar, 10am-5pm. Location TBD.
4/10-12 – Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival.
4/11-12 – AUSKF Junior Nationals, Marina High School, 15871 Springdale St, Huntington Beach, CA.
4/18-19 – AUSKF Spring Board Meeting and Shinsa.
4/25 – UW Taikai, Details TBD
4/25 – Oregon Education Event, Details TBD
4/26 – Oregon Kendo Shinsa, Details TBD

May 2026
5/9 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
5/16 – Bellevue Kendo Junior Taikai, Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue WA 98007.
5/30 – Rose City Taikai, Opening ceremonies at 10am. Details TBD.

June 2026
TBD.

July 2026
7/3-5 – AUSKF National Kendo Championships, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
7/18 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
7/22-26 – AUSKF Iaido Seminar and Shinsa
7/30-8/1 – 14th US Nito Kendo Seminar, Meridian Idaho. Open to all levels of kenshi.

August 2026
8/15 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, tentative.
8/?? AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp and Shinsa

September 2026
9/12 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
9/25-27 – Iaido Fall Seminar and Shinsa

October 2026
10/17 – Oregon Education Event, Details TBD
10/18 – Oregon Kendo Shinsa, Details TBD

November 2026
11/?? – PNKF Taikai
11/21 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.

December 2026
TBD.

Volume 39, number 10/11/12

October/November/December 2025

PNKF DATEBOOK

October 2025
10/5 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, IRCO Community Center, 10323 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220. Doors open at 10am.
10/12 – NW Junior Taikai, The Snohomish Boys & Girls Club, 402 2nd St, Snohomish, WA 98290.
10/18 – Educational Shinpan/Shiai Seminar, Fulton Community Center, 68 SW Miles Street, Portland, OR 97219. Doors open at 11am.

November 2025
11/1 – PNKF Taikai, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
11/9 – High Rank Shinsa, Fullerton Community Center, Fullerton, CA.
11/16 – All Japan Champion Tour, Glacier Middle School, 2450 S 142nd St, Burien, WA 98168, 10am-3pm, doors open 9am.
11/22 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.

December 2025
TBD.

PNKF KENDO SHINSA, October 5th, 2025, Portland, OR

6 KYU: Kepler Wu (Kirkland)

5 KYU: Martin Rodriguez (Camas), Rainier Eves (Camas)

4 KYU: Ayako Teraoka (Camas), Sydney Phanthamath (Camas)

3 KYU: Shinichi Nakayama (Camas), Christopher Lee (Obukan), Danielle Wilson (UW), Garrett Caffee (OSU), Cody Palmer-Furman (Redmond), Andrea Papi (Bellevue), Demian Mendez (Camas), Atsuko Teraoka (Camas), Steven Wishman (Kenchikai), Matt Dinsmore (Camas)

2 KYU: Allen Kaufman (Portland), Luca Guidi (Seattle), Sandor Cseh (Obukan), Tyus Morris (Obukan), Leonard Spivey (Kenchikai), Amy Howes (Redmond)

1 KYU: Braden Jack (OSU), Peter Konneker (Camas), Domonic Ceccarelli (Obukan)

49th ANNUAL PNKF TAIKAI, November 1st, 2025, Kent, WA

10 and Under                                      11-12
1st – Y. Kobayashi, Youshinkan            1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds
2nd – R. Lee, Bellevue                          2nd – H. Johnson, Seattle
3rd – R. Shin, Cascade                         3rd – C. Goodin, HKF
3rd – B. Park, Kirkland                          3rd – S. Harada, Renbu

13-15                                                   0-4 Kyu
1st – L. Chen, NCKF                           1st – B. Parsons, Seattle
2nd – S. Johnson, Seattle                   2nd – A. Chhor, Bellevue
3rd – H. Someya, NCKF                     3rd – E. Young, Evergreen
3rd – T. Kodera, Bellevue                    3rd – D. McClellan, Kirkland

3-1 Kyu                                               Womens Kyu
1st – M. Lin, Steveston                       1st – A. Fukuda, UW
2nd – Ju. Kiyohara, Federal Way        2nd – Y. Wu, UW
3rd – L. Naylor, Bellevue                     3rd – H. O’Corry-Crowe, UW
3rd – B. Ridler, Kirkland                      3rd – M. Goodin, HKF

1-2 Dan                                                3 Dan
1st – Ke. Yoshimura, Renbu                1st – A. Mabale, Seattle
2nd – D. Buckham, U Vic                     2nd – C. Liao, Renbu
3rd – C. Robillard, Steveston               3rd – H. Hu, UW
3rd – V. Chen, NCKF                            3rd – H. Jewett, Spokane

