Volume 38, number 10/11/12
October/November/December 2024
PNKF DATEBOOK
October 2024
10/6 – Northwest Kendo Junior Taikai, Sun, 1pm, North Seattle Church, 2150 N 122nd St. Seattle, WA 98133.
10/12 – Tacoma Women’s Kendo Taikai, 10am, Curtis Junior High School, 3725 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466.
10/12 – Kendo Seminar led by Shinichi Koike sensei, Saturday 1-6pm, Cedar Hills Recreation Center, 11640 SW Park Way, Portland, OR 97225.
10/13 – Kendo Shinsa up to 1 Kyu, Sunday, 10am Doors Open, 11:30am start, IRCO Community Center, 10323 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220.
November 2024
11/2 – PNKF Kendo Taikai, Doors Open 8am, Opening Ceremonies 9:30am, Curtis Junior High School, 3725 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98466.
11/9 – AUSKF Board Meeting and Shinsa.
11/10 – Kodansha Shinsa, Torrance, CA, Sunday, 12:10pm Start, West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance, CA 90503.
11/16 – PNKF Board Meeting and General Election, 9-11am.
December 2024
TBD
NORTHWEST JUNIOR TAIKAI, October 6th, 2024, Seattle, WA
10 and Under 11-12
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – N. Kim, Northwest
2nd – S. Nakayama, Camas 2nd – S. Ara, Renbu
3rd – K. Lin, Steveston 3rd – I. Taguchi, Renbu
3rd – K. Takeuchi, Camas 3rd – J. Takeuchi, Camas
13-15 Girls 13+
1st – S. Johnson, Seattle 1st – E. Chui, Steveston
2nd – M. Tanimura, Edmonds 2nd – H. Ara, Renbu
3rd – C. Kim, Northwest 3rd – K. Sato, Kirkland
3rd – R. Yokoo, Northwest 3rd – N. Underhill, Northwest
16+
1st – J. Yu, Northwest
2nd – C. Liao, Renbu
3rd – M. Lin, Steveston
3rd – N. Mabale, Seattle
Team
1st – H. Park (Kirkland), O. Chen (Steveston), S. Lee (Bellevue), H. Ara (Renbu), J. Yu (Northwest)
2nd – R. Shin (Tacoma), T. Tanimura (Edmonds), K. Sinex (Kirkland), L. Naylor (Bellevue), D. Terao (Cascade)
3rd – D. Takeuchi (Camas), V. Lapitan (Kirkland), H. Bae (Steveston), S. Johnson (Seattle), S. Faso (Bellevue)
3rd – K. Takeuchi (Camas), H. Johnson (Seattle), C. Kim (Northwest), A. Chen (Steveston), A. Yuen (Seattle)
Shinpan Cho – Ryuichi Shimizu
Taikai Chair – Tory Kim
Sportsmanship Pledge – Clara Kim
Future Star Spirit Award – Nina Underhill
PNKF KENDO SHINSA, October 13th, 2024, Portland, OR
6 KYU: Lincoln Cowell (Redmond)
5 KYU: Ken Takeuchi (Camas), Benaiah Soriano (Camas)
4 KYU: Chris Kobata (Camas), Shinichi Nakayama (Camas), Hiro Johnson (Seattle), Ray Dinsmore (Camas), Luca Guidi (Seattle), Nolan Deschuytter (Camas), Valentina Velez (Portland)
