PNKF Women's Kendo Tournament

July 2025

Tournament Updates

8th PNKF North American Women’s Taikai Results

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October 2, 2022

TEAMS
1st place – Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation- A
(V. Le, M.DeJong, N.Grimes, E.Marsten, A.Nakayama)
2nd place – Renbu
(M. Hashimoto, M. Tominaga, Y. Kawabe, A. Espiritu, Y. Lee)
3rd place – Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation B
(B. Park, J. Chen, J. Frazier-Day, E. Tam, M. Suzuki)
3rd place – Orange
(E. Ichimura, C. Tinder, K. De la Loza, E. Hill, P. De la Loza)

INDIVIDUAL 1D and BELOW
1st place – Hiyori Tominaga, Renbu
2nd place – Yura Kawabe, Renbu
3rd place – Sue Vanasouk, Cascade
3rd place – Yuka Lee, Renbu

INDIVIDUAL YUDANSHA
1st place – Elizabeth Marsten, PNKF
2nd place – Wendy Robillard, CKF
3rd place – Melanie DeJong, PNKF
3rd place – Noelle Grimes, PNKF

FIGHTING SPIRIT
1D and Below – Yuka Lee, Renbu
2D and Above – Ai Nakayama, PNKF
Team – Emi Ichimura, NCKF
Shimpan-Cho – Erika Hill, Hawaii

Check out the photos on Facebook with Kendo Photography!

 

2016 Wrap-up

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Once again, thank you to all the competitors, coaches, and volunteers who participated in our event several weeks ago. The planning committee would also like to take a moment to again thank our sponsors again:

All Japan Budogu          Kinsho – Unique Kendo Tsuba

Aoi Budogu                   Kohtoku Enterprise, Inc

e-Bogu.com                  Maruyama Kendo Supply

e-Mudo.com                 Underhill Jewelers

KendoStyle

The tournament showcased some world class kendo and was an overall success! That being said, we know there is always room for improvement and as such, we would appreciate any feedback you may have! Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey and tell us how we can make the 7th North American Women’s Taikai even better!

We hope to see all of those who competed again in 2019 as well as some new faces. Start planning now and as always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, contact us at womenskendotaikai (a) gmail.com.

2016 Tenagui Design and Color Are In!

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In keeping with our tradition of choosing unusual colors for our commemorative tenagui, we bring you the 2016 color of orange-y pink!

womens-tenagui

All women’s taikai participants will receive a complimentary tenagui with their registration at the taikai. If you’d like to purchase one ($10), we’ll have them for sale at the taikai on July 16th or you can email in your order to learnkendo@gmail.com ahead of time.

We accept cash or check. Cards accepted via PayPal, but are subject to a small convenience fee either online or onsite at the taikai.

If you won’t be at the event and would like it mailed to you, we can do that, as long as you’re willing to pay the shipping.

Check out the shop for more details.

Murayama Sensei Returning to Lead Women’s Kendo Seminar

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Seminar Information:
In addition to the tournament there will be a weeklong seminar and practice for women only, July 9 to July 14, with godo keiko on Friday July 15.

Our guest instructor this year will be Chinatsu Murayama Sensei, Renshi 7 Dan, 5-time All Japan Women’s Kendo Champion.

Seminar Fee:
$50 for full seminar or $20 for Saturday and $15 per day for all other days.

All participants must be 14 years of age or older and sign the waiver form. (If you already submitted a waiver form for the tournament, you do not need to sign another for the seminar) .
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Save the Date – 6th North American Women’s Kendo Taikai

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It’s official! Saturday, July 16th 2016 will be the 6th North American Women’s Kendo Championships. Same location, Renton Community Center, next to the Quality Inn in Renton, WA. We did try and find another venue up north and little more downtown Seattle friendly, but it wasn’t meant to be. The tentative plan for the seminar preceding the taikai is the same, with a start date the Saturday before (Bitterlake Community Center Annex, Sno-King Kendo Club HQ) as the primary location for practice.

The guest instructor is still being worked out, stay tuned for more details as they come in, including online signups and payment options, sponsorship opportunities and moving the after party to an offsite (nearby) venue.