Photos: Yesterday's tournament practice

Before going to the AEUSKF tournament in Brooklyn New York on Sunday, we had a nice tournament practice last night. Here are selected photos.



2008-07-31 Tournament Practice

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Photos: Maryellen's pool party

On Saturday, June 28th, after the Kendo demonstration at Philadelphia Faremount Park Japanese House & Tea Garden, we went to Maryellen's pool party and had a wonderful time.

Here you are the photos.




Photos in Ken Wa Kan's Photo Album:
2008-06-29 Maryellen’s pool party

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Share: Professor Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dream

" The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. They are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people." ~ Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008). Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams~

Randy's page from Carnegie Mellon University:
http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/

Randy's Lecture on Youtube:
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Randy's Lecture Transcript in PDF:
http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/Randy/pauschlastlecturetranscript.pdf

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Thursday 7/31 Tournament Practice; Sunday 8/3 AEUSKF Tournament at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York

On Thursday, 7/31, we are going to have a tournament practice. All members with bogu will be grouped to compete. The game will start at 7:40 PM, so please arrive our dojo on time, get dressed, and be ready.

On Sunday, 8/3, we will participate Individual and Team Games of 2008 AEUSKF Shiai (Tournament).

Time: 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM

Date: Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Location: Polytechnic University

Address: 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201 (which is on Jay Street between Tech Place and Willoughby Street in downtown Brooklyn.)

We wish all of our members who are going to the tournament be healthy and be safe, have a good time and enjoy the games!

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Kelly's Summer Kendo Party

Kelly is having a Summer Kendo party next Saturday (July 26th) at her house and everyone from Ken Wa Kan is invited. The party will start at 1:30 pm.

If you have questions about the directions and the location, please contact with Jason or Kelly.

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Congratulations to Kelly won 3rd place in Women's Mudansha Division in 2008 All US Kendo Championship

Congratulations to Mrs. Kelly Nickels who won the 3rd place of 2008 All U.S. Kendo Championship Women's Mudansha Division for EUSKF.

We are very pround of you!!!

More photos of our team members from the event during July 3rd to July 5th in Las Veags will be posted on web soon.

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Photos of Demo at Japanese Summer Fest. at Phila. Fairmount Park

Thank you all for the beautiful and successful Kendo demonstration at Japanese Summer Festival, Japanese House & Garden, Philadelphia Fairmount Park hold by Shofuso and the Japanese Association of Greater Philadelphia on June 28th last Saturday.

We enjoyed a wonderful summer sunshine afternoon spending with families and friends together, and diversity Japanese cultures at the park.

Here you are the fantastic photos!

Part I:
2008-06-28-01 Demo at Japanese Summer Festival, Philadelphia Fairmount Park: Demonstration



Part II:
2008-06-28-02 Demo at Japanese Summer Festival, Philadelphia Fairmount Park: Preparations



Part III:
2008-06-28-03 Demo at Japanese Summer Festival, Philadelphia Fairmount Park: The rest of the stories

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Westtown School's thank-you card and gifts

Westtown School sent us a "Thank you" card and gifts (three school's t-shirts) last night. It's a shame that we didn't get a chance to talk with them while we were in class.

Here, we say "thank you" to Westtown School. It's our pleasure on 19th of April to present and demonstrate "Kendo" in front of your students, parents, and teachers.

We are looking forward to meeting with your community once again in the near future.

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Photos of Yu Sensei's visit on May 31, 2008

For full album please visit:
2008-05-31 Yu Sensei Visit Ken Wa Kan

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Repost of the video

Sorry, it seems that the video is unable to be linked directly. Here is the URL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4SHWXQBVL4

Kendo in High Speed Camera(Slow Motion)

During shiai, points are scored in the blink of an eye but it takes more than being the faster competitor to score a clean hit. The shimpan look for how well a kenshi sets up the opportunity to score and how they react to the situation as this video illustrates. I'm working on a more detailed translation of what the narrator says but the subtitles convey most of the pertinent information. This video is from the most recent All Japan Kendo Championships and the winner, Shoji Teramoto, is a graduate of the International Budo University and the first IBU alumni to win the title.

Summer Schedule 7:30-9:00 PM

Effective on June 10th, next Tuesday, Kendo classes will start at 7:30 PM and end at 9:00 PM.

2008 summer schedule:

Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 ~ 9:00 PM

Have a nice weekend

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Welcome Yu Sensei!

Welcome Yu Sensei, Kendo 8th dan to visit Ken Wa Kan.

Time: 2:30 ~ 5:30 PM

Date: Saturday, May 31th, 2008

Location: Ken Wa Kan Kendo Dojo
325 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382

For detail information, please contact us.

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Shinai Maintenance

With Yu Sensei's impending visit, now is a good time to brush up on your shinai maintenance skills. Be sure to check your shinai regularly for splinters/splitting, tighten the nakayui (leather strap) and tsuru (string), and rotate the slats if necessary. Here is a brief video that goes over many of these steps.

Photos of First Friendly-Match Kendo Tournament with Princeton Kendo & Iaido Club on May 3rd.

Results of this tournament:

Mudansha:
1st: A. Zooda (KWK)
2nd: S. Wang (Princeton)
3rd: W. Daryl (Princeton)
4th: K. Nickels (KWK)

Yudansha:
1st: B. Gingrich (KWK)
2nd: J. Harrison (KWK)
3rd: E. Dycus (KWK) and P. Maenner (Princeton & KWK)

Please note all the photos on this internet album were resized to smaller resolution. Please contact us if you like to view them in original formats.

Part I:
2008-05-03-1 First Friendly-Match Kendo Tournament with Princeton Kendo & Iaido Club



Part II:
2008-05-03-2 First Friendly-Match Kendo Tournament with Princeton Kendo & Iaido Club

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