4 Dan and Above                                  Womens Dan
1st – S. Miyashita, Renbu                     1st – N. Fracassi, Renbu
2nd – R. Asato, Vancouver                    2nd – B. Park, Edmonds
3rd – M. Yamashita, Renbu                   3rd – E. Marsten, Highline
3rd – T. Kugimiya, Renbu                      3rd – Y. Sugata, Tozenji

Masters
1st – H. Samkange, Bellevue
2nd – M. Suzuki, Sno-King
3rd – M. Nelson, Lilac City
3rd – F. Yoshimura, Renbu

Junior Team
1st – Renbu A (S. Harada, T. Taguchi, R. Liao, H. Ara, I. Taguchi)
2nd – Youshinkan (Y. Kobayashi, R. Shin, S. Kobayashi, S. Kobayashi, A. Rothwell, A. Kobayashi)
3rd – Edmonds (T. Tanimura, D. McClellan, S. Winters, I. Wiley, M. Tanimura)
3rd – Northwest (J. Kelley, C. Kim, C. Goodin, R. Yokoo, N. Kim)

Senior Team
1st – Renbu (Ka. Yoshimura, Ke. Yoshimura, S. Miyashita, M. Yamashita, C. Liao)
2nd – NCKF (M. Goodin, M. Itome, V. Chen, F. Yamaryo, M. Someya)
3rd – Edmonds (A. Yuen, K. Fukuda, B. Park, F. Dumitrescu, N. Tanimura)
3rd – Seattle (M. Remmu, D. Huynh, R. Lei, D. Yao, G. Suzaka)

Shinpancho – Doug Imanishi
Taikai Co-Chairs – Sue Vanasouk, Tiarnan Marsten, Denise Quach
Head Scorekeeper – Conor Marsten
Sportsmanship Pledge – Saiichi Johnson
Shoji Award – Clara Kim, Northwest
President’s Award – David Yotsuuye

PNKF BOARD NEWS

At the November 22, 2025 Board meeting, the 2025/2026 Board members were seated and Officers were elected.

President – Doug Imanishi (Seattle), Vice President – An Giang (Northwest), Secretary – Sue Vanasouk (Cascade), Membership – Tiarnan Marsten (Kent), Treasurer – Stephen Ting (Northwest)

Other Board members are: Jonathan Bannister (AiShinKai), David Yotsuuye (Bellevue), Sean Blechschmidt (Bellevue), George Nakayama (Camas), Zachary Grant (Camas), Jake Colter (Cascade), Naoaki Tanimura (Edmonds), Betty Park (Edmonds), Patrick Dunlap (Evergreen), Davon Belvin (Evergreen), Vicki Marsten (Federal Way), Tommy Espinal (Highline), Eric Marquart (Idaho), Greg Vielhaber (Kenchikai), Heather O’Corry-Crowe (UW), Julie Chen (Kirkland), Paul Chang (Kirkland), Chris Ruiz (Lilac City), Michael Rea (Lilac City), David Lau (Musokai), Sohma Cox (OSU), Steve Choi (Portland), Michael Mabale (Seattle), Richard Lei (Seattle), Michael Rigler (Sno-King), Russ Sinclair (Spokane), Karin Feddersen (Tacoma), and Hiroaki Fukumoto (Seattle)

Volume 39, number 7/8/9

July/August/September 2025

PNKF DATEBOOK

July 2025
7/12 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
7/12-13 – Women’s Seminar lead by Chinatsu Murayama, ages 15+, Broadview Thompson K-8, 13052 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133.
7/17-20 – 13th US Nito Kendo Seminar, Meridian Idaho. Open to all levels of kenshi. Guest instructors Ryoichi FUJII, kyoshi 8 dan; Yoshihiro UGAJIN, kyoshi 7 dan; Futoshi SATO, kyoshi 7 dan; Ako FUJII, kyoshi 7 dan. Special lecture by Prof. Alex Bennett, kyoshi 7 dan, Kansai University. AUSKF – PNKF Kendo Shinsa  (1 – 6 kyu). Contact Robert Stroud at Idaho Kendo Club for more information.
7/19 – Women’s Taikai, Spartan Recreation Center, 202 NE 185th St. Shoreline, WA.
7/31-8/03 – AUSKF Iaido Summer Camp, National Iaido Taikai and Shinsa. University of Houston Recreation Center, Houston, TX. Instructors from All Japan Kendo Federation TBD.

August 2025
8/16 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
8/23-24 – AUSKF Kendo Summer Camp & Shinsa, Las Vegas, NV.

