STEVESTON KENDO CLUB 40^TH ANNIVERSARY

KENDO TOURNAMENT

February 9, 2002

Once again a large contingency of kendo people made their way to the blustery North Country to participate in the 40^th Anniversary Kendo Tournament of the Steveston Kendo Club of Steveston, BC, Canada. In all, 30 kenshi and sensei along with 17 parents and family attended this year’s event. As usual, the group was treated to a delicious supper on Friday followed by a vigorous Keiko at the community center.

Saturday, the tournament got underway at approximately 10:00 a.m. with slightly over 300 kenshi ready to fight their way to the top. Because of the very high number of participants, the tournament finally ended at 10:00 p.m. Although a long day, all of the SCKF attendees came away with a good feeling of a day that was filled with excitement and satisfaction. Many thanks must be given to all the terrific people of the Steveston Kendo club for hosting such an event.

The results are as follows:

10 years and under 11 to 13 years

1^st Y. Hori, Torrance 1^st R. Campbell, Steveston

2^nd B. Fukutomi, Hawaii 2^nd S. Fujimoto, Covina

3^rd R. Murao, Steveston 3^rd H. Fukushima, Vancouver

3^rd G. Mizutani, Renbu 3^rd R. Marumo, Sunrise

14 to 15 years Women

1^st H. Kinjo, Covina 1^st M. Hayashi, Vancouver

2^nd B. Imanishi, Cascade 2^nd T. Matisz, Saskatoon

3^rd R. Nakata, Renbu 3^rd W. Nakano, Steveston

3^rd K. Kawagishi, Norwalk 3^rd E. Marsten, Highline

Non-Degree (Adult Kyu) 1 to 3 dan

1^st Y. Osada, Uvic 1^st T. Yamada, Vancouver

2^nd E. Kobashigawa, Cascade 2^nd Y. Kitajima, Torrance

3^rd M. Kim, UBC 3^rd J. Chinen, Covina

3^rd H. Kim, Torrance 3^rd F. Itokazu, Covina

4^th dan and above

1^st S. Asaoka, Youshinkan

2^nd Y. Kaneko, Obukan

3^rd C. Yang, Torrance

3^rd M. Minami, NCKF

Junior Team Senior Team

1^st Vancouver 1^st Southern California Kendo Federation

2^nd Steveston 2^nd Steveston