SCKF Shinkyu Shinsa, 10/21/07

See SCKF page for details about the promotional examination, including a tentative schedule and written tests for 1kyu and all yudansha.
For shinsa day:
- Please arrive by 7am to help with set up duties.
- Sign in at 8am. For those trying for 1kyu and all yudansha ranks, turn in your completed written test at sign in. Sign in closes at 8:30am. No late applicants will be allowed.
- Wear your nicest keikogi, hakama, and tenugui. Make sure they are washed and pressed (or at least neatly folded and without wrinkles).
- Check each other to make sure everyone is neatly dressed.
- At the 10/15 practice we will write your participant number on your tare. Remove your nafuda (name tag) for the shinsa. If your Norwalk patch is removable take it off as well (ok to leave it if it is sewn on).

Norwalk participants, including participant number, requested rank and result

    Yudansha
361  Shibutani Naganori  4D   --
351  Kato Takumi         4D   --
345  Cho In Ho           3D   3D
332  Nguyen Emil         3D   3D
330  Chang Jeffrey       3D   3D
308  Chu Michael         2D   2D
293  Amano Shotaro       2D   2D
265  Choi Andrew         1D   1D
262  Amano Shingo        1D   1D
    
Adult kyu
213  Ma Phillip           2    2
202  Chang Hannah         2    2
200  Sanchez Matthew      2    2
199  Reyna Marina         2    2
191  Kim Matthew          3    3
187  Yoon Brian           3    3
185  Lee Kenneth          3    3
172  Checkcinco Chris     3    3
168  Doi Darren           3    3
160  Henderson Steve      4    4
    
Youth kyu
129  Choe Andrew          2    2
127  Kim Rachel           2    2
122  Kim Patrick          2    2
117  Yoo Terry            3    3-
112  Choe Bryan           3    3
110  Nagasawa Jeffrey     3    3
106  Chi Joyce            3    3
 99  Azama Eric           4    4
 94  Lee Kevin            4    4
 94  Kim Alex             4    4
 86  Rodriguez Patricia   4    4
 30  Kim John             5    5
 12  Kim Esther           6+   6+
  4  Liao Alexander       6    6
  3  Yoon Courtney        6    6

Note: the senseis held a meeting 8/31 to decide the participant list. In addition to federation requirements (must be wearing full bogu including men, 12 and older cannot request 6kyu, 14 and older cannot request 6kyu or 5kyu, etc), the senseis took into consideration skill, maturity, attendance, and attitude.

Application fee is $10 to request youth kyu and adult kyu, $15 for yudansha. Make check payable to Norwalk Kendo Dojo.
If you pass the shinsa, you must pay for a rank certificate in order for your rank to be officially recorded. Menjo fees are $10 for youth kyu English, $20 for youth kyu Japanese, $20 for adult kyu English, $30 for adult kyu Japanese. Menjo fees are higher for yudansha ranks. We will submit the dojo's menjo order at the end of the shinsa. Make check payable to Norwalk Kendo Dojo.
Chakuso (how you wear your equipment) is very important. Put on your keikogi, hakama, and full bogu, checking yourself in a mirror (practice until you can do everything quickly and properly without the mirror).
- men himo must be trimmed to 40 cm (15.75 inches).
- kote himo must be trimmed and tied securely
- see this shoelace site if you have problems tying your himo with a crooked bow or if you want to learn how to tie the quick knot.
See guidelines for promotion to see other points important to the examiners.

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