2008 SEUSKF Tournament - Memphis, TN

L to R:  Patrick Register-sensei, Kazuto Yasuda-sensei, Yuki Kasuya, Rogers Gossett-sensei, Don Crittenden


Lto R:  Patrick Register-sensei, Ken Tamura-sensei (Georgia Kendo Association), Pavel Litterbach-sensei (Atlanta Kendo Kai)

2008 SEUSKF Tournament

John Aqadro-sensei (4.dan Iaido) provided a very strong demonstration during the event's Opening Ceremony

2008 SEUSKF Tournament

Memphis Kendo Club's (L to R) Bill Delancey, Conrad Delancey, and Don Crittenden

Nashville Kendo Club's Bullington Family
(L to R): Iko, Chris, and Galen

St. Louis Kendo Club's Guido Stucco looks to be fixing a minor case of Kendo Foot


Cleveland Kendo Club's Jon Lyons (3.dan) and Dr. Inoshita-sensei, M.D. (7.dan)



A few folks from Memphis Kendo
(names withheld to protect the innocent!)





2008 SEUSKF Tournament

Arthur Murakami-sensei (7.dan), AUSKF VP of Promotions gives James Kim of Triangle Kendo Club a few pointers
Bob Souder (3.dan) of Gulf Coast Kendo (FL) and Takeshi Yamaguchi-sensei (7.dan), AUSKF Board Member
Georgia Kendo Alliance "A" Team advances to the Team Finals
(L to R) Ken Tamura (in bogu)(4.dan), Tomoya Tanaka (4.dan), Ryoko Barr (5.dan), Pavel Litterbach (2.dan), Akira Hara (3.dan)
Memphis Kendo Club "A" Team advances to the Team Finals
(L to R) Yuki Kasuya (2.dan), Don Crittenden (2.dan), Rogers Gossett (3.dan), Kazuto Yasuda (4.dan), Pat Register (in bogu)(4.dan)

2008 SEUSKF Tournament

(L to R) Pat Register and Rogers Gossett


Dr. Kajitani-sensei, M.D. (6.dan) of Little Rock in action

Kote-ari!


Pat Register in action

Walter White in action





2008 SEUSKF Tournament Pics

Team Division - 2nd Place
Memphis "A" Team (L to R) - Pat Register, Kazuto Yasuda, Yuki Kasuya, Rogers Gossett, Don Crittenden
Pat Register-sensei (4.dan), recipient of the Takaaki Nakahama Fighting Spirit Award
Youth "B" Division winners from Memphis
(L to R) Masumi Kamimura - 2nd place, Yuki Kasuya - 1st place, Conrad Delancey - 3rd place

Pakistani Food Night - 7/12/08

Thanks to the Abidi family for being such gracious hosts on Memphis Kendo's first Pakistani Food Night!!

Larry reports to Yaz that he saw a ninja upstairs taking pictures!!!

The Taniguchi family says, "Let's eat!"

Yaz thrills the crowd. Well... a couple of folks at least...

Sheesh.. somebody forgot to tell me we've got so many kendo youngsters!

Pakistani Food Night - 7/12/08

The food prep begins....


... some nice punch to whet one's whistle....

...Kamimura-san stirs her punch... and.....


...the feast begins!!! ... Hello Masumi-san!

Great turnout as the smorgasbord continues!!!

Pakistani Food Night!! (7/12/08)

Chris Cole is SASSIFIED!
Salman, with Kenji Takahashi in the background, explains that the stomach is *this* small but you can still fit a lot of Pakistani food in there!
Mrs. Abidi -- THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL HOST!

Kyoshi 8.dan Yoshiyuki Ohta-sensei

Preparing to keiko with Kyoshi 8.dan Yoshiyuki Ohta-sensei of Japan

...metsuke...






Starting young.... a future 8.dan sensei!






Yoshiyuki Ohta-sensei
Kyoshi, 8.dan







(L to R) Shinn Tanaguchi, Garrett Patterson, Seth Patterson

Garrett Patterson and Ken Takahashi

Shinobu Maeda-sensei, 7.dan

Salman Ali Abidi

Shinn Tanaguchi

Mark Uchida-sensei (6.dan), head instructor Mushinkan Kendo Dojo, Colorado Springs, CO

Walter White

Yuka Kamimura