Tournament practice on Thursday, 11/6

In order to help some of our newer members to prepare for their first tournament on 11/8 in Baltimore, we will have a tournament practice in class on Thursday, Nov. 6th. Bogu and shinai safety check session will be followed.

Vincent

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2008 EUSKF Kendo Shinsa (Promotion Test) Registration

Please see the following document for the details of EUSKF promotion exam on Saturday, December 6th, 2008.

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Photos: 2nd Anniversary Godo Keiko & Party (to be continued....)

Thank Sensei Rex Hung, Morris, and Jason who contribute these wonderful photos for the moments we enjoyed. Please let us know if you have more pictures in your personal cameras and are willing to share.

Please note: All the photos are reduced in size and pixels.

2008-10-04 KWK Kendo Dojo 2nd Anniversary Godo Keiko

2008-10-04 KWK Kendo Dojo 2nd Anniversary Party

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Thank you, Baltimore tournament & 2008 EUSKF Promotion Exam

First of all, thank you for attending Ken Wa Kan 2nd Anniversary Kendo Godo Keiko and Dinner Party last Saturday. It would not be a great success without your participation. All of you showed visiting senseis and kenshis your great kendo spirit and training!

Second.... Our next goal is Baltimore tournament that will be on November 8th, Saturday. Please cooperate with Jason and David when they need your assists for the application. Thank you.

Finally.....2008 EUSKF Kendo Promotion Exam will be hold at KyuDoKan, Scarsdale, NY on December 6th, Saturday. Normally, the exam starts around noon, and ends at 5 PM. This year, Godo Keiko (open practice) will be added at the end of the day. More details will be followed soon.

Vincent

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10/4 Timeline: 2nd Anniversary Kendo Keiko and Dinner Party

Ken Wa Kan 2nd Anniversary Kendo Keiko and Dinner Party is on Saturday, October 4th, 2008.

2:40 - Dojo doors open
3:10 - Anniversary open and pictures taking
3:15 - Iaido demonstration and introduction
3:45 - Kendo group warm up
4:00 - Kendo basis and kihon practice
4:30 - Kendo jigeiko
5:30 - End of Kendo joint practice
6:00 - Dojo doors close
6:30 - Dinner party at Zwei Asian Cuisine and Sushi bar

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Begins on Sept. 30th, Tuesday, classes start at 8:00 PM

Since September 30th, Tuesday, our classes will start at 8:00 PM and end at 9:30 PM.

This schedule will be good through this Fall, winter, and the next Spring.

Thank you for your attention!


Vincent

Kendo Lecture

Fairly recently I found Kenshi247.net, a fantastic kendo blog that discusses many of the more esoteric and philosophical ideas behind kendo. Some discuss the history of kendo, personal revelations, various events, and translations on thoughts from famous sensei.

This particular post was written by Fujii Minoru sensei, Shihan of the Hokkaido College Kendo Federation, during his visit to Kenshikan in Melbourne, Australia. Quite a long read and very detailed so read it over in sections to digest the material.

David

Ken Wa Kan 2nd Anniversary Party, Saturday 10/4/2008

Good morning, Ken Wa Kan,

This is an announcement that the 2nd Ken Wa Kan Anniversary party will be on October 4th, Saturday, 2008.

Please mark your calendars and try your best to join us.

3:00 PM~5:30 PM (at Dojo): Group pictures, Iaido demo, and Kendo jigeiko

6:30 PM~10:00 PM (at Restaurant): Dinner Party

More details regarding to the party will be announced on the end of next week.

Best,

Photos: AUSKF 2008 National Championship July 3-5 in Las Vegas, NV.

Note: Photos' right edge in the slideshows may be cut off due to big resolutions. For full frame pictures, please go to our album.

2008-07-02-05 AUSKF 2008 National Championship in Las Vegas

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Photos: Aug. 3rd, AEUSKF Tournament at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

We thank Yuko, Jason and Mr. Hung provided us these wonderful pictures from the tournament day. Enjoy!

Note: Photos' right edge in the slideshows may be cut off due to the big resolutions. For full frame pictures, please go to our album.

2008-08-03 AEUSKF Tournament at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

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Photos: July 26th Kelly's Summer Party

We thank Kelly and her family held such a wonderful summer party for all of our dojo members. We had a great time.

Here are photos from the party:)

2008-07-26 Part 1 Kelly’s Summer Party (Note: Photos' right edge in the slideshows may be cut off due to the big resolutions. For full frame pictures, please go to our album.)




2008-07-26 Part 2 Kelly’s Summer Party

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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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