Norwalk Dojo 45th Anniversary Planning Notes

We are in the final stages of planning our 45th anniversary tournament, to be held Sunday, Nov 7, 2010, at the Center. We need help from all members and families, past and present! If you have not already signed up, you will be contacted to help out. Committee chairs are Yoon Brian (executive chairman), Yoshimura Ted (tournament and trophies), Domen Megumi (food and gifts), Kariya Yoshijiro (event planning and booklet), Hahn Rex (sign up committee).

Note: All kenshi in bogu are expected to participate in the tournament! Contact Kariya Yoshijiro with your sign up info (height; number attending lunch and dinner).


Tournament donors

Thank you very much to the following major benefactors of our tournament.
  • Shibata family
  • Kodama family
  • KendoStyle
  • Matsukiya USA
  • Kubota Mortuary
And thank you so much to all the dojo and federation members who also made generous donations to the tournament (list to appear soon). We really appreciate your support!

Tournament officers and committees
  Tournament Officials:
    Tournament President:               Takeshi Yamaguchi
    Tournament Vice Presidents:         Yung Chun Huang
                                        Morihei Henmi
                                        Koji Fukawa
    Tournament Chairman:                Jean Kodama
    Tournament Vice Chairmen:           Ken Yoshimura
                                        Jun Yoshimura
                                        Takeo Takanashi
    Chief Judge:                        Maki Miyahara
    Court Judges:                       Masashi Shikai 
                                        Kazuharu Arima
                                        Jaewook Park
                                        Tim Yuge
    Referees:                           5 dan and above

  Executive Committees:
    Executive Chairs:                   Jean Kodama
                                        Brian Yoon
    Tournament:                         Ted Yoshimura
                                        Jean Kodama
                                        Takeshi Nakagawa
                                        David Kodama
    Trophies:                           Ted Yoshimura
    Food:                               Megumi Domen
                                        Fukuyo Tanaka
                                        Myong Kim
                                        Kay Yoon
                                        Yumi Yoshimura
                                        Janet Hahn
                                        Junko Hamamura
                                        Rie Amano
                                        Gayle Nagasawa
                                        Michi Terashima
                                        Jenny Kim
                                        Aerin Mun
                                        Suzanne Kim
                                        Dolorosa Choi
                                        Mrs ? Chung
                                        Michiyo Kitajima
                                        Gina Moon
                                        Mrs ? Shibata
                                        Mr ? Shibata
                                        Tak Domen
                                        Shuichi Tanaka
    Gifts and hospitality               Megumi Domen
                                        Fukuyo Tanaka
                                        Gayle Nagasawa
                                        Ted Yoshimura
                                        Brian Yoon
                                        Kay Yoon
                                        Janet Hahn
                                        Sumi Domen
                                        Steve Yoshimura
                                        Morihei Henmi
                                        Aimi Shibata
    Event planning and entertainment:   Yoshijiro Kariya
                                        Takeshi Nakagawa
                                        Sumi Domen
                                        Ginger Thai
                                        Emil Nguyen
                                        Shotaro Amano
                                        Jeffrey Chang
    Facilities:                         Ted Yoshimura
    Shuji:                              Morihei Henmi
    Decorations:                        Kay Yoon
                                        Janet Hahn
    Court duty:
        Court A                         Mike Yoshimura
                                        Yu Hamamura
                                        Harbeer Chahal
                                        Tim ?
                                        Peter Popescu (CM)
                                        Pierre Vmaringe (CM)
                                        Alice Amano
        Court B                         Steve Yoshimura
                                        Woody Chung
                                        Lisa Tauchi
                                        Korhan Tekin
                                        Joyce Chi
                                        Shingo Amano
        Court C                         Takeo Takanashi
                                        Michael Huang
                                        Jimmy Trost
                                        Kent Chen
                                        Cindy Tseng
                                        Shotaro Amano
        Court D                         Sumi Domen
                                        Rex Hahn
                                        In Ho Cho
                                        Akane Kinjo (COV)
                                        James Yang (CM)
                                        Cruz Matsuda
                                        Daniel Ji
                                        Takuro Shibata
    Printed program:                    Yoshijiro Kariya
                                        Brian Yoon
                                        Jeffrey Chang
                                        Ginger Thai
                                        Rex Hahn
    Digital booklet:                    Jeffrey Chang
                                        Sumi Domen
    Portrait photography:               Kenn Yook
    Event photography:                  Dennis Ralutin
    Reception and sign in:              Rie Amano
                                        Michi Terashima
                                        Rex Hahn
                                        In Ho Cho
    Patrol:                             Won Kim
                                        Ted Yoshimura
    Sign up:                            Rex Hahn
                                        Brian Yoon
                                        Takeshi Nakagawa
If anyone or any major duty area is missing, please let us know!

Duty details:

  • tournament: planning, layout, training, name cards
  • shuji (Japanese brush writing): large banner, table banners, ribbons
  • food: breakfast and snack planning and sales; lunch planning and bento handling; dinner planning, food preparation, and serving
  • gifts and hospitality: tenugui design and order; anniversary gifts for senseis, kenshi, parents; mug design and order; dojo jacket order; gift wrapping; tshirt design name tags, guest ribbons; invitations and thank you notes
  • event planning and entertainment: event program, invitations, background musicians, slide show
  • facilities: stage build for audience seating, dressing rooms
Tournament Plans

(still a work in progress)

Meeting notes

Some notes, handouts, etc, from past meetings:

Remaining Tasks

(preliminary placeholder; need details from committees!)

