The 45th Annual Vancouver Kendo Tournament

April 25th, 2009

a Thank You

The Vancouver Kendo Club would like to thank all the participants, volunteers and sponsors of the 45th Annual Vancouver Kendo Club for making our event a success. We hope to see you all again next year.

Tournament Results

9 Years Old and Under

First Place

J.S. Park (Global)

Second Place

A. Fujita (Kent)

Third Place

K. McManus (Kent), J.H. Choi (Global)

10 to 12 Years Old

First Place

A. Lee (Vancouver)

Second Place

C. Lam (Steveston)

Third Place

T. Okitsu (Zosokan), H. Fujita (Renbu)

13 to 15 Years Old

First Place

S. Fujita (Renbu)

Second Place

E. Ro (Central)

Third Place

K. Knecht (Renfrew), J. Dande (Renbu)

Junior Team

First Place

Steveston

Second Place

Central

16 to 20 Years Old

First Place

T. Hamanaka (UBC)

Second Place

J. Lee (Steveston)

Third Place

R. Murao (Steveston), Y. Mizutani (Renbu)

21 to 30 Years Old

First Place

N. Akitaya (Vancouver)

Second Place

T. Yamada (Vancouver)

Third Place

S. Ueno (Vancouver), T. Nakamura (Youshinkan)

31 to 40 Years Old

First Place

S. Asaoka (Youshinkan)

Second Place

D. Taguchi (Renfrew)

Third Place

M. Rose (Renfrew), J. Schmidt (Vancouver)

Women's Over 16 Years Old

First Place

N. Fukushima (Vancouver)

Second Place

Y. Hayashi (Vancouver)

Third Place

S. Hojo (UBC), N. Suen (Seattle)

41 Years Old and Over

First Place

S. Shiono (Calgary)

Second Place

R. Knecht (Renfrew)

Third Place

M. Hasegawa (Renfrew), Y. Taguchi (Renfrew)

Senior Team

First Place

Renfrew

Second Place

Seattle

Fighting Spirit (Senior Category)

G. Kwok (Vancouver)
N. Suen (Seattle)