Women’s Seminar Preliminary Schedule
Saturday June 19
9 AM- 4 PM led by J. Marsten Sensei @ Sno-King
Monday June 21
7- 9 PM led by J. Marsten Sensei @ Sno-King
Tuesday, June 22, Katsura Sensei arrives from Mexico
Welcome Party with Katsura sensei – details TBD
Seminar on Wednesday June 23
6:30-9:30PM led by Katsura Sensei @ Sno-King
Seminar on Thursday June 24
6:30 – 9:30 PM led by Katsura Sensei @ Sno-King
Godo Keiko on Friday June 25
6:30-9:30 PM led by Katsura Sensei @ Bellevue
Taikai Saturday June 26
@ Renton Community Center, followed by party at Quality Inn Hotel
Sunday June 27
Katsura Sensei returns to Mexico.
Practice with BCKF Ladies
Chinatsu Maruayama, 4 time all Japan Women’s Champion, will be up in Vancouver, BC right before the Olympics and the ladies of the PNKF have been invited to join the BCKF ladies for a mini seminar/godo keiko on Saturday, February 6th. It will most likely start in the early afternoon and be followed by some dinner fun.
If you would like to go, please email ebkendo at hotmail.com and we’ll get you on the list for updates and carpools by January 8th, 2010.
Rock and Roll Seattle Marathon
Be advised if you are coming that the Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon is going to be held also on June 26, in the Seattle and Tukwila area. The race starts in the north Tukwila area at 7am by BECU and finishes at Qwest Field in downtown Seattle.
The Renton Community Center is near, but not close enough so that you should not encounter road closures if you stick to the I-405 and Maple Valley Highway.
Do not try and cut through Renton or Tukwila the morning of the taikai, or you may be very sorry.
Mayumi Katsura, 6D Renshi, Biography
Mayumi Katsura Sensei was born in then Kagoshima prefecture 1969 and since then has compiled an impressive kendo career. Here are some of the highlights- check it out!
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Visiting Downtown Seattle
Here are some ideas if you’re from out of town looking to play tourist…
The Pike Place Market
Ever the standard, if you head downtown and are poking around, be sure to poke around here. It’s free to wander, there’s lots going on in summer and if you hang around long enough you might see a flying fish. (Despite PETA.)
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