Special Practice!!! 特別稽古！！

We are pleased to announce that we will have a special practice with Uchimura-sensei on March 26th, 2010.  Uchimura-sensei is the champion of All Japan Kendo Tournament (2006 and 2009) and also the one of the member of Japan Team when they won the World Kendo Championship in 2009.  Uchimura-sensei is coming to NY and having practices there on March 24th and 25th.  Then he will come to Boston (our dojo) on March 26th.  This is a part of the All US Kendo Federation Educational Tour and Uchimura-sensei was invited as a guest sensei.  We will start the practice from 7 p.m. and end by 8:30 p.m.  All Shufukai members are strongly suggested to come to this practice as this is once in life experience.

とても嬉しいニュースです。あの内村選手がなんと！ボストンに来て下さることになりました。内村選手は昨年の全日本剣道選手権大会優勝（３年ぶり、２回目の優勝）、世界大会優勝（団体）の素晴らしい実績を持たれている方です。今回は全米国剣道連盟の講習会企画ツアーの一環として３月２４、２５日はニューヨークで、そして２６日は秀風会道場にて特別稽古が行われます。稽古は７時から８時半までです。秀風会メンバーは絶対参加して下さい。一生に一度あるかないかの機会ですよ。

MA Joint Practice、合同稽古のお知らせ

I'm so honored to announce that we will have the first MA state joint practice on March 21st, 2010.  This year is Boston Kendo Kyokai's 30th anniversary and we were looking for the way to celebrate their memorial year.  We wanted to tighten our friendship and also to improve our kendo community in MA.  We are very lucky to have great people and senseis in MA and work together with them.  We are planning to have shiai seminar, shiai practice and joint ji-keiko.  It will start from 1 p.m.  Everybody practice Kendo in MA are welcome to join.  Also anybody who practice Kendo in other states also welcome to join us.  Please come join us and let's have a nice joint keiko!

今年は、とても仲良くさせて頂いているボストン剣道協会の３０周年ということもあり、何か記念になることは出来ないものかと考えていました。やはり、マサチューセッツ州の剣道を良くしていきたい、友好関係をもっと強固なものにして行く活動を始めることでボストン剣道協会の記念の一年を祝えるのではないかと思い、マサチューセッツ州合同稽古を企画しました。３月２１日、午後１時より始めます。第一回目の今回は試合セミナー、試合稽古、そして地稽古を企画しています。マサチューセッツ州には沢山の真面目に稽古に励んでいる剣士、先生方がいらっしゃり、とてもラッキーな環境にあると自負しております。そんな皆さんと合同稽古を開ける機会ですので、皆さんどうぞご参加ください。もちろん、州外からの参加者も大歓迎です。みんなで良い稽古会に出来れば幸いです。

Revised schedule for the party and New Year's Day practice

We will have the end of the year party on Sunday 12/27/09 as it was postponed due to the inclement weather. We will have it at Hayashi restaurant. Please join us.

Also we will have a New Year's Day practice on January 1st, 2010 from 1 p.m.

Please prepare yourself for the year of 2010 and join the very first practice.

New Year's Day Practice

On January 1, 2010, we will have a special practice.  This is very traditional event in Japan.

Practice time will be announced later.

End of the year party

We will have an end of the year party on December 20, 2009 after practice.

Please bring your family to the party.

We will have it either at Hayashi or Berticchi's.

Please let Ogi know if you are coming and how many family members are coming with you.

The 10th Goyokai Kendo Tournament Result

Thank you very much for your participation.  We had 181 participants.

Congratulations to all winners.

Women's kyu: 1st place V. Peloso, 2nd place M. Basow, 3rd place Y. Chen and M. Ong

Women's Dan: 1st place T. Yoshida, 2nd place M. Kang, 3rd place E. Yang and J. Ariyama

Men's Kyu: 1st place K. Wang, 2nd place M. Sakurai, 3rd place C. O'Donnell and W. Chung

1 dan: 1st place R. Tatu, 2nd place I. Kang, 3rd place H. Kim and B. Pealre

2 dan: 1st place Y. Kwaq, 2nd place Y. Yamashita, 3rd place A. Obeidallah and W. Scanlon

3 dan: 1st place M. Hirata, 2nd place M. Yang, 3rd place N. Kim and G. Abe

4 dan and above: 1st place S. Kamata, 2nd place T. Ogimura, 3rd place K. Kishino and K. Takahashi

Team: 1st place NY Kenshinkai A, 2nd place HMK A, 3rd place Shufukai A and KenZen A

AEUSKF Joint Practice

AEUSKF joint practice will be held on Sunday October 18, 2009 in Buffalo NY.

Time:

12:30 Registration opens

1:00 p.m. Event Starts

3:30 p.m. Closing

Location:

University at Buffalo North Campus

Alumni Arena

102 Alumni Arena

Buffalo, NY 14206

The University at Buffalo requires all participants to sign a waiver form before practicing.

If you need a form, please let Ogi know.