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kendo_admin April 13, 2016

6th Annual Ota Cup Taikai

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On Saturday, March 19th, Atlanta Kendo Kai held its 6th annual Ota Cup Taikai, an internal only tournament used to teach all members about the logistics of running and competing in a tournament. Everyone did a great job and it was our most successful Ota Cup to date!

Results:
FIRST PLACE MUDANSHA Gulam Dasthagir
SECOND PLACE MUDANSHA James Barthelemy
THIRD PLACE MUDANSHA Jenn Davis
THIRD PLACE MUDANSHA Frank Campodonico

FIRST PLACE YUDANSHA Victor Koh
SECOND PLACE YUDANSHA Pavel Litterbach
THIRD PLACE YUDANSHA Taiji Nomura
THIRD PLACE YUDANSHA Jonathan Oliver

FIRST PLACE TEAM Jonathan Oliver, Steven Oh, Dean Konenkamp
SECOND PLACE TEAM Clif Ruch, Cameron Robertson, Mihir Kurande
THIRD PLACE TEAM Hayato Desouza, Kevin Mest, JT Hornsey
THIRD PLACE TEAM Victor Koh, Kenneth Robinson, Sam Lim

KANTOSHO MUDANSHA Claire Kim

KANTOSHO YUDANSHA Kevin Mest

FIRST PLACE YOUTH Victor Lim

KANTOSHO YOUTH Sam Lim

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kendo_admin February 24, 2016

Hyun Sensei Visit

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Hyun sensei visited us for keiko this past Saturday. Thank you for joining our practice! We had a great time and learned a lot!

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kendo_admin November 16, 2015

2015 SEUSKF Taikai Results

12184247_1687857391445098_2707815685556833108_oWe all had a great time at the South Eastern United States Kendo Championships in Indian Trail, NC this past weekend. We are really proud of all our Atlanta Kendo Kai members that competed and tested. And we have some great results to announce!

Tournament Results:
– Atlanta Kendo Kai Team A (Victor Koh, Yoshimi DeSouza, Ryoko Barr, Pavel Litterbach, and Taiji Nomura) won 3rd place in the team event.

– Pavel Litterbach won 2nd place in the 4th dan and above division.

-Victor Koh won 1st place in the Shodan to 3rd-dan division.

– Ryoko Barr won 1st place in the women’s division.

– Yoshimi DeSouza won 2nd place in the women’s division.

– Reiko DeSouza won 3rd place in the women’s division.

-Victor Lim won 3rd place in the Youth A division.

Testing Results:
– Mark Sugalski and Gulam Dasthagir both passed 1st kyu

– James Barthelemy, Felipe Soares and Victor Lim all passed 3rd kyu

– Mihir Kurande, Dean Konenkamp, Andrew Liu and Shea Dodson all passed 4th kyu

Congratulations to all of you!!!

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kendo_admin September 15, 2015

2015 All-Florida Tournament Results

11960024_896018983807945_5439646828571456224_nOn August 29th, our member Victor Koh competed in the All Florida Kendo Tournament. We are very proud of him for winning 1st place in the 3-dan and above division and 2nd place in the team division! Congratulations, Victor!!

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kendo_admin August 5, 2015

Lehmann sensei visit

Lehmann sensei visit

Last night we were joined for keiko by Ralph Lehmann sensei (kyoshi, 7-Dan), former coach of the German national kendo team. We had a great keiko and learned a lot. Thank you for visiting and practicing with us, Lehmann sensei!

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kendo_admin June 9, 2015

Farewell practice for Jon Hoin and Kensei Kikuchi

Group June 6Saturday night was the last practice for our members Jon Hoin and Kensei Kikuchi, who are both moving away from Atlanta. Thank you both very much for practicing with us and we wish you the best of luck in the future! Please come back and visit us soon!

