Minnehaha Kendo Dojo » Promotions http://minnehahakendo.org 4744 Chicago ave south - Minneapolis, MN - 612-825-9935 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Congrats Minnehaha! http://minnehahakendo.org/congrats-minnehaha/ http://minnehahakendo.org/congrats-minnehaha/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:39 +0000 Mon http://minnehahakendo.org/?p=231 Well, for those who didn’t participate at the 21st MWKF Tournament, here’s  quick summary:

  1. Lyfonge and Nate got 3rd in Mudansha division!
  2. We all passed our gradings!  Amanda sempai, me, and Justin are now Nidan!  Hana is now Shodan!  Lastly, Lyfonge is now Ikkyu!


Overall, the tournament turnout was great and everyone had a blast.  Thank you Andy and Matt took the chance to volunteered and saw what it was like.  Hopefully they’ll get to compete next time!  Photos will be uploaded shortly.  Until next time…

]]> http://minnehahakendo.org/congrats-minnehaha/feed/ 0 Miyazaki Masahiro Sensei a.k.a. The Kendo God is now 8th Dan! http://minnehahakendo.org/miyazaki-masahiro-8th-dan/ http://minnehahakendo.org/miyazaki-masahiro-8th-dan/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 19:42:03 +0000 Mon http://minnehahakendo.org/?p=144 For 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.  Miyazaki sensei assumes the position of head instructor at the Kanagawa prefecture police department in 2008 (Source).  If you want to know more, read the amazing short biography of Miyazaki sensei here.

Winning 1 time makes you the Kendo chump and have a fan club on facebook with 100 plus people joining, but 6 times?!  That makes him the Kendo God!   Here are the videos him passing 8th Dan:

Looks like the videos had been removed by the author.  In the meantime, you can see all the Ippon’s Miyazaki sensei had scored:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d-qqgy-Dpg

Part 1 (Right side)

Part 2 (Far side)

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Another news is during the 11th Annual Detroit Tournament, two of our members have successfully passed their exams:

  • Hanae Tsujimoto – 1 Kyu
  • Lyfonge Yang – 2 Kyu

Congratulations!!!

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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…

]]> http://minnehahakendo.org/11th-annual-detroit-tournament/feed/ 0 20th MWKF Taikai Aftermath http://minnehahakendo.org/20th-mwkf-taikai-aftermath/ http://minnehahakendo.org/20th-mwkf-taikai-aftermath/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:23:38 +0000 Mon http://minnehahakendo.org/?p=76 First 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.

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Schedule

1. Promotion exam: 2/16/2008 (Sat) 4:30 PM ~ 6:00PM(Gym open 4:00PM. You should NOT go into gym before 4:00PM)
2. Seminar&Godo Keiko: 2/16/2008 (Sat) 6:00 PM ~ 8:30PM
3. Tournament: 2/17/2008 (Sun) 7:30 AM ~ 6:00PM

Special Guest

Shoji Teramoto (Kendo 6th Dan)
Captain of Team of Osaka Police Department – 2007 All Japan Kendo Champion

Application due date: Feb. 4th, 2008

Entry Application:
http://kendo.nscl.msu.edu/battlecreek/2008Detroit.pdf

Promotion Application:
 http://kendo.nscl.msu.edu/battlecreek/MWKFPromoSpring08.pdf

Hotel

Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the Westin Hotel. Please make the reservation before February 04, 2008, and mention Kendo Group.
The Westin Hotel Southfield – Detroit
1500 Town Center, Southfield, MI 48075
Tel: (248) 827-4000, Fax: (248) 827-4002
$76.00 +13% Tax (Two-bed room)

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4/4 Friday Evening: Godo Keiko with invited Sensei from Japan (TBA)
4/5 Saturday: Taikai + Godo Keiko + Banquet
4/6 Sunday: Shinsa + Godo Keiko

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