September 2025
9/6 – Shinpan Seminar, 10.00am to 6:00pm kata, North Seattle Church, 2150 N. 122nd St., Seattle WA 98133
9/13 – PNKF Board Meeting, 9-11am.
9/20-21 – NCIF Iaido Seminar featuring Ito Tomoharu Sensei accompanied by Onikubo Nobuo Sensei and Suzuki Junko Sensei of Tokyo Metropolitan police. Details TBA.
9/26-28 – PNKF Iaido Fall Iaido Seminar, Taikai, Shinsa, and Annual Iaido banquet. Instructors and Location TBA. Join us for another fabulous PNKF Iaido event!
9/27 – Tacoma Women’s Taikai, Location TBD.

October 2025
10/5 – PNKF Kendo Shinsa, IRCO Community Center, 10323 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97220. Doors open at 10am.
10/12 – NW Junior Taikai, The Snohomish Boys & Girls Club, 402 2nd St, Snohomish, WA 98290.
10/18 – Educational Shinpan/Shiai Seminar, Fulton Community Center, 68 SW Miles Street, Portland, OR 97219. Doors open at 11am.

November 2025
11/1 – PNKF Taikai, Kent Commons, Kent, WA.
11/9 – High Rank Shinsa, Fullerton Community Center, Fullerton, CA.
11/22 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.

December 2025
TBD.

PNKF KENDO SHINSA, July 18th, 2025, Meridian, ID

3 KYU: Macy Blessin (Idaho), Andrew Turner (Idaho), Mark Linam (Idaho)

1 KYU: Joshua Sevigny (Idaho), Patrick Frost (Idaho), Stephanie Sevigny (Idaho), Lawrence Sevigny (Idaho)

9th PNKF Women’s Team Kendo Championship Tournament, July 19th, 2025, Seattle, WA

Yudansha                                      1 Dan and Below
1st – Y. Sugata, Tozenji                  1st – Y. Wu, PNKF
2nd – N. Grimes-Perez, PNKF       2nd – A. Fukuda, PNKF
3rd – J. Paik, PNKF                        3rd – Y. Hong, NCKF
3rd – E. Tam, PNKF                        3rd – S. Jeon, PNKF
4th – M. Hill, MWKF
4th – S. Fukuda, Tozenji
4th – C. Tamura, SEUSKF
4th – E. DeJong, PNKF

Team
1st – Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation- A (E. Ichimura, M. DeJong, J, Paik, T. Imanishi, N. Grimes-Perez)
2nd – Tozenji (H. Nichols, H. Kaiden, S. Fukuda, S. Suzki, Y. Sugata)
3rd – Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation B (S. Jeon, V. Le, S. Wang, Y. Wu, E. DeJong)
3rd – Southeastern US Kendo Federation (J. Nguyen, C. Tamura, J. DeJong, L. Cherep, T. Kawamura)

Special Guest – Chinatsu Murayama, 7D
Shinpancho – Doug Imanishi
Sportsmanship Pledge – Taryn Imanishi

2025 AUSKF IAIDO TAIKAI, August 2nd, 2025, Houston, TX
2 Dan
1st – Wakako Maeda (Idaho Kendo Club)

4 Dan
3rd – Thane Mittelstaedt (AiShinKai Fudo Myoo-ji Dojo)

5 Dan
3rd – Karin Feddersen (Tacoma Kendo & Iaido Club)
3rd – Hiroaki Fukumoto (Seattle Kendo Kai)

KENDO 7TH DAN EXAMINATION, August 2, 2025, Fukuoka, Japan

7 DAN: Ai Nakayama (Camas)

AUSKF IAIDO SHINSA, August 3rd, 2025, Houston, TX

6 DAN: Hiroaki Fukumoto (Seattle Kendo Kai)

PNKF KENDO SHINSA, August 16th, 2025, Kent, WA

6 KYU: Yuri Takeuchi (Kirkland)

5 KYU: Magnus Hayes (Kent), Evan Oh (Evergreen), Jonas Kelley (Tacoma), Luke Oh (Evergreen), Eloise Sprague (Meadowbrook), Philip Oh (Evergreen), Soki Sinex (Kirkland), Hajun Yun (Evergreen), Lincoln Cowell (Redmond), Athanasios Siopis (Highline)

4 KYU: Cairen Moon (Federal Way), Raven Lee (Bellevue), Phoenix Van Luvan (Edmonds), Qing Chen (Kirkland), Alina Soto (Northwest), Davon Belvin (Evergreen), Billy Schroeder (Spokane), Tommy Zhao (UW), Sicheng Song (Bellevue), Matthew Allen (Tacoma), Emmanuel Obe (Edmonds), Dustin Cowell (Redmond), Bradford Fenton (Alaska)

