PNKF Women's Kendo Tournament

July 2025

Tournament Updates

Women’s Kendo Taikai Tenugui are Here

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Check it out! The prettiest purple and oh so chic design is what all the ladies will be wearing this summer. The cool ones anyway. The ones that signed up for the Women’s Taikai on June 26th! All participants receive one of these commemorative tenugui with their participation in the women’s taikai, so sign up now! (We had to use a male model, he’s the chairman of the taikai after all.)

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Need more than one? Can’t make it? Can’t participate? (Out of town, too young or suffer from being a guy?) Tenugui are for sale! Fill out the comment box or email us and we’ll get you one! $10 each. Limited supply!

Competitors get first dibs, so if you’re competing and want to order more, let us know and we’ll set them aside for you to pick up at the taikai.

PNKF Women’s Kendo Tournament Invitation

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Need a full copy of the invitation and sign up form? No problem, click here to download the Women’s Kendo Taikai invitation and Sign Up Form.

The Highlights
Entry Fee: $40.00 (US) per person includes commerative tenugui and bento.
Please make one check payable to PNKF.

All entry fees and a list if participants and shinpan should be sent by May 26, 2010 to:
Jeffrey Marsten
616 SW 135th St
Burien, WA 98146

This is a team tournament followed by two individuals divisions (kyu and dan) and all participants should be about 16 years of age or older. (Participants younger than 16 years of age must be at least 2 Kyu or above.) Federations/dojos can enter up to two teams and after the taikai there will be a party at the hotel across the street. The party after the taikai at the hotel is free to all participants, dinner to be provided by the PNKF women. A collection will be taken up at the taikai for some of the beverages.

Please be sure to download and view the FULL invitation if you have any questions!

Women’s Seminar Preliminary Schedule

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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

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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

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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.