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AUSKF 2012 SUMMER SEMINAR CAMP (July 20 – 22, 2012)

AUSKF 2012 SUMMER SEMINAR CAMP (July 20 – 22, 2012)

Location/Facility:

–          Location:

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)     4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154

–          Facility:

  • Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) Gymnasium
  • See map:  http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.103214+-115.142070&t=h&z=18

Dates/Times:

  • Friday, July 20:  2:30pm – 3:30pm registration, 3:30pm – 7pm seminar
  • Saturday, July 21:  8am – 9am registration, 9am – 4pm seminar
  • Saturday, July 21:  6pm – 8:00pm Camp Dinner Party
  • Sunday, July 22:  8:30am – 12noon seminar
  • Sunday, July 22: 1pm – 4pm, Promotion Exams (note: must attend camp to be eligible for this camp promotion exams)

Camp Fee:  $65 (Camp fee only)

 

Sat/Sun Bento:  $10 per bento/day

 

Transportation/Fee (to/from HQ hotel and UNLV gym only):

  • $10/day for use of shuttle bus  (you may use own transportation if desired)
  • Pre-registration and payment is required for use of shuttle
  • Participants may use shuttle bus whether or not staying at HQ hotel
  • Transportation from LV Airport to Hotel or Gym is on own
  • Sunday afternoon only, a shuttle is available from UNLV gym to airport or from UNLV gym return to HQ hotel
  • Transportation from HQ hotel to LV Airport is on own

 

Camp Banquet (optional):

  • Location:  Makino Japanese Buffet (LV Premium Outlets-North)

775 S. Grand Central Pkwy, #1301 Las Vegas, NV 89106   Tel : 702.382.8848

  • Date/Time:  Saturday, July 21:  6:00pm to 8:30pm (Buffet service ends at 8:00pm!)
  • Cost:  $30/person (includes tax/tip/1-soft drink…alcoholic beverages available at own cost)
  • Transportation:  AUSKF “shuttle” will depart from headquarters hotel at 5:45pm sharp! Return to hotel at 9:00pm.  Cost of shuttle is included in “Saturday transportation fee”.

 

Accommodations (Location):  May use HQ hotel or may make own reservations at hotel of own choice

  • Headquarters Hotel (HQ):  Golden Nugget Hotel, Downtown Las Vegas, 129 E. Fremont St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
  • Rooms are prices are double occupancy (2 beds):

Thursday night, 7/19:             $  47.50   (includes 13% room tax)

Friday night, 7/20:                    $100.60   (Includes 13% room tax)

Saturday night, 7/21:              $100.60   (includes 13% room tax)

Sunday night, 7/22:                 $  47.50   (includes 13% room tax)

                 * Only 35 rooms are secured with this rate (first come first served)
  • Reservation Process (DEADLINE:  June 11, 2012):
    • Due to the “special rate”, AUSKF is taking care of the room reservations, DO NOT contact the hotel directly.  We have asked Quality Plus Tours to volunteer to assist us with this process.
    • To reserve a room, contact via email:

Quality Plus Las Vegas, Inc.

Reservation Code : AUSKF SUMMER CAMP LAS VEGAS

TO: Nobu Yamamoto ⇒　nobuy@qpvegas.com

CC: Takaya Zembayashi ⇒　t.zembayashi@qpvegas.com

They are requesting payment by check only, as their company is not receiving any benefit from this transaction.  Upon check-in to hotel, you will be asked for a credit card for room security deposit and incidentals. If there are any questions regarding the reservations at the HQ hotel, please direct them to Mr. Yamamoto or Mr. Zembayashi.

 

Camp Daily Schedule (subject to change):

  • Friday, 7/20 (optional):

–          2:00 PM:  Shuttle Bus departs HQ hotel: Golden Nugget (Carson Tower-formerly South Tower)

–          3:30 PM – 4:30 PM:  Camp registration

–           4:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Seminar- Bokuto ni yoru kendo kihon-waza keiko-ho/Godo-keiko

–          7:30 PM: Shuttle bus departs UNLV, return to HQ hotel

  • Saturday, 7/21:

–          7:30 AM:  Shuttle Bus departs HQ hotel: Golden Nugget (Carson Tower)

–          8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Camp registration

–          9:00 AM – 12 Noon:  Seminar (Part 1)

–          12 Noon – 1:00 PM:  Lunch (on own or order bento)

–          1:00 PM – 3:45 PM: Seminar (Part 2)/Godo Keiko (if time permits)

–          4:00 PM:  Shuttles depart for HQ hotel

–          5:45 PM (sharp!):  Shuttles depart HQ hotel for Makino Buffet Restaurant

–          9:00 PM:  Shuttles return from restaurant to HQ hotel

  • Sunday, 7/22:

–          7:30 AM:  Shuttle Bus departs HQ hotel: Golden Nugget (Carson Tower)

–          8:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Seminar/Godo Keiko (if time permits)

–          Conclusion of 2012 AUSKF Summer Camp

 

–          12:15 PM – 1:15 PM:  Lunch (on own or order bento)

–          1:15 PM:  (1at Departure) Airport Shuttle and HQ hotel Shuttle departs (make reservation!)

