ECUSKF Joint Practice in Cincinnati Jan 6, 2013

Sunday January 6th we'll host a regional joint practice at the Corryville Recreation Center. The planned schedule is as follows:

12:00 - 1:30pm for beginners
1:30pm-3:00pm advanced practice
3:30 - 5:00pm New Year's gathering

 After the Joint Practice, there will be a meeting there will be a Board meeting to discuss the upcoming tournament and rank promotion in March.

Kendo Weekend, Columbus OH in October

The ECUSKF will have a big Kendo weekend October 27th and 28th at the Ohio State University in columbus Ohio. Saturday the 27th will be testing for rank, Sunday the 28th will be the Johnson Cup Tournament

Please be sure to register online, then hand over all of your paperwork and fees to Jim to be mailed in all at one time. Deadline for testing paperwork is October 13, for the Johnson Cup Tournament it is October 12 for e-registration. Get the details at the region's website ecuskf.com

Kendo Kata Practice

You can find all of the necessary details and paperwork at ecuskf.com

NKY Hosting Regional Joint Practice 09/23/12

We'll be the hosts for another Joint Practice at the Corryville Recreation Center located at 2823 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45219. Practice starts with a beginner's No Bogu (no armor) practice from 12:00 until 1:30. A Kendo Kata practice follows from 1:30 - 2:15. Advanced practice is from 2:15 until 4:00. There will be an after practice get-together at Buffalo Wild Wings in the Rookwood Commons located at 2692 Madison Road A7, Cincinnati OH

The Corryville Rec Center is where we hold our Wednesday evening practices. Iaido begins at 6:00, Kendo class starts at 7:00

Shaun Yoshida Leaving for Japan

We just got word that Shaun will be leaving for Japan at the end of the month. Shaun won the ECUSKF Johnson Cup in 2010, and his guidance will be missed.

Shaun and his son Yuto outside the Corryville Rec Center after last month's Joint Practice

Shaun's last practice will likely be Wednesday September 26 at the Corryville Rec Center.

Corryville Rec Center Director is On The Move

We are losing the director for the Corryville Recreation Center. Bryan Servizzi is being transferred out and will be taking another position within the City of Cincinnati’s recreation system. He has been serving double duty as the director of both the Corryville Rec Center and the Mt Auburn Rec Center. Mt Auburn has one of the premier boxing programs in the country, producing world champions and Olympic medalists.

A thumbs up from Bryan Servizzi as he receives a certificate from Jim 

The club presented Bryan with a certificate to say thanks for his efforts in keeping our club at Corryville. Since he will continue working in the system, we’ll run into him in the future no doubt!

Photos from ECUSKF Joint Practice

Joint practices are an opportunity to meet and practice with top-ranked Kendo instructors from the East Central US Kendo Federation. It's also a time to make new friends and renew contact with old Kendo friends.

Striking drills at the Corryville Recreation Center

Lots of young Kendoists hard at work

Final comments after the Beginner's practice

Here are some potos of the ECUSKF Joint Practice. We had participants from around our region of the country meeting at the Corryville Recreation Center for a Beginner’s and an Advanced practice on Sunday Aug 19. It was great to see the large number of beginners and a large number of young people who were with us.

After-practice gathering

After practice everyone got together at the Rookwood Center for refreshments and relaxation!

Aug 19 Kendo and Iaido Practice changes

Iaido practice is cancelled for Sunday August 19. Kendo practice is moved for Sunday the 19th only to the Corryville Recreation Center located at 2823 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati 45219. Beginner’s practice (no armor) will be from 12:00 until 1:45pm. Advanced practice willl be from  2:00pm until 3:30pm. The Corryville Rec Center is where we hold our regular Wednesday evening Kendo and Iaido practices. Kendoists from around our region are expected to attend; Louisville, Lexington, Indianapolis, Dayton, Pittsburgh, and Columbus. We will be back at the Step ‘N Out Dance studio on August 26th at our regular times.

For Beginners practice, wear your uniform and bring your shinai (bamboo sword). Be sure that you know the kirigaeshi drill, as well as kote, men, and do strikes with a run-through. It’s an opportunity to get some training in with the highest ranking instructors in our region.

"Bob" the "practice partner" will join us for practice Aug 19

After practice we’ll meet for a get together with everyone for an after practice meal. We’ll meet at 5:00pm at the Buffalo Wild Wings located in the Rookwood Center less than a 10 minute drive from Corryville. The address is 2692 Madison Rd. Cincinnati OH 45208

Awards and certificates will be given out at the after-practice dinner. It’s been a little while since we had our last get-together for awards, and some of the awards are long overdue. Hopefully we can see some of our long lost members who have been missing in action for a while (Shaun, Gerald, Seira, Carmel, Rey, Andrew, Bill, and others (you know who you are!)). 

Bring your friends, introduce them to Kendo! Admission is free.