Please mark your calendar that Yamanaka sensei (8th Dan Hanshi) and Saito sensei (8th Dan Kyoshi) from Japan, along with Sakamoto sensei (6th Dan from Chicago dojo) will be here on August 5th! Please arrive around 5:45 and no later than 6:10! Be ready to go at 6:30! Thank you!
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The 8th Dan Sensei will be here on 8/5!!!
Saturday, July 25th, 2009No practice on July 4th
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009There will still be class on July 3rd. If you can make it, please do so.
Have a safe July 4th!
Miyazaki Masahiro Sensei a.k.a. The Kendo God is now 8th Dan!
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009For people who don’t know who Miyazaki Masahiro sensei is, how could you?! Miyazaki sensei participated in the All Japan Kendo Championship (meaning the best fighting the best). Winning 6 times 1st place, 1 second place and 3 third places (victories in 3 consecutive years once, victories in two consecutive years once) between 1990 to 2001. (more…)
Cleveland 2009 Taikai
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Cleveland 2009 Tournament is coming up, and I apologize for not keeping the latest news around the federation current. The tournament will be held on April 17-19 and visit the Cleveland Kendo Association website for forms and detail information.
New homepage!
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009It is finally done! This is my 2009 gift to the dojo and hope you like it. Only slight modifications to the navigations, but everything stays pretty much the same. If you encounter bugs or display problems. Please let me know!
Thank you and enjoy!
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2009 AUSKF & MWKF Membership Drive
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009The annual AUSKF & MWKF membership drive is here, and we’re running a bit behind! So if you were in class last Saturday, here’s the form. Remember, make ONE check payable to Minnehaha Kendo Dojo, NOT AUSKF / MWKF!! Please bring them in on Saturday, the 28th!
Another news is during the 11th Annual Detroit Tournament, two of our members have successfully passed their exams: (more…)
11th Annual Detroit Tournament
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009First of all, I have noticed the website had been slowing down to a halt sometimes. I won’t bore you with the technical details, but I am working on it to make it runs fast again. I had trouble updating the site myself, but I apologize for the technical difficulties. So for a quickie update and announcement but I’m sure most of you know this by now:
11th Annual Detroit Tournament
Date: 2/14 & 2/15 – 2/14 is Shinsa
For detail info go to http://www.midwestkendo.com/tournament-information/
Promotional Information
The deadline for turning in the application is Febuary 6th. You can also find the promotional application on the MWKF website. Thank your lucky star that Tyler Zimmerman sempai is now our MWKF VP of promotion, so you can hand him the application directly.
Hopefully the website won’t explode in the next few days…
Holidays Schedule – updated
Sunday, December 14th, 2008I apologize in the last post I mentioned there will be new year party on the 20th, actually the party is on 1/3/09. Although, the dojo will still be closed after the 20th until January 3rd.
20th MWKF Taikai Aftermath
Monday, October 20th, 2008First of all, thank you to all volunteers and participants who made the 20th MWKF Tournament possible. Without you, it would not be possible.
Secondly, we would like to congratulate all the winners of the tournament, and Cochran sensei won 2nd place in Seniors! Results will be posted later this week on this website and the MWKF website. So stay tuned!
Finally, we would like to congratulate the following Minnehaha members who have successfully passed their exams on Sunday:
- Justin Brunnette – Shodan
- Jacob McClure – 2 Kyu
- Hanae Tsujimoto – 2 Kyu
Actually, one more announcement. University of Wisconsin will be hosting a team practice on November 15 & 16. More detail will soon follow.