We would like to extend a big thank you to Matthew Raymond sensei and Mami Ito-sensei who instructed at our 36th annual kendo seminar. Raymond-sensei focused on sharpness of the cut and maintaining the connection with the opponent. Ito-sensei backed that up with some combination drills that made everyone work hard to apply the weekend’s lessons. It was quite nice to see many people scoring points in the tournament by following sensei’s advice.
Congratulations to our Saskatoon Kendo Club members who passed their exams. Rauphel Kenept passed ikkyu. Howie Liu, Evelyn Hill, Donovan Lavoie and Yi Qin passed shodan. Paolo De Leon passed nidan.
Tournament Results
Kids
1 Lily Bigelow Sturgeon
2 Trent Passmore Manitoba
Kyu
1 Jahrus Weir Sturgeon
2 Aurora Dickson Strathcona
3 Korben Chan Sturgeon
3 Jared Keen Regina
Ikkyu-Shodan
1 Rayden Sun Sturgeon
2 Rootbeer Voight Edmonton
3 Paolo De Leon Saskatoon
3 Ryan Li Sturgeon
Nidan Sandan
1 Evan Salcedo Sturgeon
2 Frank Wang Saskatoon/Toronto
3 Garner Beggs Edmonton
3 David Sun Sturgeon
Women
1 Nadia Stelck Sturgeon
2 Hailey Michaelchuk Sturgeon
3 Carmen Kloc Strathcona
3 Karen Wagner Regina
Open
1 Shion Miyashita Sturgeon
2 Stephen Hladky Strathcona
3 Nadia Stelck Sturgeon
3 Yuanfang Cui Regina
Team
1 Sturgeon A
2 Regina
3 Saskatoon A
3 Strathcona
Fighting spirit Trent Passmore, Manitoba