PNKF Women's Kendo Tournament

July 2025

womens kendo

Vendors at the Taikai

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We are pleased to notify everyone that in the gym we will have 3 vendors set up during the taikai:

Mazkiya –mazkiya.net
Maruyama Kendo Supply– offering 20% off your entire purchase of $125 or more during the taikai
PNKF- pick up or purchase taikai t-shirts, additional tenagui, programs and soak up good feelings.

And thank you to the following program sponsors!

Wuhao- wuhaonyc.com– makers of some very excellent tenagui
KendoStyle– 10% off online orders for their Kaguya and Rei lines of women’s shinais. Use coupon code “womens5th” at checkout!
Umai Do– Japanese Sweets- the only fresh manju/mochi shop in Washington
e-bogu.com located in Southern CA, running some great online specials now

Women’s Taikai T-Shirts On Sale Now!

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For the first time we are offering taikai t-shirts! Order yours today for pick up at the taikai.

$15 each, 7 sizes. Download the order form HERE. Orders are due by July 10th.

Don’t delay on ordering though, we only have so many in each size! Reserve yours today.

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Guests at the Women’s Seminar

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The title of “Women’s Seminar” pretty much gives it away, but for those that are of the male gender, it does mean that participation is for the paying ladies in attendance.

However, if you’d like to come watch and soak up Murayama Sensei’s wisdom from the sidelines, guests ARE welcome. It would be *really* nice if you did come, to make a donation to the cost of hosting the seminar relative to the frequency of your attendance. (It turns out that bringing over and hosting a top notch guest like Murayama Sensei isn’t in the “cheap” category.)

Filming of the seminar is NOT allowed, other than the occasional camera phone bit. If you do, you must stay out of the way and may not block the view or disrupt the seminar for any of the participants.

The PNKF women’s coach, Jeff Marsten Sensei, will be filming and anyone wishing to film more (like seminar attendees) will need to consult with him first. Any film taken on any device is NOT to be posted to any public video sharing sites. This is a private event for the ladies of the PNKF and their guests.

Overall, please just be cool about this. We want everyone to have a good time and learn a lot.

The seminar schedule and locations can be found here.

Thanks!

Registration for the Seminar

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Download the seminar form HERE.

  • Seminar Fee: $50 for full seminar or $25 for Saturday and Sunday only, and/or $10 per day for rest of the week, age 13 years and up.
  • All participants must sign the waiver form.
  • Please make check payable to Highline Kendo Club.
  • All fees should be sent by JUNE 13, 2013 to:

Julie Chen

Seminar Schedule:
Saturday, July 6, 9:00am – 4:00pm, with lunch break, at Sno-King Kendo Club
Sunday, July 7, 10:00am – 1:00pm at Sno-King Kendo Club
Monday, July 8, 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Highline Kendo Kai
Tuesday, July 9. No Practice.
Wednesday, July 10, 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Sno-King Kendo Club
Thursday July 11, 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Sno-King Kendo Club
Friday July 12, 7:30pm – 9:30pm at Bellevue Kendo Club. Godo Keiko for women with Murayama Sensei

* After practice activities to be determined. Please see www.womenskendo.com for additional information as they become available.

Locations:
Sno-King Kendo Club
Broadview-Thompson Elementary School East Gym/ Bitterlake Community Center Annex
13052 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133

Highline Kendo Kai
White Center Community Center
1321 SW 102nd St
Seattle, WA 98146

Bellevue Kendo Club
Highland Community Center
14224 Bel-Red Rd
Bellevue, WA 98007