–          1:15 PM – 1:45 PM:  Check-in for Promotion Exams (Summer Camp Participants only)

–          2:00 PM – 4:00 PM:  Promotion Exams (Summer Camp Participants only)

–          5:30 PM:  (2nd Departure) Airport Shuttle and HQ hotel Shuttle departs (make reservation!)

 

Shozo Kato, AUSKF V.P. Education and Education Committee

 

 

2012 Kendo Summer Camp Application Form

AUSKF ID#: ____________________________________________　　                Sex: 　　M 　/　 F

Name: __________________________________________________                     Age: _________       Rank: ________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone #: ___________________________________________              Mobile #: __________________________________

E-mail: _____________________________________________

Member Federation: _________________________________        Dojo: _______________________________________

 

Fees:     Please check all that apply:

     X       $65 Seminar Fee,

 

Friday, July 20th  (Optional Day):

______   $10 Transportation fee to/from HQ hotel and UNLV Gym

 

(Saturday, July 21st)               

_____   $10 Transportation fee to/from HQ hotel and UNLV Gym (includes Saturday night Banquet)

_____   $10 Bento Lunch (includes 1-drink)

_____               $30 Saturday night Banquet

 

(Sunday, July 22nd )

_____   $10 Transportation fee to/from HQ hotel and UNLV Gym (includes shuttle from UNLV to airport)

_____   $10 Bento Lunch  (includes 1-drink)

 

             Total Check Amount:  $________________   (Non-Refundable)   

 
Mail to:   Shozo Kato 
                                  38 Mary Lane Riverside, CT 06878
                                  shozo.kato@auskf.org

 

  • Please make check payable to:  All United States Kendo Federation

 

  • Participants are responsible for providing their own transportation, including hotel to the gym (unless registered per day for “AUSKF Camp Shuttle”)

 

  • Camp Application Deadline:  June 30, 2012   No late applications will be accepted.

 

  • (Note:  Hotel reservation deadline is June 11th! – see above section on “accommodations)
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SCKO TEAM SCKO 2011 – Preliminary Tryout

Southern California Kendo Organization TEAM SCKO 2011 – Preliminary Tryout

 

Event: TEAM SCKO 2011 – Preliminary Tryout

Date:   Sunday, September 19, 2010

Time:   Sign in & Shinai Check:            11:00AM

Sign in closes:                         12:00AM

Elimination starts:                     12:30AM

Entry Fee: $25 per division

Registration Deadline: June 30, 2010

Location: Osaka Sangyo University (OSULA)

The Southern California Kendo Organization (SCKO) would like to invite eligible Kenshis to enter the TEAM SCKO 2011 Preliminary Tryout. The Preliminary Tryout is the first round of the two elimination tryouts process, which will determine who will represent SCKO at the 2011 All U.S. Kendo Championships (AUSKF), to be held during the July 4th weekend, in 2011 (tentative).  Details are yet to be decided.

Open tryouts is extremely time consuming. Therefore, the SCKO Board of Directors is asking each Dojo instructors, to recommend their outstanding Kenshis to participate in the Preliminary Tryout.

Qualifications:

• All participants must be members of both the SCKO and the AUSKF

• 2010 SCKO and AUSKF dues must be paid by March 31, 2011.

• All participants must be within the division age by the tournament date (July 2011).

Kenshis may only compete in one (1) division for the AUSKF Championships. However, you may enter a Kenshi in as many divisions as desired for the SCKO qualification process, as long as that participant meets the eligibility requirements, and pays the appropriate entry fee of $25 per division entered. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Category Age RankRestriction AUSKFMembership Selection Matches
Men 16 or over N/A 3 Years 3 min. Encho
Women 16 or over N/A 3 Years 3 min. Encho
Senior Youth (Boys) 16 – 18 N/A 1 Year 3 min. Encho
Junior Youth (Boys) 12 – 15 N/A 1 Year 3 min. Encho
Senior Youth (Girls) 16 – 18 N/A 1 Year 3 min. Encho
Junior Youth (Girls) 12 – 15 N/A 1 Year 3 min. Encho
Senior 50 + 3 Dan or higher 1 Year 3 min. Encho
Mudansha (Men/Women) 18 or over 1 Kyu or lower 1 Year 3 min. Encho

Round Robin results will be based on the following criteria:

1)    Player with the most “Number of Won Matches”

2)    If the “Number of Won Matches” is the same, then the player with the most “Number of Points (Ippon) obtained”

3)    If “Number of Won Matches” and “Number of Points (Ippon) obtained” are both tied, then a re-match will be played, in “Ippon Shobu”


TEAM SCKO Preliminary Tryout Application

TEAM SCKO Prospect

DOJO: ____________________________________________________

HEAD INSTRUCTOR NAME: __________________________________

Please check eligibility requirements.