                                  #vltr  when
  pre-tournament prep                         
X   photographers                   .    all phases
C   tournament dry runs             .    every keiko
T   court duty training             .    every keiko
X   mug order                       .    Sat 10/23
E   finalize guest list             .    Wed 10/27
E   finalize program                .    Wed 10/27
S   finalize Norwalk sign up        .    Wed 10/27
T   stage seating platform build    4?   Sat 10/30
C   participant name cards          10   ?
T   tournament set up               20?  Sat 11/06 9pm
F   food prep? (need details)       ?    ?
F   gift prep? (need details)       ?    ?
T   trophy/prize prep?              ?    ?
F   name tags                       1?   ?
F   guest ribbons                   4?   ?
F   bento tickets                   1?   ?
F   donations forms, etc            1?   ?
F   thank you notes (after)         ?    ?

  tournament day                         Sun 11/7 
E   master of ceremonies            1    9am, 2pm, 3pm
X   photographers                   .    all phases
X   videographers                   ?    all phases
T   sign in tables                  8    7:30-8:30am
T   scoreboard set up               8    8:30-9am
C   chief coordinator               1    8:30am-2pm
C   chief scorekeeper               1    8:30am-2pm
T   court coordinator (1 per court) 4    8:30am-2pm
T   timekeeper  (2 per court)       8    9am-2pm
T   scorekeeper    "                8    9am-2pm
T   mejirushi      "                8    9am-2pm
F   lunch prep? (need details)      ?    ?
F   serve lunch? (need details)     ?    11am
F   dinner prep? (need details)     ?    ?
E   awards ceremony                 .    2pm
X   set up tarps, tables, etc       .    2:30pm
E   anniversary ceremony            .    3pm
F   serve dinner? (need details)    ?    4pm
E   entertainment                   .    4:30pm
X   clean up                        .    6pm

notation:
  "." means "all", as applicable
  responsible committee chair (cf capital letter below):
    eX)ecutive chair=Yoon Brian
    T)ournament/trophies chair=Yoshimura Ted
    F)ood/gifts chair=Domen Megumi
    E)vent/booklet/invitations chair=Kariya Yoshijiro
    S)ign up chair=Hahn Rex
    tournament C)hair=Kodama Jean
Past anniversary tournament officers and committees

35th Anniversary Tournament, 11/19/00

  Tournament Officials:
    Tournament President:               Takeshi Yamaguchi
    Tournament Vice President:          Yung Chun Huang
    Tournament Chairman:                Morihei Henmi
    Tournament Vice Chairmen:           Koji Fukawa
                                        Jean Kodama
                                        Ken Yoshimura
                                        Koichiro Noda
                                        Jun Yoshimura
    Chief Judge:                        Maki Miyahara
    Court Judges:                       Hisashi Higuchi
                                        Tadao Amemiya
                                        Shuichi Obata
                                        Mikio Hattanda
    Referees:                           4 dan and above

  Tournament Committee:
    Executive Chairman:                 Ted Yoshimura
    Fund Raising Chairmen/Treasurers:   Gary Kato
                                        Toshiki Hara
    Booklet:                            Jun Yoshimura
    Reception:                          Susan Imoto
                                        Kiyoko Goya
                                        Eiko Kinno
                                        Yukiko Abe
    Food Coordinators:                  Yumi Yoshimura
                                        Megumi Domen
                                        Fukuyo Tanaka
                                        Joyce Takanashi
                                        Mei Chiang
                                        Keiko Kato
                                        Kayo Omura
                                        Yoshiko Endow
                                        Michiko Hatagami
                                        Lili Chang
                                        Junko Hamamura
                                        Nancy Hara
                                        Kazumi Nishino
                                        Nancy Yoshimura
    Facilities Set Up:                  Yumi Yoshimura
                                        Shuzo Omura
                                        Kenji Kawagishi
                                        Shusaku Tanaka
                                        Toshiki Hara
                                        Tsuneyoshi Endow
                                        Joji Hatagami
                                        Katsunori Hamamura
    First Aid:                          Joyce Takanashi
    Video:                              David Kodama
    Photography:                        Aki Tanaka
    Trophies:                           Ted Yoshimura

30th Anniversary Tournament, 9/10/00

  Tournament Officials:
    Tournament President:               Takeshi Yamaguchi
    Tournament Vice President:          Yung Chun Huang
    Tournament Chairman:                Morihei Henmi
    Tournament Vice Chairmen:           Masanori Saito
                                        Koji Fukawa
                                        Jean Kodama
                                        Ken Yoshimura
    Chief Judge:                        Maki Miyahara
    Court Judges:                       Masaru Akutagawa
                                        Hisashi Higuchi
                                        Tadao Amemiya
                                        Shuichi Obata
    Referees:                           4 dan and above

  Tournament Committee:
    Executive Chairman:                 Ted Yoshimura
    Fund Raising Chairmen/Treasurers:   Gary Kato
                                        Ryo Tomimatsu
    Booklet chairpersons:               Jean Kodama
                                        Hiro Yano
                                        Gary Kato
    Reception/Food Preparation:         Mrs. Yoshimura
                                        Mrs. Shibutani
                                        Mrs. Tauchi
                                        Mrs. Domen
                                        Mrs. Tanaka
                                        Mrs. Kawagishi
                                        Mrs. Chiang
                                        Mrs. Fu
                                        Mrs. Woo
                                        Mrs. Chu
    First Aid:                          Joyce Takanashi
    Program chairperson:                Jean Kodama
    Facilities Set Up:                  Ken Kawagishi
                                        Shuzo Omura
                                        Shusaku Tanaka
                                        Toshiharu Kariya
    Trophies:                           Ted Yoshimura


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