3 KYU: Cameron Ridler (Kirkland), Ryunoske Yokoo (Northwest), Caitlin Dong (UW), Lucy Hwangbo (UW), Adya Sengupta (UW), Daniel Gugig (UW), Alex Blair (Lilac City), Shin Wu (Northwest), Trevor Davis (Lilac City), Timothy Ruppert (Kirkland), Alvaro Perez (Kirkland)

2 KYU: Nathan Kim (Northwest), Rowen Nollette (Lilac City), Kenji Rafael (Edmonds), Tadeo Soper (Lilac City), Jackson Songy (Kirkland), Toby Kodera (Bellevue), Moya Nollette (Lilac City), Lucas Naylor (Bellevue), Marcelo Cunningham (Seattle), Derick Salamanca (Kent), Sarah Grill (Tacoma), Cassie LaDuke (Tacoma), Michael Fontana (Northwest), Ryan Grill (Tacoma), Miki Sato (Kirkland), Michiko Sinex (Kirkland), Hideki Sato (Kirkland)

1 KYU: Kiki Sato (Kirkland), Clara Kim (Northwest), Koya Sinex (Kirkland), Showa Winters (Edmonds), Isaac Selle (Spokane), Anya-Rose Kelly (UW), Andi Anderson (Seattle), William Le (Bellevue), Minjeong Ko (Seattle), Joseph Bernal (Highline), Yoji Konno (Kirkland), Devon Harper (Lilac City), Creighton Don (Bellevue), Jeoung Hee Ahn (Sno-King)

1 DAN: Iori Ohashi (Obukan), Julianne Pho (Kenchikai), Seohee Jeon (Bellevue), Benjamin Lonc (Seattle), Andrew McGinnis (Northwest), Jeramy Gee (Tacoma), Alex Derrick (Northwest), Charles Dolera (Northwest), Lee Salkin (Lilac City)

2 DAN: Mifune Tanimura (Edmonds), Jeremy Lin (Seattle), Sohma Cox (OSU), Garrett Baski (Bellevue), Matthew Dircks (Lilac City), Wendy Graham (Lilac City), Paul Chang (Kirkland)

3 DAN: Aneurin Mabale (Seattle), Ye-hyun Paik (Cascade), Brian Wong (UW), Conrad Slater (Tacoma), Emilio Peralta (Obukan), Gerald Ham (Seattle)

4 DAN: Roberto Ramirez Monroy (Sno-King), Shun Wetlesen (Obukan), Blake Sprenger (Obukan)

AUSKF KENDO PROMOTIONAL EXAM, August 24th, 2025, Las Vegas, NV

6 DAN: Noelle Grimes-Perez (Kirkland)

7 DAN: Elizabeth Marsten (Highline)

2025 PNKF Iaido Taikai – September 27, 2025, Spartan Recreation Center, Shoreline, WA

Competitor’s Pledge: Rae Podrebarac (AiShinKai Fudo Myoo-ji Dojo)

0-1 Kyu
1st Place: Valerie Perkins, Zen Bu Kan
2nd Place: Jon Binick, AiShinKai Fudo Myoo-ji Dojo
3rd Place: Chikako McNutt, Idaho Kendo Club
3rd Place: Alexander Wilmes, Shu Ken Kai

1-2 Dan
1st Place: Rae Podrebarac, AiShinKai Fudo Myoo-ji Dojo
2nd Place: Breanne Leach, Zen Bu Kan
3rd Place: Wakako Maeda, Idaho Kendo Klub
3rd Place: Marlena Cote, Seattle Kendo Kai

3-4 Dan
1st Place: Thane Mittelstaedt, AiShinKai Fudo Myoo-ji Dojo [Noguchi Cup]
2nd Place: Paul Maeda, Idaho Kendo Club
3rd Place: Christopher Parkins, Shu Ken Kai
3rd Place: Jared Bowler, Zen Bu Kan

5-6 Dan
Winner: Robert Stroud, Idaho Kendo Club

PNKF IAIDO SHINSA, September 28th, 2025, Bellevue, WA
3 KYU: Yihan Wang (Seattle), Valerie Perkins (SWKIF), Ivana Bowler (SWKIF), Hochan Yi (Tacoma), Devon Harper (Lilac City), Becca Jubie (AiShinKai)

1 KYU: Karma Walker III (Shuukenkai), Robert Wright (Tacoma)

1 DAN: Alexander Wilmes (Shuukenkai), Jonathan Binick (AiShinKai), Jay Farrell (Idaho)

2 DAN: Wrennik Andrus (AiShinKai)

3 DAN: Breanne Leach (SWKIF), Rae Podrebarac (AiShinKai), Teodoro Jose Boado (Musokai)

4 DAN: Nathan Williams (SCKF), Christopher Parkins (Shuukenkai)