Enter your Preliminary Tryout recommended participants information and return by June 30, 2010 to the following:

(Please use more pages if necessary)

Team SCKO Manager

Shoichi Morinaga

auskf2011@butokuden.com

LATE ENTRIES ARE NOT ACCEPTED

NAME (Last, First) RANK AGE DIVISION AUSKF # Phone # email
Kendo, Taro (Sample) 2 Dan 18 Men 12345 714-333-1234 kendo@scko.org
Kendo, Taro (Sample) 2 Dan 18 Sr. Youth 12345 714-333-1234 kendo@scko.org
Number of Participants: $25/division:x 25 Total:

2011 AUSKF National Championship

Team SCKO Tryout Participation Requirements

  1. Have AUSKF and SCKO membership dues paid prior to the Preliminary tryouts.
  2. Have the tryout entry form and the tryout fee ($25) submitted to SCKO.
  3. Have been recommended from the Dojo Head Instructor
  4. After the Preliminary tryout date is announced, all Team SCKO Prospects must participate in practice sessions, training camps, and meetings, until the AUSKF National Championship. Failing to do so, the player will receive a warning from the Manager or Coach, and if no improvement is made, this player will be eliminated from the Team SCKO Prospect list. The location of practice will be at Cerritos Dojo, every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.

Team SCKO Selection Criteria

  1. Motivation and desire to be a SCKO player/team member
  2. Recommendation based on Manager and Coach’s decision
  3. Participate in all SCKO tryout process
  4. Win matches through the final tryouts
  5. Attend Team SCKO Practices, Training Camps, Godo Keiko, and Team events
  6. Be a team player and cooperate with the team
  7. Comply with the Manager and Coach’s requests. If the player can not comply with the requests, the player will be dismissed.

After Team SCKO is selected

  1. All Team SCKO members must participate in practice sessions, training camps, and meetings, until the AUSKF National Championships.
  2. Failing to participate in SCKO Team events (i.e. Team SCKO Practices, Training Camps, Godo Keiko, and Team events, as requested by the Manager and Coach), the player will be warned by the Manager or Coach. After the warning, if no improvement is made, this player will be dismissed from the Team SCKO.
  3. Be a team player and cooperate with the team.
  4. Comply with the Manager and Coach requests. If the player can not comply with these requests, the player will be dismissed.

Important Notice

 

  • We really hope that you are selected to the SCKO Team and become a part of the team. However, we are required to inform you that your team participation is “at will” basis, and that you can be dismissed at any time, with or without cause, and you are similarly able to leave the team.
  • Some players will play in the Team, the Individual matches, or both the Team and the Individual matches. The SCKO Team Manager and Coach will decide who will play in the Team or Individual matches, before the AUSKF Championships.
  • Players need to understand what will financially be provided by the SCKO (Drinks, taping, training camp fees, transportation costs, name tag, team jacket, etc. may be personal responsibility.)
  • Each player will be required to pay a fee of $200 participation fee, in order to cover part of the expenses for the AUSKF Championships trip and the training.
  • SCKO selection rules may vary if the AUSKF rules changes.

Team SCKO Schedule for AUSKF National Championship

Date Event Notes
Jun 30, 2010 Deadline to submit names for the Preliminary tryout
Jul/Aug, 2010 Keiko sessions in preparation for AUSKF Nationals Everyone who has submitted their names for the Preliminary Tryout should participate in the Keiko sessions. Practices will be held at Cerritos Dojo, every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month (18:30 – 20:00PM). Practice schedule may change as based on the progress of the team.
Sep 19, 2010 Preliminary Tryout(Group Round Robin) In the Preliminary Tryout, Prospect Players will be divided into groups, and the selected players will advance to the Final Tryout.Selection criteria: Round Robin results and Manager and Coach’s selection
Jan/Feb 2011 Training Camp Manager/Coach to determine date and agenda
Feb 13, 2011 Final Tryout Part I Round Robin. SCKO Team Members will be selected in the Final Tryout (Part I/ II). The number of players to be selected in each category is listed in the chart below.
Mar 13, 2011 Final Tryout Part II Round Robin. Continuation of the Final Tryout
Jun 2011 Training Camp Manager/Coach to determine date and agenda
Jun 2011 Send-off/Motivational party After June 19th SCKO Godo Keiko (Tentative)
Jul 2011 Championships AUSKF National Championship

