Nisei Week 2004

64th Annual Nisei Week Kendo Tournament
8/8/04 and 8/17/04

(updated 10/10/04)

2 day program (PDF)
- Day 1: Sunday 8/8/04, Nisei Week
  Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Gym, 815 E 1st St, Los Angeles
  - sign in for competitors is open from 8:00am, sign in closes at 8:30am
- Day 2: Sunday 8/15/04, Nikkei Games
  CSULB Pyramid (Nikkei Games), 1250 Bellflower Bl, Long Beach
  - there is a $5 admission fee for spectators
  - sign in for competitors is open from 8:00am, sign in closes at 8:30am
  - shinpan and volunteer helpers (setup, scorekeepers, announcers, etc)
     - your name must be submitted by 8/1 to be on the list to receive a pass
     - the pass allows entrance into the competition area and free admission
     - you must sign in that morning to obtain your pass
  - no pass required for competitors in keikogi/hakama and shinpan in uniform
results
other info
- 8/8 Nisei Week
  - Nisei Week website
  - festival map (the Temple is item 18)
- 8/15 Nikkei Games
  - Nikkei Games website
  - CSULB map
  - the Pyramid is on Atherton St between Bellflower Blvd and Palos Verdes. Take the Bellflower exit south from the 405 freeway, then turn east (left) on Atherton. The Pyramid is on the south (right) side of the street.

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tournament divisions

Day 1, 8/8 Nisei Week

women's kyu, 14 years and older
kyu 10 years and under
kyu 11-13 years
kyu 14-17 years
adult kyu (18 years and older)
team tournament (all kyu rank)
- sempo: 13 and under
- jiho: 15 and under
- chuken: 17 and under
- fukusho: any age
- taisho (captain): any age

Day 2, 8/17 Nikkei Games

women's yudansha
1-2 dan
3-4 dan
5 dan and above
kihon shiai (all kyu rank)
- 10 years and under
- 11-13 years
- 14-17 years
- adult (18 years and older)
- novice (not yet wearing bogu)
notes for kihon shiai
- maximum 3 kenshi per dojo in each division
- kihon will consist of the following
   - kirikaeshi 2 times
   - men uchi 4 times
   - kote uchi 4 times
   - kote-men uchi 4 times
   - do uchi 4 times
   - kakari geiko
- each dojo may use their own motodachi, but if unavailable one will be provided at the shiai

results, day 1, 8/10 Nisei Week

Women's Kyu
1st: G Lee (TOR)
2nd: S Kanamori (TOR)
3rd: A Kuwabara (TOR)
3rd: K Ikuta (LB)

11-13 Group I
1st: R Eguchi (TOR)
2nd: T Kitamori (OCB)
3rd: G Owaki (COV)
3rd: J Lee (CYP)

14-17 Group I
1st: A Hoshina (JCI)
2nd: S Adachi (SD)
3rd: A Kuwabara (TOR)
3rd: J Shearen (JCI)

Adult Kyu Group I
1st: H Fukusumi (COV)
2nd: S Tokugawa (STYO)
3rd: E Urrea (COV)
3rd: S Matsuyama (STYO)

Team
1st: Norwalk
2nd: Torrance
3rd: OCB
3rd: Cypress

10 years and under
1st: G Fukumoto (STYO)
2nd: T Nagatani (CHUO)
3rd: L Chin (CYP)
3rd: M Hanamure (STYO)

11-13 Group II
1st: Y Otsu (OCB)
2nd: J Tomatani (CT)
3rd: Y Hori (TOR)
3rd: K Ikuta (LB)

14-17 Group II
1st: G Lee (TOR)
2nd: S Fujimoto (COV)
3rd: K Shishido (TOR)
3rd: Y Hamamura (NOR)

Adult Kyu Group II
1st: M Owaki (COV)
2nd: C Roda (WS)
3rd: J Alvarez (OCB)
3rd: B Hongsermeier (STYO)

results, day 2, 8/15 Nikkei Games

Kihon shiai, 10 and under
1st: K Kamimoto (LB)
2nd: N Wakamatsu (LB)
3rd: T Hoshina (JCI)
3rd: T Matsuno (STYO)
Kihon shiai, 14-17
1st: Y Hamamura (NOR)
2nd: H Otsu (OCB)
3rd: J Chang (NOR)
3rd: M Ikuta (LB)
Kihon shiai, novice
1st: G Kikuchi (TOR)
2nd: R Wong (CM)
3rd: J Walter (COV)
3rd: Richard (SD)
1-2 Dan Group 1
1st: J Park (CYP)
2nd: T Oba (LB)
3rd: Y Omura (NOR)
3rd: T Kurokouchi (COV)
3-4 Dan Group 1
1st: Yatomi (OSULA)
2nd: L Sangkun (CYP)
3rd: A Yoshida (VEN)
3rd: A Teuchi (SDKB)
Women's Dan
1st: S Tew (COV)
2nd: J Kodama (NOR)
3rd: E Anderson (STYO)
3rd: M Sakae (STYO)

Kihon shiai, 11-13
1st: K Ikuta (LB)
2nd: T Kitamori (OCB)
3rd: S Okamura (COV)
3rd: R Eguchi (TOR)
Kihon shiai, 18 and over
1st: A Sano (STYO)
2nd: S Matsuyama (STYO)
3rd: K Tekin (WS)
3rd: B Hongsermeier (STYO)

1-2 Dan Group II
1st: A Nemeti (STYO)
2nd: D Stankaitis (CAN)
3rd: H Kim (TOR)
3rd: J Inouye (VEN)
3-4 Dan Group II
1st: O Hashimoto (CHUO)
2nd: B Harada (STYO)
3rd: T Kato (NOR)
3rd: SH Lee (WLA)
5 Dan and above
1st: T Abe (STYO)
2nd: J Yamasaki (PCI)
3rd: Y Takagi (TOR)
3rd: J Kodama (NOR)

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64th Annual Nisei Week Kendo Tournament 8/8/04 and 8/17/04

64th Annual Nisei Week Kendo Tournament
8/8/04 and 8/17/04