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kendo_admin May 22, 2015

AKK Member Competing in the 16th World Kendo Championship

Pavel LitterbachThe 16th World Kendo Championship is fast approaching and kenshi all over the world are looking forward to the exciting tournament. The championship is held every three years, and this year the event will be held in Tokyo, in the world-famous Tokyo Budokan, which was also the site of the very first World Kendo Championship in 1970. The first WKC had 17 participating countries, and since that time, the event has grown to its present size of 56 countries and territories. Atlanta Kendo Kai is lucky to have a member that will be competing in the upcoming tournament: Pavel Litterbach.

Pavel began Kendo 10 years ago, and has progressed all the way to the rank of 4th Dan. When he participates in the WKC, he will be representing his home country of the Czech Republic. He practiced karate when he was younger, but he had always dreamed of doing a martial art with a sword. When he was 27, he was able to find Kendo and he hasn’t looked back. Pavel trains with Atlanta Kendo Kai three times a week, but he also let us know that he trains privately, or with friends and visitors, almost every other day of the week. He said that his private training focuses on stamina, execution of waza, and carefully analyzing and seeking to improve every detail of his technique.

In order to join the Czech national team, Pavel had to compete in a series of elimination matches with other candidates. Several of the top kenshi were then selected to join in group practices, in order to evaluate their ability to keep up with challenging keiko, as well as their ability to gel with the team. Pavel was eventually selected to be one of the seven members to attend the WKC. When asked about Czechnational team practices, he told us that while the keiko menu is very similar to that of other dojo, a lotmore time was dedicated to kirikaeshi, uchikomi-geiko, and kakarigeiko.

The WKC will be the largest competitive stage that Pavel has encountered. When asked about his goals, he said that for both the Men’s Individual and Team divisions, he would like to make it out of the initial group bracket. He would consider this to be a great achievement, both personally and as a team.

Finally, we asked Pavel about advice for both kenshi looking to compete on an international level, as well as for those just looking to improve their own Kendo. He said that the most important thing is to never look for excuses. “Try to find a way to practice more, and push your limits farther each time.” He said that even in his relatively short Kendo career, he has seen people who seem complacent in their practice; they just show up and go through the motions, and as a result their Kendo looks empty. He said that it is important to always have goals, not just in Kendo but in everything we do in life. And we shouldn’t be afraid to set big goals for ourselves. He feels that “the bigger the goal, the greater the achievement will be.” It helps to set up small goals along the way, but we should keep the larger goal in mind at all times.

We are very proud of our member Pavel for his achievements and we wish him the best of luck in the 16th World Kendo Championship!

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kendo_admin April 7, 2015

Cleveland Taikai Results

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On Saturday, April 4th, the Cleveland Kendo Association hosted the 27th annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament / Greater Northeastern United States Kendo Championships.  Here are the results from our Atlanta Kendo Kai members who participated in the tournament.
3rd and 4th Dan Division:
  • Pavel Litterbach – 2nd Place
  • Victor Koh – 3rd Place
Teams Division
  • Pavel Litterbach joined as a participant of the Mix USA team, which won 1st place.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to the Cleveland Kendo Association for hosting another amazing tournament!

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kendo_admin December 10, 2014

New Beginners Session Starts January 10, 2015

midsize-akk-logo-edit-convertedThe next session for Beginners 1 and 2 classes starts on January 10, 2015 – Saturday.
For those who are planning to join please do the following:

1. Register online here.
2. On the day of the class, print, sign and bring the Liability Release Form.
3. Please bring a check made out to “Atlanta Kendo Kai” for the $80 fee (plus $20 if you opted for a shinai) for the 8-week beginners session.
4. If you did not opt for a shinai in the registration, order and bring a shinai. Make sure to order your shinai early so it arrives on time for the first practice.(Recommended online Kendo shops)
5. Come wearing comfortable, loose fitting clothes for exercising.
6. Class starts promptly at 5:00pm. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can get your paperwork processed.

If you have any questions or concerns, click here to send us an email.

We’re looking forward to seeing you at the dojo!

Atlanta Kendo Kai

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kendo_admin October 21, 2014

2014 SEUSKF Tournament

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