November, 2009 Kodansha Exam Results

Exam Results [PDF] for November, 2009 Promotional Exam are now available.

Letters of Appreciation from TeamUSA Members

Letters of Appreciation from TeamUSA Members

AUSKF Board Meeting and Kodansha Exam

The next AUSKF Board meeting is scheduled for November 7-8, 2009 in San Jose, California.

A Kodansha Promotional Exam (5-Dan – 7-Dan, Shogo ranks) will also be held at that time.   Application forms and written test questions for the Promotional Exam are available now on the AUSKF web site.  Special update for applicants — Please note that an updated version of the written test questions was recently uploaded to the web.  Application deadline: Oct. 25, 2009.  No late applications accepted.

From the Archives…

In response to a query…

Dr. Benjamin Hazard’s article An Overview of Kendo 1945-2000 can be found in the archive section of the AUSKF web site.  Our apologies if some items are difficult to find.  Improving the organization of the web site is an ongoing effort.

14th World Championships Results Reported

Congratulations Team USA!

Official (FIK) results are now available on the web.  U.S. Team result highlights:

• Fri 8/28: Men’s Individual
  1st Teramoto JPN, 2nd Park KOR, 3rd Lee KOR, 3rd Kim KOR
  quarterfinals: Brown Jason USA
  kantosho: Brown Jason USA, Yang Danny USA
• Sat 8/29: Women’s Individual
  1st Takami JPN, 2nd Shojima JPN, 3rd Shizato JPN, 3rd Takashina BRA
  kantosho: Lee Grace USA
• Sat 8/29: Women’s Team
  1st Japan, 2nd Korea, 3rd USA, 3rd Brazil
• Sun 8/30: Men’s Team
  1st Japan, 2nd USA, 3rd Korea, 3rd Brazil

AUSKF Tenugui Available for Purchase

The official AUSKF tenugui (men towel) is available now.  Orders must be placed via your local federation.

Support Team USA!

Sorry, T-shirts are no longer available.  Thank you all for your support!

Team USA T-shirts are now available for purchase.  Support the team as they prepare for the World Championships in Brazil.

2009 Kendo Camp Information

Information for the 2009 Kendo Camp is now available [Updates posted 5/28/2009].  The applications are due by June 30, 2009.

Team USA Practice Schedule Update

An updated version of the Team USA practice schedule has been uploaded to the AUSKF web site.

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