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CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM SCKF AT THE 2011 AUSKF CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Photograph by: Noriko Horii

Team members

Yang, DannyKinno, KohjiroYoo, SimonBrown, JasonNakamoto, DesmondBrown, NathanOwaki, GeorgeYang, Song YiTamura, SachikoSano, NishikiSano, AsakiDong, AllysonAnderson, EmiHan, ElisabethNogimura, YoshikiMakiuchi, TeppeiKomiyama, HarukaFukumoto, GakuNagatani, TerimaMizobe, KenichiroHakamata, KaitoSuzuki, LuiKobayashi, KazukiyoHorii, TatsuyaYoo, AlexMaekawa, ShunsukeKim, JohnSatoh, RikiyaToyomitsu, IchiroArima, YuiKim, EsterTada, HitomiYoon, CourtneyShibata, AimiKern, AlanUjiie, ShingoKao, CharlieKatsuo, ToshikazuMiyata, MatthewYuge,TimShoraku, TakaoSakaue, MasatakaKinjo, KatsuhideTabuchi, Takeo

COACHING STAFF/MANAGERYamasaki, James/ManagerHarada, Brandon/Mens CoachYang, Song Yi/Womens CoachYang, Christopher/Youth Boys CoachShinada, Shuntaro/Youth Girls CoachHuh, Kevin/Mudansha Coach

Complete results available on SCKF websiteeanet.com/SCKF

PROGRAM( The taiko sound w il l official ly open the tour nament)

SCKF Team Championships and Fall Team TournamentSponsored by Souther n Califor nia Kendo Federation

Hosted by Tor rance Kendo Club9.25.2011

Wilson Park, Torrance, CA

Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Brian Olson, SCKF 1st V.P.Playing of the National Anthem

Welcome Address : Mr. Tim Yuge, SCKF, PresidentIntroduction of the Head table: Mr. Brian Olson, SCKF, 1st V.P.Greetings: Mr. Ichiro Murakami, President AUSKFIntroduction of Team SCKF Members: Mr. James Yamasaki, Manager, Team SCKF Pledge of the Competitors : Mr. Daniel Yang, Torrance Dojo Rules and Regulations : Mr. Masashi Shikai, Chief Judge

TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

Time limit for Youth, Adult, Women’s divisions: 3 minutes, no extension

-Youth kyu team- senpo: age 13& under

- chuken: age 15 & under - taisho (captain): age 16 & under

-Adult kyu team- senpo: age 16 & older

- chuken: age 16 & older - taisho (captain): age 16 & older

-Women’s team - senpo: any rank, any age, female - chuken: any rank, any age, female - taisho (captain): any rank, any age, female

*A dojo which cannot field a non-championship team in a given category may submit a team by “borrowing” one person each from one or two other dojos. *All draws will be random, if a dojo submits two teams there is a possibility of playing each other in the first round

*Non-championship team orders must be submitted with the application, and are fixed throughout the day, i.e. no changes, no substitutions * A person may only compete on one team, a kenshi cannot be a member of both the women’s team and the adult kyu team

* For the Women’s team, and all kyu divisions, the tsuki point will not be considered as a valid point.* For the Women’s team, and all kyu divisions, kenshi may only use the chudan position to strike from. All points from other non-chudan kamae

will not be considered as a valid point.

-Championship team tournament* one team per dojo, best 5 plus 2 alternates

* time limit: 5 minutes, no extension - senpo: any rank, any age

- jiho: any rank, any age - chuken: any rank, any age

- fukusho: any rank, any age - taisho (captain): any rank, any age

- alternate: any rank, any age - alternate: any rank, any age

* Each championship team member must have been a paid member of SCKF for at least 12 months prior to this tournament.