The All United States Kendo Federation will be holding its 2nd Junior Open National Championship on Sunday, June 19, 2011, in Huntington Beach, California. This championship will be open to all kenshi 18-years and younger regardless of rank. Since most of the committee is from the SCKF, we want to help them make it a successful tournament.

• Divisions (see usjuniorkendoopen.com for details and the latest information)
  • 9 and under
  • 10 to 11
  • 12 to 13
  • 14 to 15
  • 16 to 18
  • girls 13 and under
  • girls 14 to 18
  • 5 person boys team
  • 3 person girls team

• Each dojo turn in application form and fees to Inouye sensei by 3/28.

• Please buy ad space to support the tournament!
  • ad form: pdf, doc
  • deadline is 5/16/11; submit directly to AUSKF

• See usjuniorkendoopen.com for full results and huge group photo

  Congratulations to the following SCKF winners!

  • 9 years
    2nd: Ko J (TOR)
    3rd: Suzuki N (CM)
    3rd: Kim K (STYO)
  • 10-11 years
    HM: Coleman N (OCB)
  • 12-13 years
    1st: Horii T (TOR)
    HM: Sato R
    HM: Kumagai D (TOR)
  • 14-15 years
    1st: Kobayashi K (TOR)
    HM: Mizobe K (STYO)
    HM: Watanabe S (OCB)
    HM: Choi R
  • 16-18 years
    1st: Nagatani T (CHUO)
    3rd: Owaki G (COV)
    HM: Komiyama H (TOR)
  • girls 13 under
    1st Kim E (GED)
    3rd: Kil Y
    HM: Kanamori M (TOR)
    HM: Hahn D (NOR)
  • girls 14-18
    3rd: Arima Y (STYO)
    3rd: Shibata A (STYO)
  • girls team
    3rd: SCKFB
  • boys team
    1st: SCKFA
    3rd: SCKFB
  HM=best 8

• see photos by Dennis Ralutin