3 KYU: Allen Kaufman (Portland), Julia Alexander (Obukan), Braden Jack (OSU), William Peacor (OSU), Amir Zinatulin (OSU), Samantha Barondyck (OSU), Keri Michalski (Portland), Peter Konneker (Camas), Amy Howes (Redmond), Domonic Ceccarelli (Obukan), Yoshie Sasaki (Portland)
2 KYU: Julianne Pho (Obukan), Kirihiro Onishi (Obukan), Joey Matsuno (Obukan), Jonathan King (Kenchikai), Xuanyu Bai (Obukan), Chad Emerick (Portland), Filip Alexandrov (Obukan), Chiharu Dinsmore (Camas), Perla Ibarra (Camas), Michiyo Okuhara (Camas), David Gage (Camas)
1 KYU: Joe Takeuchi (Camas), Saiichi Johnson (Seattle), Sunil Jain (OSU), Nghia Ngo (Obukan), Scott Fleishman (Portland), Johnna Loreen (Portland), Caleb Foster (Redmond), Chikako McNutt (Idaho)
48TH ANNUAL PNKF TAIKAI, November 2nd, 2024, Tacoma, WA
10 and Under 11-12
1st – T. Tanimura, Edmonds 1st – S. Ara, Renbu
2nd – I. Nakamura, Youshinkan 2nd – I. Taguchi, Renbu
3rd – Y. Kobayashi, Youshinkan 3rd – J. Etsumi, Hawaii
3rd – S. Nakayama, Camas 3rd – S. Harada, Renbu
13-15 0-4 Kyu
1st – S. Johnson, Seattle 1st – M. Fontana, Northwest
2nd – L. Chen, Oakland 2nd – A. Hansen, UW
3rd – M. Tanimura, Edmonds 3rd – B. Hebert, UW
3rd – Ka. Yoshimura, Renbu 3rd – S. Stroud, Idaho
3-1 Kyu 1-2 Dan
1st – Y. Engen, Vancouver 1st – C. Liao, Renbu
2nd – A. Malone, Obukan 2nd – N. Son, Renbu
3rd – A. Fan, UW 3rd – Ke. Yoshimura, Renbu
3rd – P. Heller, UW 3rd – I. Hwang, Renbu
3 Dan 4 Dan and Above
1st – S. Nichols, Youshinkan 1st – R. Asato, Vancouver
2nd – S. Miyashita, Sturgeon 2nd – T. Hamanaka, Youshinkan
3rd – Y. C. Lee, Bellevue 3rd – K. Kobayashi, Youshinkan
3rd – Y. Zhao, Seattle 3rd – B. Fukutomi, Hawaii
Women’s Kyu Women’s Dan
1st – N. Underhill, Northwest 1st – J. Paik, Tacoma
2nd – A. Fukuda, UW 2nd – B. Park, Edmonds
3rd – Y. Wu, UW 3rd – H. Tominaga, Renbu
3rd – E. Wong, UW 3rd – A. Fukushima, Vancouver
Master’s
1st – J. Kurahashi, Renbu
2nd – J. Y. Suk, UBC
3rd – M. Nelson, Spokane
3rd – M. Mabale, Seattle
Junior Team
1st – Oakland (K. Onishi, S. Nakayama, L. Chen, Ju. Kiyohara, V. Chen)
2nd – Renbu A (R. Liao, S. Ara, H. Ara, I. Taguchi, Ka. Yoshimura)
3rd – Youshinkan A (Y. Kobayashi, T. Shirai, M. Shirai, S. Tango, A. Kobayashi)
3rd – Steveston A (H. Bae, E. Tang, R. Kao, O. Chen, A. Chen)
Senior Team
1st – Renbu (N. Son, C. Liao, N. Fracassi, H. Homma, Ke. Yoshimura)
2nd – Seattle (R. Lei, Y. Zhao, A. Mabale, A. Yuen, G. Suzaka)
3rd – Vancouver (Y. Engen, A. Fukushima, R. Asato, K. Akutsu, H. Kim)
3rd – Hawaii (J. Tanizaki, S. Etsumi, K. Chun, B. Fukutomi, S. Oh)
Shinpan Cho – Doug Imanishi
Taikai Co-Chairs – Tiarnan Marsten & Sue Vanasouk
Sportsmanship Pledge – Alec Yuen
Shoji Inspirational Award – Saiichi Johnson
President’s Award – Yuka Underhill