Number of players to be selected by category

Category Age Team SCKOTotal (Selection/Mgr. Coach Pick)
Men 16 or over 9 (7/2)
Women 16 or over 8 (6/2)
Senior Youth (Boys) 16 – 18 6 (3/3)
Junior Youth (Boys) 12 – 15 6 (3/3)
Senior Youth (Girls) 16 – 18 6 (3/3)
Junior Youth (Girls) 12 – 15 3 (0/3)
Senior 50 + 2
Mudansha (Men/Women) 18 or over 2 Men+1 Women (1/2)

Team SCKO Manager

Shoichi Morinaga

auskf2011@butokuden.com

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Question for AUSKF Kendo Ranking Examination

Question for AUSKF Kendo Ranking (Shoudan and Shoukyu Shinsa) Examinations

Exam for:          1 Kyu

Please answer the following question by writing (clearly/legibly) in either English or Japanese. You may also use the back side of this paper.

Question: Describe some benefits of “kirikaeshi”.

Exam for:          1 Dan

Please choose one (1) of the following questions and answer by writing (clearly/legibly) in either English or Japanese. You may also use the back side of this paper.

Choose one (1) of the following to answer:

l        Describe “ki-ken-tai-ichi”.

l        Describe 3 types of Kendo footwork.

Exam for:          2 Dan

Please choose one (1) of the following questions and answer by writing (clearly/legibly) in either English or Japanese. You may also use the back side of this paper.

Choose one (1) of the following to answer:

l        Describe the 4 types of Kendo “sicknesses”.

l        Describe the 3 “ma-ai ”.

Exam for:          3 Dan

Please choose one (1) of the following questions and answer by writing (clearly/legibly) in either English or Japanese. You may also use the back side of this paper.

Choose one (1) of the following to answer:

l        Describe the elements of “yuko-datotsu”.

l        Describe “enzan-no-metsuke”.

Exam for:          4 Dan

Please choose one (1) of the following questions and answer by writing (clearly/legibly) in either English or Japanese. You may also use the back side of this paper.

Choose one (1) of the following to answer:

l        Describe the benefits of the Kendo kata and its relevance to shinai keiko.

l        Describe the elements of “yuko-datotsu”.

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AUSKF JUNIOR OPEN KENDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010

Location:
Independence High School
1776 Educational Drive
San Jose, CA 95133-1703

Divisions:
9 years and under
10-11 years old
12-13 years old
14-15 years old
16-18 years old
13-under girls
14-18 girls
5 or 7 person team (TBD)
(Divisions subject to change depending on number of participants)

Shinpan: 4-dan and above eligible for selection
Entry Fee: $25 per participant (non-refundable)
Bento: $10/person

Shiai rules:
Individual Championships will be OPEN to anyone with AUSKF membership
Time Limit: 3 minutes with unlimited encho
Team Championships will consist of up to 2 teams per federation (to be decided by federation at the Championships)
Team matches will consist of 5 members selected from each age group as outlined below (see chart below)
Team Competition:
Sempo: 12 Years and Under
Jiho: 12 Years and Under
Chuken: 15 Years and Under
Fukusho: 18 Years and Under
Taisho: 18 Years and Under

Time Limit: 3 minutes
In case of daihyo-sen, match will be determined by ippon-shobu
Tsuki, jodan-no-kamae, and gyaku-do are valid only for 16-18 year old age group in both Individual and Team Championships. Nito is not allowed.
Taikai format (round robin, tournament brackets, etc) of both the Individual and Team Championships will be announced at a later date depending on the number of participants
All other rules will comply with standard ruels and regulations set forth by the Federation of International Kendo (FIK)
Shinai size and weight must comply with standard FIK regulations (see chart below)

Official Tournament Hotel:
Santa Clarita Marriott
2700 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054

For more info please access
http://www.usjuniorkendoopen.com

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KENDO Upcoming Events (Feb – June 2010)

BUTOKUDEN Kendo Members:

Here is an update on the upcoming events for the first Half of 2010. The events in Red are of major importance.

February

21: SCKO Godo Geiko (Selection for AUSKF Junior Tournament) http://www.usjuniorkendoopen.com/

26 – 28: Ariga in Mexico for Kendo Seminar

March

4 – 8: Ariga in Portugal for Team Gasshuku

12 – 14: Ariga in Hong Kong for Asia Tournament (Tentative)

20 – 22: All Japan Dojo Renmei Kids in LA (Home stay at Ogikubo and Gibbon’s home)

26 – 27: IKF Shinpan Seminar in Vancouver

April

9 – 11: Ariga in Hungary for the European Championships http://ekc2010hungary.kendo.hu/

18: SCKO Promotion Exam

May

8: Steveston Tournament (Vancouver Canada)

16: SCKO Shinpan Seminar

30: Memorial Day Tournament

June

19: Tengu Cup (Frankfurt, Germany)

26: Women’s Tournament in Seattle http://womenskendo.com/