SCKC 6/24/01

25th Southern California Kendo Championships
Sunday 6/24/01
Wilson Park, Torrance

(updated 7/27/01)

program (PDF)
results (see below or PDF)
special thanks (see below)
Wilson Park (this is a new venue, tournaments will no longer be held at South High School)
general SCKF tournament guidelines
- these guidelines will be used for SCKC
- note: sign in will be closed at 8:45am for all divisions, including yudansha
- yudansha, adult kyu, and youth kyu 14 years and older are expected to help with court duties. See the court duty tutorial for a refresher.
4/30/01 sign-up cover letter sent to each dojo (PDF)
6/9/01 roster cover letter sent to each dojo (PDF)

Note:"PDF" files require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it, you can download a free copy from Adobe.

tournament divisions
- The following are the divisions for the non-championship portion of the tournament
  - senior yudansha, one group for 50-59, one group for 60 and older
  - women's, one group for kyu 14 years and older, one group for yudansha
  - 0-6 kyu (14 years and older will be placed in the 5-4 kyu group)
  - 5-4 kyu
  - 3-1 kyu
  - adult kyu (18 years and older)
- The following are requirements for the championship portion of the tournament
  - individual championship: yudansha only, must have been a member of SCKF for at least 12 months prior to the Championship
  - team championship: 5-person team plus 2 alternates, each member must have been a member of SCKF for at least 12 months prior to the Championship
tournament duties
- Toban (setup, refreshments, donations, clean up)
  Covina, Norwalk, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, Tustin
- Sign in desk and roll call for 0-6 kyu, 5-4 kyu
  yudansha
- Court duties (announcer, scoreboard, timekeepers, tasuki, coordinators)
  - Senior/Women's/Kyu divisions:
    yudansha
  - Adult division:
    kyu 14 and older and 2 parents each from NOR, OCB, TOR, COV
  - Yudansha:
    adult kyu
  - Team:
    adult kyu and kyu 14 and older
special thanks (if anyone has been missed please let me know!)
- tournament committee members:
  Jean Kodama (NOR), Tim Yuge (TOR), Minoru Sakae (STYO), Ted Yoshimura (NOR), Janet Kurokouchi (COV), James Yamasaki (PCI), Mitsuyo Sakae (STYO), Tony Garcia (CHUO), Tomoji Kato (COV)
- invitations
  Tom Tew (COV), Tim Yuge (TOR), Jean Kodama (NOR)
- signs
  Tim Yuge (TOR), Ted Yoshimura (NOR)
- trophies
  Tim Yuge (TOR)
  Kubota Nikkei Mortuary (donation of kantosho trophies)
  Eguchi USA (donation of kantosho gift certificates)
- setup Saturday night:
  COV: Katsuo Chinen, Masataka Sakaue, Tomoji Kato, Janet Kurokouchi
  NOR: Jean Kodama, Ted Yoshimura
  PCI: James Yamasaki
  TOR: Tim Yuge, Gary Sakamoto
  TUS: Paul Lee, Jessica Jung
  STYO: Kazuharu Arima, Minoru Sakae, Mitsuyo Sakae
- name card setup: Jean Kodama (NOR), Tim Yuge (TOR), Albert Kim (TOR)
- shinai weigh-in: Guy Urata (SS)
- toban dojo (refreshments, donations, clean up)
  Covina, Norwalk, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, Tustin

results (or see PDF)

0-6 Kyu Division
1st Konagaya, Wahei (COV)
2nd Kern, Angelo (GAR)
3rd Owaki, George (COV)
3rd Owaki, Shinya (COV)
H.M. Shikai, Yurika (CHUO)
H.M. Ohiwa, Satoka (STYO)
H.M. Hamada, Norikazu (COV)
H.M. Tanaka, Keita (TOR)
Kantosho Okamura, Keita (COV)
Kantosho Ohiwa, Satoka (STYO)

5-4 Kyu Division
1st Fukusumi, Hideko (COV)
2nd Komatsu, Shinchiro (COV)
3rd Matsumoto, Wataru (COV)
3rd Hori, Tatsuya (TOR)
H.M. Iwata, Atsunori (TOR)
H.M. Osias, Mae (COV)
H.M. Sasaki, Satoru (COV)
H.M. Choi, G. (TUS)
Kantosho Iwata, Atsunori (TOR)
Kantosho Choi, G. (TUS)

3-1 Kyu Division
1st Kurokouchi, Takanobu (COV)
2nd Osias, Kent (COV)
3rd Hadama, Hiroaki (COV)
3rd Fukusumi, Yuuki (COV)
H.M. Imai, Hideki (TOR)
H.M. Tanaka, Katsuaki (NOR)
H.M. Kawagishi, Takayuki (NOR)
H.M. Matsumoto, Satoshi (COV)
Kantosho Tanaka, Katsuaki (NOR)
Kantosho Shibata, Takuro (STYO)

Women's Kyu Division
1st Tamura, Sachiko (OCB)
2nd Iwata, Yuma (TOR)
3rd Hatagami, Masami (NOR)
3rd Shimizu, Mio (OCB)

Women's Yudansha Division
1st Sakae, Mitsuya (STYO)
2nd Shikai, Yuriko (CHUO)
3rd Abe, Judy (CHUO)
3rd Uto, Rika (CHUO)

Senior Division (50-59)
1st Shikai, Masashi (CHUO)
2nd Kato, Tomoji (COV)
Kantosho Bailey, Dennis (SFV)

Senior Division (60 and over)
1st Henmi, Morihei (NOR)
2nd Hattanda, Mikio (SB)
Kantosho Olson, Brian (CHUO)

Adult Kyu Division
1st Viellemaringe, Pierre (CM)
2nd Inden, Joel (WS)
3rd Matsumoto, Kumi (COV)
3rd Aoki, Motoji (OCB)
H.M. Kamamori, Masashi (TOR)
H.M. Blanco, Ronald (GAR)
H.M. Kim, Han-Soo (TOR)
H.M. Lee, William (CHUO)

Individual Championships
1st Hashimoto, Omito (CHUO)
2nd Yang, Daniel (TOR)
3rd Shikai, Masashi (CHUO)
3rd Matsukubo, Koichi (CHUO)
H.M. Goya, Yoshiyuki (OCB)
H.M. Nakagawa, Shiki (OCB)
H.M. Chinen, Katsumi (COV)
H.M. Chinen, Katsushi (COV)

Team Championships
1st Norwalk
2nd Covina
3rd Chuo
3rd Torrance

Honorable Guests
Dee Hardison Mayor, City of Torrance
Angela Davison Representing George Nakano, Assemblyman 53rd district
Gene Barnett Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Torrance
John Jones Service Administrator, Department of Parks and Recreation
Carl Kaemerle Department of Parks and Recreation
Hiro Suzuki Kubota Nikkei Mortuary
Tatsuya Arayama Kendo 6 dan, JNSDF (ship Chokai)
Takao Yamanishi Kendo 5 dan, JNSDF (ship Samidare)
Yasunori Imai Kendo 5 dan, JNSDF (ship Samidare)

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25th Southern California Kendo Championships Sunday 6/24/01 Wilson Park, Torrance

25th Southern California Kendo Championships
Sunday 6/24/01
Wilson Park, Torrance